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By: Jeremy Cresswell

Jeremy Cresswell — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:34:56 +0000

Hearst did have final say on which cartoons were published in Puck. There was alson an unrelated Puck in London in the 1860s. Another Keppler illustrated periodical was a Yiddish Puck. Cartoonists like Keppler and Nast illustrate (pun intended) the dominance of German migrants in 19th Century American cartooning. Keppler, like Nast, showed a lot of hostility towards the Irish in his cartoons which could stem from the economic rivalry between the two largest migrant groups in 19th C America.

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Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:50:27 +0000

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By: Scavenger

Scavenger — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:10:43 +0000

Craig, most political humor and satire is topical when you get down to it. Ive been getting early Robert Klein and George Carlin dvd's from netflix,...and just don't find them funny (sure a bit here and there, but on the whole, no...and these are both concidered legendary commedians.) Likewise, take political cartoons from the 80's with..say, "Where's the beef" as the punchline...wouldn't have much humor today.

By: FunkyGreenJerusalem

FunkyGreenJerusalem — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:03:25 +0000

It could be one of those deals where it was just very personality-driven, and when you take the personality off the book, it suffers.

Yeah, I'm guessing it'd be like Murdoch buying The Onion. Segments like 'Beyond The Facts', would lose that ironic edge.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:41:32 +0000

I dunno, Ben.

It could be one of those deals where it was just very personality-driven, and when you take the personality off the book, it suffers.

By: FunkyGreenJerusalem

FunkyGreenJerusalem — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:34:13 +0000

It continued to thrive well into the 20th Century, but then Hearst bought it and it went under within two years.

What happened?

He got final say on what was funny?

Or he just banned all jokes about him, removing half the planned content from each issue?

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:04:34 +0000

The South got back.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:45:25 +0000

Your views are common, Craig.

There are a whole pile of modern cartoonist critics who think labeling is the absolute pits, as far as style goes, and that you should be able to make your point withOUT having to label each figure X or Y.

By: Apodaca

Apodaca — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:58:44 +0000

His characters are so expressive and animated, while still maintaining a resemblance to their models. Awesome stuff.

By: Craig B.

Craig B. — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:55:42 +0000

You know, the art in these old editorial cartoons is pretty incredible, but often the print is so small and hard to read, and the issues and personalities are so far removed, that it's hard to get the point. I much prefer the 20th century cartoonists to the 18th and 19th century ones, as I can usually understand and appreciate the cartoons more. I know that probably marks me as an ignorant barbarian, but there's my two cents.