Politics

No complaints about the comic strip this week.That must be a good sign. I'm heading to Canberra thursday night as I have around 5 cartoons in an exhibition that kicks off a national tour after its stint at the National Museum of Australia. The exhibition opening is on Friday 11am and being opened by Peter Costello. I actually put in some Costello gag related cartoons which I am sure will impress him nonetheless.

In other news, a pet irritation of mine is people whinging about artistic contribution and recognition. Scott Adams has been copping it a bit of recent as he had mentioned that he has someone lettering the comic strip. And the fact that many ideas are fuelled by real life instances sent by email from fans in the workplace. Taking a break from reading the debacle and fuming more as I read on I was brought to the attention of a sound file you can download.It's a radio interview with Adams discussing his recent non Dilbert ebook called God's Debris.

Frank and Ernest is one of my favourite strips, more for its relaxed drawing style. You should check out this site and view the very first strips he ever did of these characters.

And for those who love cartoonists, here is a lovely tale of politics where Jeb Bush, incensed about the treatment of his father in the comic strip Doonesbury, warned cartoonist Garry Trudeau to ''walk softly''.