![]() Into this state of affairs comes Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made. But now with graphic novels getting better than ever and libraries willing to buy the bloody things, the world has been made safe for cartoonists too. In the old days it was usually animators, greeting card designers, and Magic the Gathering illustrators who joined the children’s book fray. Even editorial cartoonists are getting in on the act with Pulitzer prize winner Matt Davies and his picture book Ben Rides On. How different could it be, right? As a result you’ve The Odd Squad by Michael Fry ( Over the Hedge) and Zits Chillax by Jerry Scott ( Zits). ![]() ![]() For whatever reason, in the year 2013 we are seeing droves of escapees from the comic strip pages leaping from the burning remains of the newspaper industry into the slightly less volatile world of books for kids. ![]() Call it the attack of the syndicated cartoonists. ![]()
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