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Expert Profile: Bob Buethe

Expertise:  Can answer questions about American (and some European and Asian) comic strips, cartoonists, and comic books. Also well-versed on topics related to cartooning techniques, composition, and art supplies. I don't consider myself an expert on animation, or on the collectibles market (i.e., how much old comic books or cartoon artwork are worth). If asked, I'll try to answer questions in these areas, but you can probably get equally good answers from Wikipedia or Google.

Experience in the area
Forty years reading and collecting comic books. Over twenty years as an amateur cartoonist. Extensive library of cartoon- and comic-related reference books.

Publications:
Hogan's Alley magazine
Mensa Bulletin
Mphasis

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Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:  "Cartoon" comes from "cartone," the Italian word for cardboard. In fine art, it refers to a preliminary drawing for a planned painting. When the British Parliament burned down in 1834, artists submitted cartoons of historic scenes for the new building's walls. The magazine Punch printed parodies of these drawings... and the word "cartoon" came to mean "funny drawings" to the public.
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thanks!
(Ian on 09/13/08)
Thank you very much for the info. I really appreciate the time you took to respond. :)
(June on 08/25/08)
Thank you so much for the information. I appreciate it very much.
(Mary on 07/14/08)
Many thanks. Sometimes it feels like I'm all alone in this need to create, which most people don't seem to share. It's good to know there are people w
(mike on 12/03/07)
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Recent Answers from Bob Buethe
2008-07-11  Publishing my comic strip Hi, Mary -- Congratulations on actually putting your comic strip together! Many, many aspiring strip cartoonists never get past the "idea" stage. I have never heard of a comic strip being sold through...
2008-03-30  hey! Hi, Princy -- Pretty much all you want to know is covered here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga I'll quote the passages that address your questions specifically: "A manga artist (mangaka in...
2008-01-31  Comic Books Hi, Mike -- There's a lot of good advice for aspiring comic book and comic strip artists on the Web. Rather than repeat it all here, I'll point you to: http://www.reuben.org/ncs/advice.asp http://www...
2007-11-25  Type Of Picture? Hi, Marty -- I think I understand your question. Check out this website: http://www.planetperplex.com/en/ambiguous_images.html I think that these are the type of images you're talking about....
2007-10-11  setting a price Hi, Jim -- My expertise is more on the history and technical aspects of cartooning. I'm not a professional artist, so I'm really not the best person to go to for business-related answers. However...
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