One qualifier: the list includes examples of the worst racial stereotyping that was prevalent in vintage comics from the 1930s through the 1950s. As with my earlier column, which you can read here, it’s based on my own personal design preferences, random encounters during my four-day visit, and a good dollop of whimsy. And, it voted into its Hall of Fame Little Lulu’s creator Marjorie Henderson Buell and Bill Woggon, whose Katy Keene were important influences on artists from comix’s Trina Robbins to fashion’s Betsey Johnson.Īnd while we’re speaking of awards, here’s my “Best of…” sampling of what was new at Comic-Con about the good old days of cartoon art. And SDCC’s annual Eisner Awards gave four wins to books about Winsor McCay’s groundbreaking Little Nemo newspaper strip from way back in the early 1900s. Last month’s convention had no less than four different panels devoted to the graphic arts innovator and educator whose 1940s Spirit was just the beginning of significant transformations both within and beyond the comics medium.

You’d never know it from media reports on San Diego’s annual Comic-Con International, but it’s your richest opportunity to discover and explore the creative and artistic heritage of cartoons and vintage comics.įor starters, there’s Will Eisner.

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