Dale Martin, Cartoonist
Artist. Writer. Reader. Publisher. Caretaker of WATUSI the TALKING DOG. I've been handcrafting comics since 1985, & don't see any reason to stop now!
Blog: smearysoapboxpress.com
Webcomic: watusithetalkingdog.com
Newsletter: smearysoapbox.eo.page/signup
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- A lot of people have been sharing their appreciation for the late Sal Buscema. Here's mine: smearysoapboxpress.wordpress.com/2026/01/29/i...
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- Same. He was THE Hulk artist that hooked me on the character from my first issue, and gave the series a consistency for a good 8 years after that! His work never felt as refined as his brother's did, but I found it a lot more FUN because of that!
- Better late than never, here are my favorite reads from 2025: smearysoapboxpress.wordpress.com/2026/01/20/r...
- Read the thread, too, if you aren't familiar with Franklin's introduction... and even if you are, it's still a good story.
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- Reposted by Dale Martin, CartoonistSometimes they're funnies, sometimes they're fundamentals. YAY!
- Reposted by Dale Martin, CartoonistFor @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention. The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
- Good job, MN Cartoonist! Reminder: all the warrant stuff at the bottom is 4th Amendment fact!!
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- Thanks for adding Memphis editions (in both English and Spanish!), Megan! Folding some this morning...
- 70+ free printable "How to Report ICE" zines with info on the SALUTE protocol and local hotline numbers for all over the country! Including some in Spanish! There is an info sheet on how to fold and cut the zines and a form to request a zine for your area. drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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- Having worked in public library cataloging, I understand the impact B&T's closing means. This article explains it well, and also explains why it's taking longer for titles to reach your library's shelves...
- A short review, but it sounds like Tom really liked our most recent issue! @linworkman.com did a fantastic job putting this one together!
- Come join me for Thursday's artist reception, 6-8 pm, 6560 Poplar. It's a gorgeous space, and the MSCA pieces (which I helped hang) look great there. Looking forward to seeing the Serenco pieces on full display, too!
- This FCNL form makes it super simple to contact your Senators & Rep about this!
- 📣 Take a few minutes to add your voice! FCNL.org/NoWarWithVenezuela
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- Reposted by Dale Martin, CartoonistDay 24 of my #ArtAdventCalendar ✨🎄 “Nocturne In Blue” — a painting for Christmas Eve. That moment when the world goes still, light feels closer, and everything seems to be holding its breath in anticipation. #torilart #christmaseve #winternight #nocturne #landscapeart #painting #forest
- Holiday Piece #37 (2024) Hope you’ve been good this year! Thanks for following my #ArtAdventCalendar … and thank you, @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca for coming up w/ this whole project! It's been a joy to see more artwork from all the artists in my feed!
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- Reposted by Dale Martin, CartoonistWishing all my friends, family and followers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year #ArtAdventCalendar
- Happy National Christmas Movie Marathon Day – to celebrate, here’s my favorite line from “It’s a Wonderful Life” (and from Holiday Piece #9, 1994)! #ArtAdventCalendar
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- From Holiday Piece #36 (2023) – Happy National Cookie Exchange Day! #ArtAdventCalendar
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- Reposted by Dale Martin, CartoonistFor #ArtAdventCalendar Day 21 our winter solstice: This is a linocut print with collaged Japanese washi papers of a procession of Kolędnicy, or Kolęda carollers through the woods to honour the sun at Winter Solstice. The tradition, also known as Koliada or kolędowanie, dates to pre-Christian times 🧵
- From Holiday Piece #34 (2021) – Happy Solstice! #ArtAdventCalendar
- These have been really fun! Worth digging back thru this feed to see each day's new #ArtAdventCalendar window animated...
- Enjoy the 20th of December :D #ArtAdventCalendar #Holly
- Reposted by Dale Martin, CartoonistDay 20 #ArtAdventCalendar Amongst the Pebbles, oil on stretched canvas, 65 cm x 80 cm, 2021 #caturday #art #painting #OilPainting #CatPainting #InspiredByNature
- Reposted by Dale Martin, CartoonistDay 20 #ArtAdventCalendar Lone House At Night, mono prints collage.
- Reposted by Dale Martin, CartoonistDay 20 of my #ArtAdventCalendar ✨ “There's Such A Lot of World to See” — a reminder of how much beauty waits just beyond the bend. This piece is full of movement, color, and curiosity. Only a few days left in the calendar, and I’m loving every moment of sharing my work. #torilart #art #painting
- Reposted by Dale Martin, CartoonistA curious fox that came to my camp at sunset in Algonquin, painted acrylic on 16”x20” canvas in the style of Giovanni Segantini, one of my favourite artists. Day 20 of #ArtAdventCalendar #OpenHouse #natureart #BlueSkyArtShow #canadianart
- Happy Games Day! (according to NationalToday.com) Here’s a gaming-themed Watusi cartoon from the Mid-South Cartoonists Association’s group publication, The Good, the Bad, and the Sketchy #7 (the “games” issue)… #ArtAdventCalendar
- Reposted by Dale Martin, Cartoonist"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future." - @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit. Incredible words. Listen to all of it!
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- This “MSCA Masterwork Pin-up” was drawn by me back in 2020 for the Mid-South Cartoonists Association’s group publication, The Good, the Bad, and the Sketchy (#5, the “winter” issue)… #ArtAdventCalendar
- Now, thanks to the new Aparo Artist's Edition from @act4publishing.bsky.social , we can see the Batman head we were denied 50 years ago... @bronzeagebabies.bsky.social
- Reposted by Dale Martin, Cartoonist#ArtAdventCalendar Day 18 Happy Christmas Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve! Have a great day. This painting sold so fast, I don't remember the title. Sorry! #VisualArt #ContemporaryArt #FineArt #Painting #LandscapeArt #RuralLandscape #Barns #AcrylicPainting #ArtistOnBluesky #ArtSky #torilart
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- Today is Bake Cookies Day (according to NationalToday.com), so you can tell what I’ll be doing! I’m a sucker for decorating cookies; since I only do it this time of year, I go all out! #ArtAdventCalendar
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- More OZ art, from the time my webcomic (watusithetalkingdog.com) was set there. Holiday Piece #32 (2019) #ArtAdventCalendar
- Reposted by Dale Martin, CartoonistUsing genAI for concept art is so fucking stupid because like... that's where you get the cool shit. Thats the blue sky phase where artists make pieces of art that will be seen by a teenager later and change their life forever. Why would you want to start from mediocre. Why would you do that.
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- Kinda out of season, I know, but today _is_ National Chocolate Covered Anything Day (according to NationalToday.com), so… #ArtAdventCalendar
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- Another Holiday Piece (#29, 2017) celebrating my webcomic (watusithetalkingdog.com) in the year I collected the first long story for a print edition. #ArtAdventCalendar
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- Reposted by Dale Martin, Cartoonist#artadventcalendar Day 14 - night passes by at the old Wonderland ranch in Joshua Tree NP. This is a composite photo of over 170 exposures of the stars plus the foreground which I lit.
- Happy Monkey Day (according to NationalToday.com)! I’m most comfortable drawing w/ pen & ink for reproduction (where I can make edits & corrections that only I see), so painting a one-off piece of original art (like this “Xmas Surprise” from 2022) isn’t something I do very often. #ArtAdventCalendar
- I need to get my cards signed & in the mail ASAP! But first, a little scrolling to start this 17 degree morning...
- Reposted by Dale Martin, Cartoonist25 Days of White Christmas ❄️🎄. Featuring 25 of my favorite winter shots over the years. Day 13: A fresh snow covered landscape #ArtAdventCalendar #BlueSkyArtShow #FavoriteThings #XtraXmas #snow #winter #photography #landscape
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- Originally from Holiday Piece #18 (2005), I freshly colored this silly little comic for Festive Funnies (2016). #ArtAdventCalendar
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- Reposted by Dale Martin, Cartoonist❄️ The twelve days of Christmas begin! ❄️ Oh, how I wish it would snow every day! Winter Oak Snowy Night digital paints 2019 #ArtAdventCalendar
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- From Holiday Piece #21 (2008); more holiday shenanigans with my talking dog Watusi (watusithetalkingdog.com) #ArtAdventCalendar
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