Making Cartoonists Cry, Part 327
One of the pieces currently on display at the Cartoon Art Museum is the original art for this Walt Kelly book cover, kindly on loan from the collection of Steve Leialoha.



Here's a closer look at the lower right corner, to give you an idea of how insanely detailed, yet adorable, this thing is.



Got that, my cartoonist friends? Now consider the following two facts:

1. The original art looks exactly like the finished cover, only bigger and in black and white. The title, author, price, and tiny little fiddly details are all part of a single pen-and-ink drawing.

2. There is no white-out anywhere on it.

Actually, that's not strictly true. There's a tiny dab of white paint on the "$1" at the upper right corner, presumably because Kelly decided that the price needed to stand out more. And that's it.

WALT KELLY = GOD.
OTHER CARTOONISTS = SCHOOLED.