Showing posts with label cartoons and comic strips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cartoons and comic strips. Show all posts

Thursday, June 3, 2010

'Chuckle Bros.'


Funny Site of the Day -- In lieu of creating a new destination called "Chuckle Site of the Day," why not introduce this promising series of cartoons here?

Comics.com shares what to expect from the team of Brian and Ron Boychuk in their comic strip, posted with an archive of previous entries. (Hmm, "Boychuk" must be, apparently, a synonym for "chuckle."):

"In a world that’s often all too serious, we welcome you to see it through the eyes of "Chuckle Bros.," a laugh-a-day every day.

"Humor can be found in just about every nook and cranny out there -- down dark alleys, deep in space, far out to sea and hidden under grates. These are just a few of the myriad settings, which serve as a backdrop for the zany world of 'Chuckle Bros.'"

Read: "Chuckle Bros"

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Pencil vs. Camera

Funny Site of the Day -- An interesting photostream is underway over at Flickr. Ben Heine selects snapshots and then adds chunks of his sketches to either replace or introduce elements to the visual presentations. Seeing is amusing in this funny pictures gallery, which may contain a bit of material inappropriate for all viewers.

Noodle the Doodles: Ben Heine's Pencil vs. Camera (aka Drawing vs. Photography)

(via Zoomdoggle)

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Charles M. Schulz Museum

Funny Site of the Day -- I've been tracking the Charles M. Schulz Museum on Facebook for awhile. It's a joy to receive frequent posts of the organization's "Peanuts" activities and exhibitions in Santa Rosa, CA, but there are numerous trivia, memorabilia, and news items shared on related topics. The big kick is the ongoing stream of selected comic strips from 50 years of "Peanuts," keeping the gang alive and providing Snoopy with many more suppertimes.

A Facebook account is not necessary to access, read, and enjoy.

Visit: Charles M. Schulz Museum

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Shaun the Sheep

Funny Site of the Day -- Aardman Animations, the excellent stop-motion cartoon makers and business partners of superstars Wallace and Gromit, has another fine, lighthearted series underway for television. Meet Shaun and his homies, invites Aardman:

Shaun is a sheep who doesn’t follow the flock – in fact, he leads them into all sort of scrapes and scraps, turning peace in the valley into mayhem in the meadow. Shaun and his pals run rings around their poor sheepdog Bitzer, as he tries to stop the Farmer finding out what’s going on behind his back. The show also introduces a farmyard-full of new characters, including the Naughty Pigs, Timmy the baby lamb and the enormous Shirley, a sheep who eats anything and everything.

At the official Shaun the Sheep site, there's sheer fun found in the numerous video clips. Grab some goodies like email cards and desktop wallpapers. Plus, there is a farm full of related games and activities, including Home Sheep Home, Hide 'N Sheep, Woolly Jumper, Shaun Sudoku, Yogurt Mayhem, Spot the Difference, and Shaun's Bleat Box.

See: Shaun the Sheep

Saturday, April 24, 2010

'25 Upset Monsters'

Funny Site of the Day -- Having previously featured artist Chris Grine's "365 Robots With Stuff," how could we possibly move on without alerting you to his other startling Shoebox series, "25 Upset Monsters?"

Saving lives is what we all must be about.

Beware: "25 Upset Monsters"

Friday, April 23, 2010

'365 Robots With Stuff'

Funny Site of the Day -- One of the more consistent humor outlets on the Internet is the Shoebox Blog, the other foot of those hilariously offbeat greeting cards you gravitate towards in the drugstore. Clever writers and artists publish delights and doodles frequently on those pages.

One such contributor is Cris Grine, who has returned to the drawing table to go where his cartoon series, "165 Robots With Stuff" never dared to go: "365 Robots With Stuff."

Yep, the nuts and bolts continue with an emphasis on nuts. The new entries will appear regularly until completion, and you can always back bot.

See: "365 Robots With Stuff"

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

'The Flying McCoys' by Glenn and Gary McCoy

Funny Site of the Day -- My favorite cartoonist working today is Glenn McCoy, who happens to be, by an unbelievable coincidence, the creator and scribbler of my favorite current comic strip, "The Duplex." Through those adventures of superior slacker Eno and his dog, Fang, I eventually discovered Glenn's nationally-syndicated editorial cartoons and "The Flying McCoys," yet another daily comic strip, although in panel form and produced in partnership with his similarly cracked brother, Gary.

I love heredity.

"The Flying McCoys" is presented day and date with newspaper publications by GoComics, which explains this "delightfully absurd comic panel [which] takes superheroes, office humor, huggable animals and twisted relationships, blending them in a bizarre marriage of Gary Larson, "The New Yorker," Conan O’Brien and "Mad Magazine."

There's also an archive of past episodes for browsing.

See: "The Flying McCoys"

Sunday, April 4, 2010

The Flintstones Channel

Funny Site of the Day -- When I began writing the humor Web sites column at The Mining Co., which morphed into today's About.com, the very first featured destination was a behind-the-scenes look at TV's "The Flintstones," presented by Cartoon Network. Things have changed since 1998 and that cute collection has disappeared along with Fred and Barney and Wilma and Betty over CN's air.

In this, the current Stone Age, "The Flintstones'" official online presence is found at KidsWB.com and majorly improved with not only the presence of free videos, but there are full episodes of the Bedrock sitcom ready to see right now. 20, count 'em, 20!

View: The Flintstones Channel in the KidsWB Video Dept.