Sometimes cartoons are inspired by a character, a setting, a prop, or some single element that starts the creative wheels turning. Somehow, I appear to have fallen in love with the word, ‘spork’. How sad is that? Anyway, this is one of my favorite business cartoons that I wrote. From my business cartoon site at… More Corporate Spork
As I continue to add cartoons to the site, you’ll be seeing more categories and topics – very soon, in fact. Also, you’ll be able to choose one of three versions of each and every cartoon: black and white, grayscale, and color – whichever best suits your needs. There’s a lot to do to make… More Business Cartoon Website – What’s New
I’m very excited to announce the next interview coming up on my business cartoon site – the hardest working individual in cartooning (in my humble opinion), Bob Vojtko! I’ve admired Bob’s work for a long time, and once you hear his story, I think you’ll appreciate how I came to my opinion. Once it’s online,… More Coming Soon – My Interview With Magazine Cartoonist Bob Vojtko!
Continuing this very enjoyable series of interviews with many of my favorite working cartoonists, here’s my conversation with magazine cartoonist extraordinaire Crowden Satz: 1. Your background is in engineering education – at what point in your life did you realize you wanted to make cartooning your profession? My whole life I’ve been equally split between… More Interview With Magazine Cartoonist Crowden Satz
Those who know me are very well aware of my absolute passion for cartooning. I’m still in awe of how my favorite cartoonists come up with their ideas and create their work. On my business cartoon website, I’ve created a page where I ask some of my contemporary favorites how they do the voodoo that… More Interview With Fellow Ink Bottle Syndicate Cartoonist Brad Diller
As I’ve mentioned, I’m passionate about the art, history, business, and all things cartooning. In learning to be a cartoonist, I’ve had the great good fortune to meet a lot of extremely talented and experienced cartoonists whose generosity of time and knowledge has been an inspiration. I’ll be starting a series of interviews with some… More Interview With Fellow Cartoonist Dan Rosandich
Columbus Day already and Halloween is just around the corner – where did 2014 go? Another year nearly gone by and the mullet still hasn’t made a comeback – disappointing. Anyway, in honor of Mr. Columbus, here’s today’s “Spectickles” Cartoon A Day, a Columbus Day cartoon: http://billabbott.weebly.com/the-new-cartoon-a-day-page/spectickles-cartoon-a-day-a-columbus-day-cartoon Also, I’ve just updated my “Spectickles” web gallery… More Happy Columbus Day – A Columbus Day Cartoon and an Update
Had a wonderful evening with good friends and lots of laughs. The topic of golf came up – a game I’d like to start playing before I’m too old to remember where I am. Not that I remember now. Anyway, here’s a golf/medical cartoon for today’s “Spectickles” Cartoon A Day: http://billabbott.weebly.com/the-new-cartoon-a-day-page/spectickles-cartoon-a-day-golf-swing-follow-through
This is a question that comes up VERY frequently, both from cartoonists and non-cartoonists alike: where do I get my ideas or how do I write my gags. Some of the questions may be in the hope of recommending me for mental help or to keep me occupied long enough to check my head for… More Writing For Cartoonists – A Game of Hide and Seek With the Muse