Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for December 20, 2019
December 19, 2019
December 21, 2019
Transcript:
ye booke shop ben: just who is this richard thompson feller, that he should have his own almanac? bird: gee, ben, he's one of the great satirical caricaturists of our time. social and political! ben: i've heard the same said about me. bird: this person is a true artist, ben. his perceptiveness and his wry wit blend beautifully with his ability to draw bird: think of michelangelo with a sense of humor. ben: ah, does ceilings, does he? ben: seriously, i can't say enough in his favor, such is my admiration for the man and his work! ben: i think he should go fly a kite bird: come now - talents like his don't come along every day. they orta give him the noble prize or something! ben: that's dynamite (to coin a phrase) - but how can one like someone this nobel? bird: hey, don't get me wrong - he's also a great human bean! ben: i'll be the judge of that. where can i see his work? bird: just turn this here page.
J Quest almost 5 years ago
A delightful (and fitting) tribute by the brilliant political cartoonist Pat Oliphant. I wonder what the occasion was that prompted this?
WCraft Premium Member almost 5 years ago
I’m quite sure Mr. Thompson could’ve held his own in a conversation with Ben Franklin!
Comics-Reader Premium Member almost 5 years ago
When GoComics ran the Oliphant tribute to the great Richard Thompson shortly after his passing in 2016, it noted the origin:
If you happened across Richard’s Poor Almanac this week (and you should every week), you would have seen the venerable Pat Oliphant’s tribute to Richard. I know Pat Oliphant and he is not a man who throws around compliments lightly. Pat’s greatest praise for me was “on time, at least.”
This was taken from the introduction of the one and only Richard’s Poor Almanac collection “12 Months of Misinformation” by Emmis Books and is now going for $650+ on Amazon for a new copy.
If you can’t afford the book, you can see a good chunk of the contents in the archive at GoComics. It is work that will tickle your sensibilities and shock your disposition with how damn brilliant it all is. “Michelangelo with a sense of humor” indeed.
Kip W almost 5 years ago
Two guys I miss on one page. (Messrs. Thompson and Oliphaunt, to be precise. Franklin hasn’t been around for me to have known him. Come to think of it, I miss the penguin too.)
DCBakerEsq almost 5 years ago
Got to meet Oliphant quite a few years ago. Whipcrack funny guy.
jgreathead almost 5 years ago
Perhaps this is actually by Oliphant as an intro to a collection. It is signed as such. (?)
Sisyphos almost 5 years ago
Charming, and true, tribute ’toon by Oliphant! God only made one Richard Thompson, such a rarity he was!