Rob Stolzer
Rob Stolzer has been collecting original comic strip and cartoon artwork for over 40 years. He has written numerous articles for Hogan's Alley, the CFA-APA and other journals. Stolzer taught art at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point for 33 years, where he taught Art Seminar, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Graphic Narration, Illustration, and Painting courses.
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Milton Caniff’s Master Class II – The First Steve Canyon Sunday Page – January 19, 1947
A brief analysis of Milton Caniff's brilliant introductory Steve Canyon Sunday page from January 19, 1947.
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Marvin Friedman: News and Views from New Jersey Jews
A look at the work of the artist/illustration Marvin Friedman.
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Opper, Outcault and Company
Roy McCardell's 1905 article about the state of the Sunday comic strip supplement on its tenth anniversary.
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Ralph Bakshi: Construction of an Ink Slinger
A look at Ralph Bakshi's recent studio work from 2023.
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Sundays In The Funnies With Bud
A look at Bud Blake's wonderful Tiger Sunday pages.
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Gaar Williams: The Indiana Ink-Slinger
The life and comic strip artwork of Gaar Williams.
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Bill Mauldin’s Ink-Slinging Transformation During WWII
A look at Bill Mauldin's transformational work during WWII.
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Alex Toth: Space Explorer!
A look at Alex Toth's panel sketch book pages.
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Cartoonists Celebrate Caniff!
Cartoonists Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Milton Caniff's "Terry and the Pirates".
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Milton Caniff’s Master Class – The Final Terry and The Pirates Sunday Page – December 29, 1946
A look at Milton Caniff's final Terry and the Pirates Sunday page.
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Pen Bites Man: The Inkslinging Virtuosity of Edward Sorel
A look at Edward Sorel's memoir "Profusely Illustrated", as well as work from his illustration career.
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Noel Sickles’ “Bud’s Meaco Comics”!
A look at Noel Sickles' first professional comic strip work, done years before Scorchy Smith.
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F.B. Opper’s ‘Erbie and ‘Is Playmates
Fredrick Burr Opper's 1932 anti-Herbert Hoover cartoons.
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Russ Johnson Sells a Gag
Russ Johnson sells a gag in MIster Oswald, his classic hardware store comic strip.
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Billy DeBeck: Meetcha at the Continental Hotel
In the DBTI (Days Before the Internet), original comic and cartoon art collectors would receive paper catalogs via snail-mail, in the DBTI known simply as mail. These catalogs might be set sales from folks like Bruce Bergstrom, Jerry Muller, or Stu Reisbord, in which you could purchase artwork directly at a set price. Of course, the availability of items often depended upon where you lived and how early you received your catalog. Jerry lived in California and if you were an east coast customer, the chances were better than average that you would miss out on the good stuff. Bruce and Stu were on the east coast, so I guess…
