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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 50m

Mel Calman (1932-1994) was the cartoonist for The Daily Express, The Sunday Telegraph, The Observer, The Times and The Sunday Times. He is always recognisable for his shorthand pencil style & the comments of his 'little man' on life and love. #MelCalman

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Clive Hudson (1926 – 1988) was a British cartoonist. Born in Liverpool, he balanced a career working for the Inland Revenue with drawing cartoons. He is most widely recognized for creating "The Waggs", a panel cartoon series that ran in the Daily Herald newspaper from 1962 to '64. #CliveHudson

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Tyson Cole is a US single-panel cartoonist, illustrator and graphic designer best known as a regular contributor to The New Yorker. Based in Salt Lake City, he is recognized for his dry, witty, and occasionally absurd gag comics that rely heavily on visual storytelling with few words. #TysonCole

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The British comic strip Flook (originally titled Rufus), drawn by Wally Fawkes under the pseudonym "Trog", ran for a total of 44 years, from 1949 until 28 March 1993. #Flook #Trog

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Charles Peattie created several strips including "Alex", the arrogant merchant banker, reflecting the fortunes of the Ciry. It ran in the Independent, and moved to The Daily Telegraph in 1991. #Alex #CharlesPeattie

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Calvin and Hobbes from Bill Watterson. This appeared in print on 3rd March 1989. #BillWatterson #CalvinandHobbes

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Ralph Steadman first worked as a cartoonist at the Kemsley Newspaper Group in 1959. His cartoons have since appeared in Punch, the Daily Telegraph and Private Eye. #RalphSteadman

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Gerald Scarfe (born 1936) who was published in Eagle at the age of 11, unleashed his aggressively grotesque caricatures in Private Eye from 1961. #GeraldScarfe

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Phil May (1864-1903) delighted in drawing Cockney types for Punch, reflecting life & humour of the London streets at the turn of the century. The text read:- Her: What's that there blank space left for, Jim? Him: Why that's for folks as can't read. What a brilliant drawing! #PhilMay

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

"Larry" (Terry Parkes) has contributed thousands of cartoons, always without captions, to Punch, Private Eye, Oldie and many others. He is known for his 'Man' series and his art jokes, particularly featuring Rodin's sculptures. #Larry #Cartoons

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Matt" is the pen name of Matthew Pritchett MBE, an award-winning British cartoonist who has drawn the iconic front-page pocket cartoons for The Daily Telegraph six days a week since 1988. #Matt

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#MichaelHeath is one of Britain's most prolific and celebratedp cartoonists, known for his sharp, satirical look at social trends, relationships & modern life. He was a long-time, contributor to PUNCH Magazine, starting with them in the late 1950s and continuing until the magazine's closure in 1992.

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The comic strip Andy Capp was created and originally drawn by British cartoonist Reg Smythe from its debut in 1957 until his death in 1998. Following Smythe's passing, the strip has been continued by cartoonist Roger Mahoney. #AndyCapp

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

This cartoon was drawn by Dave Blazek. It is part of his syndicated single-panel comic strip series called Loose Parts. It's so funny I still smile when I see it, even though I've seen it dozens of times! #DaveBlazek

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Never formally trained, Beryl Cook (born 10 Sept 1926) started painting in 1960, after introducing her small son to his box of watercolours. Her paintings reflected her delight in observing humanity at close quarters & her own wide & varied experience. She painted over 500 paintings. #BerylCook

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Following Jerry Ordway’s highly influential run in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the primary artist who took over drawing duties for his main title, The Adventures of Superman, was Canadian Tom Grummett. #TomGrummett #Superman

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Jerry Ordway took over full writing and art duties on The Adventures of Superman starting with issue #445 in October 1988, having previously collaborated and inked during Byrne's tenure. #Superman #JerryOrdway

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Following the universe-resetting event Crisis on Infinite Earths, DC Comics completely rebooted Superman. Swan drew the final pre-Crisis story, "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?", after which John Byrne was brought in to write & pencil the landmark miniseries The Man of Steel. #JohnByrne

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Although Neal Adams never actually took over drawing Superman after Curt Swan, he certainly drew a number of exciting covers in the early and mid 70s. Curt continued to draw the comic interiors. #Superman #NealAdams

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Curt Swan gradually took over as the primary Superman artist from Wayne Boring, starting around 1955, transitioning into the definitive main artist of the character through the late 1950s and 1960s. #Superman #CurtSwan

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Wayne Boring started as an uncredited assistant ("ghost") for Joe Shuster in the late 1930s, began drawing the comic strip, and became the principal definitive Superman penciller through the 1940s and 1950s. He defined the broad-chested, square-jawed look of the hero. #Superman #WayneBoring

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

So to the greatest cartoon character ever created. #Superman was created by Jerome Siegel & Joe Shuster and launched in Action Comics #1 in 1938. Early Superman drawings were fairly crude & basic but the muscles were apparent and survived as new artists lent their skills to developing the character.

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The initial concept for Deputy Dawg was created and first storyboarded by story man and writer Larz Bourne in 1959. However, because he was a character for an animated TV series produced by the Terrytoons studio, no single person drew every frame. #DeputyDawg

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Sergio Aragonés is Known as "the world's fastest cartoonist", and is famous for his brilliant, wordless marginal gags in Mad magazine. #SergioAragonés #Mad

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Caricature of singer-songwriter #WoodyGuthrie (1912 – 1967), by artist #RobertCrumb

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Cover of "The Strange World of Your Dreams", a short lived 1950s comic book, illustrated by Jack Kirby. The publisher invited readers to write in with details of their dreams, and Kirby & co would transcribe into lucid comic strips. #JackKirby

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Born 30 Aug 1943, Robert Crumb is a US cartoonist who sparked the 1960s underground comix movement. His work features provocative satire, explicit themes & iconic characters like Fritz the Cat and Mr. Natural. He subverted traditional comic codes to influence alternative art & culture. #RobertCrumb

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

The cover for the March 1943 issue of Amazing Stories was drawn by pulp artist Robert Fuqua. Ace cover! #RobertFuqua

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

"The Planet of Shadows" was written and illustrated by Dan Dare's original creator, Frank Hampson. #DanDare #FrankHampson

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Happy birthday to Jack Kirby, born this day in 1917. Kirby worked for Marvel and drew FF#1 & X-Men#1 among thousands of memorable covers. He switched to Dc in the early 70s and created the Fourth World Saga as well as rejuvenating Jimmy Olsen. Miss you Jack. #JackKirby

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Flash Gordon, who first appeared in a 1934 comic strip, inspired various adaptations. These drawings are by Dan Barry. #DanBarry #FlashGordon

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

1 of my favourite English cartoonists is Raymond Briggs, who created "The Snowman". On a darker note, he also wrote & drew "When the Wind Blows", a graphic novel detailing the gruesome outcome of a nuclear war. The book was referred to in UK Parliament as part of a nuclear deterrent. #RaymondBriggs

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Posy Simmonds is the acclaimed British cartoonist and author who created the graphic novel Tamara Drewe. Originally a weekly comic strip serialised in The Guardian from 2005 to 2007, the story was later published as a full-length graphic novel and adapted into a 2010 feature film. #PosySimmonds

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Not sure if this is Mark Knight (Australian) or Keith Knight (American) but I love the cartoon. #Knight

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Viz Magazine introduced us to Buster Gonad (the boy with unfeasibly large testicles) in the 80s and comics were never the same again. #VizMagazine

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The cartoon character Jane Gay was created by Norman Pett in 1932. The strip was published in The Daily Mirror & during WW2 she became infamous for losing most of her clothes during each escapade. When subs put to sea, captains would have advance copies of the strip & issue them daily to the crew.

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

In 1910 Bamforth & Co Ltd started making illustrated 'saucy' seaside postcards which, like its films, were exported worldwide for sale. The Bamforth company was best known in the UK for producing a wide range of topographical and tourist postcards as well as 'saucy' seaside postcards. #Bamforth

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Clive Goddard, cartoonist and children's book illustrator. #CliveGoddard

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

One more Gary Larson from me. I'll move on to someone else tomorrow. #GaryLarson

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I've now been posting cartoons on here for one year, and in that time I've accumulated 257 followers! Thanks, all of you! This cartoon is from Gary Larson who, I think, is an absolute genius! #GaryLarson

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Gardner Rea (1894 – December 29, 1966) was an American cartoonist, and one of the original contributing artists to The New Yorker. One commentator has written: “He was bawdy without being obscene, absurd without being obscure. His captioned and uncaptioned gags were pithy and true."#GardnerRea

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

This appeared in The New Yorker in the early 70s.

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The Cartoonists' Friend @thecartoonistsfrnd.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Holte was the pen name of Trevor Holder (1941–2011), a celebrated British cartoonist best known for his witty, dark and intricately detailed single-panel gag cartoons published in Punch magazine and various newspapers. #Holte

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