Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Clay Jones by clicking on the video player above! I never planned on sharing my opinions on political and social issues. It is something that evolved slowly in the last 20 years. For example, as an independent voter in the 1990s, I found Bill Clinton’s behavior... Continue Reading →
Free press is cartoonist Daryl Cagle’s rallying cry! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Daryl Cagle, editorial cartoonist Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with syndicated editorial cartoonist Daryl Cagle by clicking on the video player above! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full of real life Amuricans who think that deep down, you’re thinkin’ what they’re thinkin’… in the NEW new... Continue Reading →
Original Batman artist Jerry Robinson tells life’s story! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Jerry Robinson, cartoon, early Batman artist credited with creating Robin the Boy Wonder, the Joker Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of cackling hyenas in whiteface and bright red Maybelline lipstick… right here in the NEW new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! For many years, original Batman... Continue Reading →
MAD cartoonist Sergio Aragones marginalizes Mr. Media! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of MAD cartoonist Sergio Aragones fans dressed up for Halloween as Groo the Wanderer… in the NEW new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! My first issue of MAD magazine was purchased near the checkout counter at a Stop & Shop supermarket in... Continue Reading →
Every day, cartoonist Mike Lynch hears, ‘Hey Kids! Comics!’ PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Mike Lynch, cartoonist. Regular Mr. Media listeners know that I have a special place in my heart for cartoonists and comics people. I admire their creativity and talent, of course, but I also envy their ability to wake up every day and invent a living from whole cloth. And probably no one... Continue Reading →
Cartoonist Clay Bennett draws audio pictures for Mr. Media! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Of the nine books I’ve written, it just occurred to me that the first and last have Pulitzer Prize connections—not for my work, unfortunately, but still… The last was Will Eisner: A Spirited Life, a biography of the American master artist and writer, which featured an introduction by Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Michael Chabon.... Continue Reading →
Got Zits? Got Baby Blues? Jerry Scott is at center of both! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Jerry Scott, Jim Borgman, Rick Kirkman, comic strip co-creators, "Zits," "Baby Blues" Not too surprisingly, when my son Charlie was born, it didn’t take long for me to see the humor in the “Baby Blues” comic strip by Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott. It was so relatable! And when Charlie hit 6 or 7,... Continue Reading →
Cartoonist Mort Walker on creating Beetle Bailey, Hi and Lois! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Mort Walker is the dean and -- in some ways -- the curator of American cartoonists. Best known for his long-running strips “Beetle Bailey” and “Hi & Lois,” Walker, 84, is also a bedrock member of the National Cartoonists Society, and he’s the founder and energy behind the National Cartoon Museum. This is the... Continue Reading →