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Dale Martin, Cartoonist @smearysoapbox.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

This is quite a project! Please share a before/after comparison when you're done.

Dale Martin, Cartoonist @smearysoapbox.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Great story! Thanks for sharing. Like w/ Kirby, Joe's work was hard for me to appreciate as a kid. Fortunately, I found the error of my ways later!

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

American singer and songwriter Woody Guthrie, who wrote “This Land is Your Land.” The words on his guitar are testament to why the Nazis stifled art—and why Donald Trump tries to silence comics. The arts are not just entertainment when they challenge those in power.

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404 Media @404media.co · 17/08/2026

EXCLUSIVE: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Investigation by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...

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Dale Martin, Cartoonist @smearysoapbox.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

A few of my drawings from last night's "Stage & Sketch" (life drawing sessions led by Shelda Edwards every 2nd Thursday) at the Dixon. Felicity Fox modeled in her mermaid attire - great poses!

Pencil and marker portrait of model. You can't tell if from this, but she's dressed in mermaid attire.

Pencil and marker drawing of a seated model, back to the artist. She's dressed in mermaid attire.

Pencil and marker drawing of a lounging model dressed in mermaid attire.

2026 schedule for Dixon Gallery & Garden's "Stage & Sketch" life drawing program - held the second Thursday of every month, 6-8 pm

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Dale Martin, Cartoonist @smearysoapbox.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Unintentionally reread Groo the Wanderer #39 (1988). Forgot the cover? In the wrong pile? Either way, I loved it, since this was the story where Groo finally clicked for me (as a reader w/ no interest in sword & sorcery/barbarian genres). It may have been the creator cameos that sealed the deal...

Panels from Groo the Wanderer #39, drawn by Sergio Aragones. Villagers decry the state of things, saying "it is only a matter of time before the wine merchants and gamblers move in! In the next panel, we see them arriving, in the form of caricatured versions of the comic's creators.

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Dale Martin, Cartoonist @smearysoapbox.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Been out of the studio too much this summer, but here's a (mostly) new Watusi comic for you...

In a black and white comic strip by Dale Martin, Watusi, a talking dog, is feeling under the weather. Was it something he ate? (A thought balloon pictures him eating heartily from a garbage can) ... or is it something that's eating him? Vigorous skritch skratch scratching dislodges an arachnid from behind his ear. It's a tick (a sickly tick)!! They both accuse the other of making them ill. The tick runs away, holding its uneasy blood-filled stomach, asking Watusi "Did you know your blood tastes like GARBAGE?!?" and goes to eat elsewhere. The cartoon ends with lettering that says "And so it goes..." Although maybe Dale should have ended it “And so it SPREADS…”, given this summer's cyclospora news! Remember to wash your hands. And check for ticks, while you’re at it!

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Dale Martin, Cartoonist @smearysoapbox.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Love a good page turn! Your efforts will be much appreciated!

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Chris Schweizer @ NYCC (H27) @schweizercomics.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Only two day left on the Kickstarter campaign for OUTLAW'S APPRENTICE: BROKEN BLADE. If you're wanting extras, this is your chance to get them! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sch...

Sketch of some (not all! there are a bunch of digital goodies, too, as well as a civic one, and another civic one on the horizon) of the stretch goal goodies that people backing the kickstarter will receive with the book: A fold-out bird's eye view map of Cedarcrest, a cutaway illustration of the castle, coloring pages, a bookmark, a keychain, stickers, and a field book.

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Dale Martin, Cartoonist @smearysoapbox.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

That does look like a treasure trove extras!

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Dale Martin, Cartoonist @smearysoapbox.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Really like the dot screen effect in this one.

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Dale Martin, Cartoonist @smearysoapbox.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Works well here. Not sure it would always be a good fit esthetically, imho.

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Dale Martin, Cartoonist @smearysoapbox.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

This is an incredibly generous stretch goal! I've supported "Outlaw Apprentice"; please consider doing so, too-- Chris's thorough world-building is amazing & his line work is gorgeous! Really looking forward to this one!

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Dale Martin, Cartoonist @smearysoapbox.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Such a satisfying read! Worthy of all the kudos it's gotten!

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Dale Martin, Cartoonist @smearysoapbox.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

This was a really good Sunday strip! Thanks!

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Dale Martin, Cartoonist @smearysoapbox.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Such a great-- and new to me-- story! Thanks for sharing it!

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Dale Martin, Cartoonist @smearysoapbox.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Picked up this little gem from @mawproductions.bsky.social at last weekend's Memphis Libraries Comic Con. Love the cover by @damarcoarts.bsky.social & @kevinmule.bsky.social's fun story; a little disappointed it wasn't traditional coloring book size, tho. Still, made for fun #LunchtimeReading!

"The Adventure of Jinn" coloring comic book cover art by Damarco Randle ... a furry blue baby dragon (?) is mystified by the cartoon mule, dog, and duck that seem to be emerging from the television screen.

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Dale Martin, Cartoonist @smearysoapbox.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

A new month means a new FREE download from my Ko-fi shop! This month it's Watusi #45, in which the talking dog has to stop "The Sinister Scheme of Sourpuss"! Get it at ko-fi.com/s/ae7f4a1128

Dale Martin's cover art to Watusi the Talking Dog #45: a brightly colored lemon-shaped cat head hovers overhead (as the sun), while Watusi asks "who, me?" when he's charged with stopping "The Sinister Scheme of Sourpuss"!

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Dale Martin, Cartoonist @smearysoapbox.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Being with you yesterday I saw another day full of you bringing joy and fun to friends & strangers alike being written! Glad to share it w/ you!

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Dale Martin, Cartoonist @smearysoapbox.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

They could use better guardrails at that exhibit.

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Doug Savage @savagechickens.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Psychic Cat. www.patreon.com/posts/psychi...

title: PSYCHIC CAT*
A confused chicken watches as Psychic Cat looks into the crystal ball and thinks "I see you... feeding me dinner..."
*same prediction every time.

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Dale Martin, Cartoonist @smearysoapbox.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Missed hearing about that bundle - thanks for the tip!

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Dale Martin, Cartoonist @smearysoapbox.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

I was lucky to go to my state school in the 80s before things got crazy expensive. Between scholarships & help from parents, I only needed a single loan, government-backed (IIRC) & low interest. I paid my whole education off within a few years. No way I could do that as a new student these days.

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Dale Martin, Cartoonist @smearysoapbox.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

It's been quite a while since I was actually excited by a #FCBD issue, but the Fort Psycho preview issue was definitely worth tracking down! Really looking forward to what @brihurtt.bsky.social & @mattkindt.bsky.social have coming our way in August! #LunchtimeReading

Cover art to the Mind MGMT/Fort Psycho FCBD special, with artwork by Brian Hurtt (purple armored gunman on a bright pink background) and Matt Kindt (talking head comic book panels on a faded newsprint tone)

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Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

May 5, 1895, is generally accepted as the newspaper debut of the Yellow Kid (he'd already appeared in magazines) and thus the wellspring from which American newspaper cartooning flowed. For this reason, May 5 is sometimes referred to as National Cartoonists Day, so happy NCD to those who observe!

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Comics in the Spooky Age 🧛‍♂️🧟‍♀️🎃 @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Today is the birthday of cartoonist Floyd Gottfredson (May 5, 1905-July 22, 1986), most known for his work on the Mickey Mouse newspaper strip from 1930 to 1975. One of the greatest.

A color photo of Gottfredson holding a bound collection of his work.

His painting "Mickey Mouse and the Seven Ghosts," which also features Goofy and Donald Duck as ghost hunters.

The first volume of a collected series of his strips, "Race to Death Valley."

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Dale Martin, Cartoonist @smearysoapbox.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Get a jump on your #FCBD and download these sampler comics I put together with KC's own @mikensullivan.bsky.social to showcase our comics "Watusi the Talking Dog" (me) & "There's Something Happening in Crawford, KS" (Mike). Get both issues (FREE-for-ALL!) at ko-fi.com/smearysoapbo...

Free-For-All! issues #1 &2. A pair of comic book covers, featuring art from Dale Martin ("Watusi the Talking Dog") and Mike Sullivan ("There's Something Happening in Crawford, KS")

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Dale Martin, Cartoonist @smearysoapbox.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

After reading it, I still can't see why this issue was so controversial that it had to be scrapped ... but then I wasn't of the mindset to stinkbomb Scorsese's "Last Temptation", either! Lotsa nuts out there, even back then...

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Dale Martin, Cartoonist @smearysoapbox.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Rick Veitch's suppressed "Swamp Thing meets Jesus" issue (from 1989) finally sees print ... and it's really good. Period ads and letter column (which is actually an essay by Steve Bissette about the history of this issue) make for satisfying #LunchtimeReading.

Cover art to "Swamp Thing 1989" #1 by Rick Veitch. This issue (from 2026) was originally scheduled to be printed in 1989, but the publisher (DC Comics) got cold feet because it depicted Jesus, and pulled its publication.

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Dale Martin, Cartoonist @smearysoapbox.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Here's a teaser for my new Watusi comic. Click through to www.watusithetalkingdog.com or ko-fi.com/smearysoapbo... for more of this kind of stellar writing...

A cartoon dog is rustling through a flower bush of pansies, asking "What kind of flower likes to tell jokes?"; he answers himself with a real groaner: "a PUN-sy!"

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Dale Martin, Cartoonist @smearysoapbox.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood! Come visit me at 490 Prescott for this year's East Buntyn Artwalk!

Art booth at the 2026 East Buntyn Artwalk

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Rep. Mark Pocan @pocan.house.gov · 23/04/2026

Everyone should be talking about this. While we never seem to have enough money for Americans here at home, Trump proposed a war budget that’s higher than the next 35 countries combined. You read that right: 35 countries, including our allies.

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