history professor (design, comics, animation), graphic designer, author, editor, photographerhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3mk2iq73kwk25my next gig at Laguna College: a century of music’s most innovative and revolutionary graphic design work. • SEE! album covers, concert posters, marketing materials, and more. • HEAR! Can-Can, Charleston, Boogie Woogie, Cool Jazz, Acid Rock, Brit Punk, New Wave, Funk, etc. • VIEW! band performances.22 Apr 2026 02:56 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk2iq73kwk25https://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3mhtz2ze2322cJeff Lemire, Jeff Trexler, Dan Barton, and i will explore David Lynch and his connections to comics and animation, at WonderCon this coming Saturday. come join us, won't you? • https://wondercon2026.sched.com/event/2IzrN/the-comic-art-of-david-lynch • @davidlynchsworlds.bsky.social25 Mar 2026 02:09 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhtz2ze2322chttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3mhjybmy2o22afree at Laguna College! this Thursday! please get in touch if you're interested in joining me21 Mar 2026 02:28 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhjybmy2o22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3mcixprx4js2hL.A. folks: on Thursday, Feb 5 at 7pm i'll be moderating "JACK KIRBY'S FOURTH WORLD", a multimedia presentation with @seehatfield.bsky.social @jamesrthompson.bsky.social & others at ArtCenter College's Library in Pasadena. it's free for all, so come join us. artcenter.libcal.com/event/1619024716 Jan 2026 01:40 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcixprx4js2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3m4h55a4mvc2ePasadena fans of brilliant caricature can hear the Hirschfeld Foundation's David Leopold explore Al Hirschfeld's 82 years of illustration that defined much of 20th-century popular culture, spanning Broadway, Hollywood, TV, music, dance, etc. free! @alhirschfeld.bsky.social @davidnleopold.bsky.social30 Oct 2025 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4h55a4mvc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3lu3ytrn7ak2ucome join the fun at Comic-Con next Thursday as @robsalk.bsky.social Jim Thompson, Alonso Nuñez and i bust out of panel borders way beyond all those boring old definitions of comics. comiccon2025.sched.com/event/26wgo16 Jul 2025 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu3ytrn7ak2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3lu3xxmllhk2oare you at Comic-Con next week? come join me, @kmunson.bsky.social @sydneyheifler.bsky.social @shaenon.bsky.social and others as we discuss Trina Robbins's many wonderful, landmark books spotlighting comics and cartooning's greatest women artists. https://comiccon2025.sched.com/event/271Z8/trina-robbinss-herstorian-legacy16 Jul 2025 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu3xxmllhk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3ls5kfpwtfk2gjoin me as i explore four varieties of bad taste: schlock, camp, kitsch, and funk. i'm one of nearly four dozen free online presenters on June 24-25 during the International Graphic Novel and Comics Conference in Brussels, Belgium: sign up for mine and get ’em all. bit.ly/tastesuper21 Jun 2025 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls5kfpwtfk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3lryl3uocfs2znewly posted: commentary on Will Eisner’s WWII posters, with bunches of wonderful hi-rez examples (starring Joe Dope) ~ https://ijoca.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-catalog-raisonne-of-will-eisners.html19 Jun 2025 22:28 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lryl3uocfs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3lryie3zbxc2bread @mrfishcartoons.bsky.social 's smart, entertaining chat w/ Art Spiegelman: "Convenience makes the instinct to struggle against apathy disappear, which is why comics are more important than ever because they insist on contemplation." https://theindependentink.substack.com/p/a-conversation-with-art-spiegelman19 Jun 2025 21:39 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lryie3zbxc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3lqd6favzv22fon today's Independent Ink, check out ‪@ mrfishcartoons.bsky.social‬ 's engaging one-hour talking heads (no visual aids!) conversation with fellow cartoonists Steve Brodner, @anntelnaes.bsky.social and @keefknight.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 May 2025 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqd6favzv22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3lq6p4wwwas2vhi, there. here are some folks i think you'd enjoy following... [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 May 2025 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq6p4wwwas2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3lpk6w4uhb225@dailycartoonist.bsky.social ’s column on Thomas Nast cites one story with a "positive" take on the influential political cartoonist, one negative – citing his "bigotry" against Catholics/Irish – and one with "a balanced approach" to Nast, written by... me! https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2025/05/18/thomas-nast-good-bad-ugly/19 May 2025 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpk6w4uhb225https://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3loc6elpxks2oa fun preview night for the Jack Kirby exhibit at Skirball Cultural Center ~ #2 of 2 @evanier.bsky.social @seehatfield.bsky.social @skirball.bsky.social @jackkirbymuseum.bsky.social03 May 2025 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3loc6elpxks2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3loc65ihdwk2za fun preview night for the Jack Kirby exhibit at Skirball Cultural Center ~ #1 of 2 @david-mack.bsky.social @henrybarajas.bsky.social @piratelibrarian.bsky.social @skirball.bsky.social @jackkirbymuseum.bsky.social03 May 2025 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3loc65ihdwk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3lo2r43c64k2anext Tuesday, May 6, 4pm PDT, 7pm EDT DAN NADEL on ROBERT CRUMB https://nycomicssymposium.wordpress.com/2025/04/30/dan-nadel-on-robert-crumb-may-6-2025-at-7pm-edt/ have you ever wondered anything about Crumb? now's your chance to ask Dan, author of the new, critically acclaimed, 480-page bio. FREE! register now: comicssymposium@gmail.com30 Apr 2025 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo2r43c64k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3lmqfxmtlms2spix of an illuminating evening as i interviewed the marvelously multitalented artist David Mack, plus Daredevil: Born Again's production designer Michael Shaw, at ArtCenter, and the post-panel book signing (04/11) @david-mack.bsky.social @manwithoutfear.com ~ & thx to @piratelibrarian.bsky.social14 Apr 2025 01:29 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmqfxmtlms2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3lm44fkjnxc2gto my L.A. friends: this coming Friday at ArtCenter i’ll be moderating a convivial conversation with @david-mack.bsky.social and we'll be joined by Michael Shaw, Daredevil: Born Again’s talented production designer. it’s free, so please come. and hey, bring a friend!05 Apr 2025 23:44 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm44fkjnxc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3llxbf4oqtc2u#2 of 2: it's always a great pleasure to reconnect with old friends and make new ones - and discover more terrific art! - at #WonderCon @rhodemontijo.bsky.social @tonymoyart.bsky.social @stephanfranck.bsky.social @dannyfingeroth.bsky.social04 Apr 2025 01:30 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3llxbf4oqtc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3llxb3mgjb22s#1 of 2: it's always a great pleasure to reconnect with old friends and make new ones - and discover more terrific art! - at #WonderCon @david-mack.bsky.social @lonniemillsap.bsky.social @barbrajdillon.bsky.social @fanbasepress.bsky.social @act4publishing.bsky.social04 Apr 2025 01:25 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3llxb3mgjb22shttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3ll43iyjdh22gat WonderCon this Sunday ~ join Charles Hatfield, Jim Thompson, and me as we examine midcentury's "sick" comic books, comic strips, and cartoons that were mad mixes of horror, humor, hostility, and social critique (think Lenny Bruce stand-up). @seehatfield.bsky.social24 Mar 2025 06:03 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll43iyjdh22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3lkyj4pipac2uat WonderCon ~ join our panel on Saturday to discuss Feiffer's brilliant legacy including his Village Voice comic strip, Great Comic Book Heroes book, Carnal Knowledge and Popeye films, Kill My Mother graphic novel trilogy, and children's books. @dannyfingeroth.bsky.social @seehatfield.bsky.social22 Mar 2025 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkyj4pipac2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3lkkjtnlz2s2kfree online event: The Comic Art of James Swinnerton this Tuesday, March 18, 4pm PDT, 7pm EDT with @eddiecampbell.bsky.social Michael @tisserand.bsky.social, Peter Maresca, Paul C. Tumey, & Rick Marschall. https://nycomicssymposium.wordpress.com/2025/03/07/the-comic-art-of-james-swinnerton-march-18-2025-at-7pm-edt email comicssymposium@gmail.com to register17 Mar 2025 06:32 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkkjtnlz2s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3ljteudkf7s2mquestion: would you recommend that i subscribe to Disney+ to get the new #DaredevilBornAgain ? i loved the original Netflix series. ¶ and here's my Print article on the history of #Daredevil comics artists. https://www.printmag.com/branding-identity-design/maleev-comic-art-daredevil-netflix/ @ddevilupdates.bsky.social @marvelcomicshqs.bsky.social08 Mar 2025 01:32 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljteudkf7s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3ljeaebf45s2qHow do You Draw a Jew? Ethnic Caricature in the Early 20th Century • free online Thu, Mar 6, 3pm PT, 6pm ET https://osu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_klVi3_JiTK6MfBfmCW-bVQ Jeffrey A. Marx discusses Harry Hershfield’s breakthrough Abie the Agent, which presented a very different image of the Jew than was seen in previous comic strips.02 Mar 2025 01:01 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljeaebf45s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchldooley.bsky.social/post/3lj7bc6coms2dfree online Tue, March 4, 4pm PT 7pm ET: The Spirit at 85! WILL EISNER experts – Denis Kitchen, Patrick "MUTTS" McDonnell, Danny Fingeroth & others showcase & discuss their favorite Spirit stories. @dannyfingeroth.bsky.social @thenewschool.bsky.social https://nycomicssymposium.wordpress.com/will-eisners-the-spirit-at-85-march-4-2025-at-7pm-et/28 Feb 2025 01:34 +0000at://did:plc:a7ddgdip6mtw4rrmpp2yu3fc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj7bc6coms2d