It's About Time (1986)

Today's "Golden Oldie" is the Dry Bones cartoon that I did exactly 25 years ago today!

It was April 07, 1986 and Israel had not yet gone onto "Summer Time". It became a political issue and my cartoon alter ego, Mr. Shuldig, decided to get into the fight. In this cartoon he is a V-sign flashing, "sixties activist" for a supposed "movement" to turn our clocks ahead by one hour without government sanction!.

* * * Cartooning points: In this cartoon I wrestled with two problems presented by my drawing style.

One. Back then I did not draw dots in people's eyes. So in this cartoon I had to show the changing emotions on Mr. Shuldig's face with just eyebrows, mouth shapes, and squishing the old boy's head shape.

And Two. All cartoonists draw in either a 5-fingered or 4-fingered style. My characters have 4-fingers. No problem. Unless they have to flash a V-sign. Like Mr. Shuldig, in the last panel. Awkward.

Clock Moving (1988)

Today's Golden Oldie is from 1988.

It always messes me up when we move the clocks ! When we move it forward one hour in the Spring it messes me up. When we move it back one hour in the Fall, it messes me up.

I chose to post this cartoon because, well, tonight's the night! Yup. Here in Israel we'll be moving our clocks ahead and be going onto summer time tonight. So tomorrow, Friday, if the past is any guide, I expect to be messed up and grumpy.

Summer Time (1988)

Today's Golden Oldie is a Dry Bones cartoon done in 1988.

Here in Israel it's not called Daylight Savings Time. It's called Summer Time. Even though it marks the start of Spring. Don't ask, we're a complicated country.

For many years it was an annual battle between secular and religious factions over when to start it and when to go off Summer Time.

Apparently we settled the matter. I don't know how. I don't know when. I don't know which side won, but in any case ...tonight's the night!!