Wilbur grins and bears it

This week’s edition of new children’s comic The DFC (issue 34, dated January 23) features the debut of a new strip by PCOer Will “Wilbur” Dawbarn. Bodkin and the Bear is the story of a less-than-successful medieval minstrel called Bodkin who messes up every job he ever gets. But things may start to look up […]

Cartoon Pick of the Week

We spotted this great work this week … One: Mac in the Daily Mail uses a strip format for his Obama inauguration cartoon Two: Kipper Williams in The Guardian on insurance firm AIG dropping its Man Utd sponsorship Three: Matt in the Daily Telegraph on greedy bankers The PCO: Great British cartoon talent Subscribe to […]

Artist of the Month: Nathan Ariss

Bloghorn’s Artist of the Month, Nathan Ariss explains how he makes his cartoons: I know, this is really that question about which nibs and paper I use, isn’t it? Well, to put the knitted Parker on for a minute, I mostly go for the Gillott’s 404, lightly dipped in FW acrylic ink and drizzled on […]