Kid B. Goes to Cuba
January 27, 2010, filed under: News, Studio, by Lex“Work for Snoopy–see the world!” That was what my boss told me when I got the incredible job at the Charles Schulz Studio three years ago. At the time I thought it was a joke, but I should have known she was serious; in that time I’ve made trips to Japan and Europe and I just got back from (of all places) Cuba! It’s amazing just how far that Flying Ace flies.
Spearheaded by Jeannie Schulz (Sparky’s widow and all around friend to cartoonists), a rag-tag group of cartoonists headed to Havana, Cuba for a week to meet artists, cartoonists, animators and all around good people from those tropical shores. The side streets of Havana (as well as those of US/Cuban relations) were expertly navigated by Paul Bardwil, who has done a number of trips to Cuba already. The cartoonists in question included myself, Justin (”Mythtickle”) Thompson, Hilary (”Rhymes With Orange”) Price, Brian (does just about everything) Narelle and Tom (MAD Magazine) Richmond. Tom did an excellent recap of the trip on his blog and I urge you to read it if you want the real skinny on the trip.
Rather than repeat what Tom posted, I’m going to focus on the artists we met, so stay tuned for some Cuban cartoonist profiles! (The above image is a parody of Camilo Cienfuegos & Che Guevara bounding through the jungle from the Museum of the Revolution in Havana–click to enlarge).
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