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Crumbling Paper: Boob McNutt by Rube Goldberg (Strip #1)

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There was a recent request on the Comics Journal message board for more information about Rube Goldberg‘s Boob McNutt. Rube Goldberg is, of course, best known for his inventions comics that got him immortalized in the dictionary. However, the inventions were only one aspect of his output… I much prefer his other stuff to the funny but formulaic inventions strips.

Goldberg’s non-inventions comics have been unfortunately pretty neglected as far as reprints go. Other than random samplings in comics history overview books, such as the excellent out-of-print but widely available cheap Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics, the only reprint of his non-inventions work I’m aware of is the Bobo Baxter volume of the Bill Blackbeard edited Hyperion Library of Classic American Comic Strips from 1977.

Here’s an example of Boob McNutt from February 22, 1925. Click the image to read the strip. I’ll have a color one for you tomorrow.

You can see more examples of this strip (and many other classic comics) at Coconino Classics.

Here’s a really nice Boob McNutt original I just found googling.

Here’s what Markstein’s Toonopedia has to say.

700 Things: (Robots) #288: Lumberjack 2.0

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Here’s my contribution to the 700 Robots project from the larger 700 Things project.

Robot #288: Lumberjack 2.0

Lumberjack 2.0 is the latest in deforestation technology. Far superior to the Lumberjack 1.0 and 1.3, as well as the previous BunyanBot models, Lumberjack 2.0 can whittle a natural acre to lumber, firewood and toothpicks (with the little sculpted lines, like the ones you frequently find in Chinese restaurants) in less than an hour. Best of all, the Lumberjack 2.0 is entirely solar-powered, which works great since shade will soon be in short supply!

Obscure Images: The Joel Thingvall Gallery of Wonder Woman Art

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In my last “obscure images” post about Daniel Clowes, I mentioned the Joel Thingvall Gallery of Wonder Woman Art. It is a wonderfully varied collection of interpretations of bondage-hero Wonder Woman by a huge number of cartoonists… even if you don’t like Wonder Woman, there is still a lot here you’ll probably like.

We’ve been lucky enough to have the collection highlights regularly featured at the Twin Cities comic convention FallCon. It is a pretty overwhelming thing to see in person. You can see most or all of it online here. Believe it or not, the images below are just the tip of the iceberg… click on them to see the full size versions.

There are a LOT of highlights to this collection (it is well worth your exploration). Here are some of my favorites.

Wonder Woman by Jamie Hernandez.

Wonder Woman by Zander Cannon.

Wonder Woman by Paul Chadwick.

Wonder Woman by Alex Toth.

Wonder Woman by Gilbert Hernandez.

Wonder Woman by Kevin Nowlan.

Wonder Woman by Mitch O’Connell.

Wonder Woman by Jessica Abel.

Wonder Woman by Steve Rude.

Wonder Woman by Matt Feazell.

Wonder Woman by Jill Thompson.

Wonder Woman by Sam Hiti.

Wonder Woman by Carol Lay.

Wonder Woman by Frank Miller.

Wonder Woman by Adam Hughes (he has a number of others in this gallery as well).

Wonder Woman by Bruce Timm.

Wonder Woman by Shannon Wheeler.

Wonder Woman by Larry Marder.

Wonder Woman by Jay Lynch.

Wonder Woman by Bob Lipski.

Wonder Woman (and Flaming Carrot) by Bob Burden.

Wonder Woman (and Mr. Monster) by Michael T. Gilbert.

Wonder Bone by Jeff Smith.

Wonder Woman (and The Spirit) by Will Eisner.

Wonder Woman (and Groo and Chakall) by Sergio Aragones.

Wonder Cerebus by Dave Sim.

Wonder Tug (and Buster) by Marc Hempel.

Wonder Woman (and Joe Matt) by Joe Matt.

Wonder Woman Chester Brown.

Wonder Woman Dave Stevens.

Crumbling Paper: Happy Hooligan (1905) by Frederick Opper (strip #9)

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Here’s another example of Frederick Opper’s strip Happy Hooligan from 1905. Click the image to read the strip.

You can see more examples of Happy Hooligan (and many other classic comics) at Barnacle Press. Here are some other Opper strips at Barnacle Press.

Here are some other Happy Hooligan examples from Bugpowder.

Here are some other Opper strips from Coconino Classics.

Crumbling Paper: Happy Hooligan (1905) by Frederick Opper (strip #8)

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Here’s another example of Frederick Opper’s strip Happy Hooligan from 1905. Click the image to read the strip.

You can see more examples of Happy Hooligan (and many other classic comics) at Barnacle Press. Here are some other Opper strips at Barnacle Press.

Here are some other Happy Hooligan examples from Bugpowder.

Here are some other Opper strips from Coconino Classics.

Crumbling Paper: Happy Hooligan (1905) by Frederick Opper (strip #7)

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Here’s another example of Frederick Opper’s strip Happy Hooligan from 1905. Click the image to read the strip.

You can see more examples of Happy Hooligan (and many other classic comics) at Barnacle Press. Here are some other Opper strips at Barnacle Press.

Here are some other Happy Hooligan examples from Bugpowder.

Here are some other Opper strips from Coconino Classics.