Colleen Doran at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, delighted to see this Prince Valiant original art, from Hal Foster’s peak artistic period.
Consistent Inconsistency
Trump is okay with North Korea having nuclear weapons. So, he’s punishing South Korea for not getting involved with Iran seeking nuclear weapons and, in the process, doing exactly what Kim Jong Un wants.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon on Sunday to scale back planned joint military exercises with South Korea, saying it declined to help denuclearize Iran and citing his good relationship with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.
https://apnews.com/article/korea-trump-military-exercises-ae21e0af5ea16f0a74e9a176b3cc2136
Trump said in a social media post that the exercises slated to begin this week are not only costly but “send a signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile” to North Korea, which he said “has been unthreatening and respectful” while Trump has been in the White House.
As always, he’s President Opposite. He’s the one who is now sending the wrong signal. Not only to North Korea, but the entire world.
Meddling with AI
I have to admit that, without AI, this video would have been extremely costly.
Reel Me In
I don’t usually bother to watch Facebook Reels, but some of them are too compelling to resist.
Return to — UGH! — Current Events
For whose benefit is this pointless statement intended? Is he just trying to convince himself?
“They have No Money – Their country is ‘shot.’ All they have is FAKE NEWS and 300% INFLATION, and getting worse,” Trump said.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/iran-live-updates-no-negotiations-081230098.html
Post-NCS Post
The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, at Ohio State University in Columbus, is a must-visit for anyone interested in any and all genres of cartooning.
NCS attendees took an OSU bus from the hotel to the Bill Ireland. This brought to mind very happy memories of a field trip to see New York art museums I once took in college with Marion, my girlfriend at the time, and Barbara Harris, our Art History instructor at Westfield State.
Last Saturday in the auditorium, Colleen Doran told the story of her lifelong devotion to being a comics creator and artist.
When Colleen detailed her Pre-Raphaelite artistic influences, I felt as though I was back in Art History class with Ms. Harris, as we called her at the time. I am very pleased to own one of Barbara’s excellent paintings.
I also proudly own this painting by Colleen. It’s an outstanding work that is worth far more than what I paid her many years ago.
The Billy Ireland’s galleries aren’t huge, but they’re packed with visual delights. Samples of Bill Waterson’s original art for Calvin & Hobbes are prominently displayed.
The museum has curated a touring Calvin & Hobbes exhibit, that will be presented later this year at the Norman Rockwell Museum, here in Massachusetts.
The New England Chapter of the NCS is planning a field trip to the museum to see the C&H exhibit. There are more happy memories to be made!
To wrap up, here is an interactive PDF of the National Cartoonists Society program book from last week’s conference and awards dinner. As you will see on page 3, Colleen is now the NCS Treasurer.
https://www.flipbookpdf.net/web/site/51ff6ed59f2753c2c5323c206e3270578d53aa57FBP29703983.pdf.html