Voluntary Gestures: A film about Jeff Koterba

Posted March 4, 2012 by neal

This actually looks really interesting.

The 25-minute film, which will have its premiere Thursday night at the Omaha Film Festival, is about the beauty in Tourette’s, rather than the dark side, Morel said.

Koterba embraced the title right away.

An accomplished guitarist and lead singer for the swing band Prairie Cats, as well as a full-time newspaper cartoonist and a published author, Koterba believes Tourette syndrome happens in people who are artistically and athletically inclined.

For sure he knows he wouldn’t be Jeff Koterba without it.

“I believe in this connection between Tourette’s and creativity, even though I don’t know it’s been scientifically proven,” he said.

For more on the Omaha Film Festival, visit omahafilmfestival.org.

Celebrating past work on this Labor Day:
A couple old rejects

Posted September 4, 2011 by neal

I’m at my parents’ house for Labor Day and found a few old sketches on their computer from the days before I started sharing rejects!

from September 2006:
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from November 2006 (this one is my favorite): Continue reading →

Farewell to Burger King – May 1, 2008

Posted May 1, 2008 by neal

from the Daily Nebraskan

The Burger King in the Nebraska Union was basically my office for three years, being upstairs from the Daily Nebraskan offices. It was where I developed the habit of needing fast food in order to come up with cartoon ideas. I have many fond memories of that place, having shared many wonderful meals with wonderful people.

I was there when BK distributed Backstreet Boys CDs in 1999. I ate there after aerobic swimming each morning in 1997. I saw the coming and going of the French Chicken Sandwich, one of the three International Chicken Sandwiches. I witnessed the arrival and departure of the Sourdough Bacon Cheeseburger from BKs of Lincoln. I was there when one of the north windows was broken, forcing the Union to replace all of them, as each window had a matching pattern painted on it.

The Daily Nebraskan ran this farewell cartoon today, and to properly honor the end of this era, I busted out the markers and did this cartoon old school DN style.

burger king crying eagle

Terrorists strike the Fieldhouse – Aug 2, 2004

Posted August 2, 2004 by neal

This is what will end up being the forgotten final cartoon from the Daily Nebraskan after having my cartoons picked up by the Journal-Star. It’s a pretty unceremonious ending, but I’d already done farewell/retirement cartoons twice by that point.

Fascists – July 18, 2004

Posted July 18, 2004 by neal

from the 2004 Summer Daily Nebraskan

a few Saturdays ago, some Nazis held a rally downtown.
welcome to downtown Lincoln.

Harry Caray at Haymarket Park – July 12, 2004

Posted July 12, 2004 by neal

from the 2004 Summer Daily Nebraskan

Spider-Man 9/11 – July 6, 2004

Posted July 6, 2004 by neal

from the 2004 Summer Daily Nebraskan

fahrenheit 911 9/11 spider man doctor octopus

Billing Abe – June 28, 2004

Posted June 28, 2004 by neal

from the 2004 Summer Daily Nebraskan

Dick Cheney came to Lincoln and Mayor Seng billed him for the $31,000 his trip cost the city. I think this is actually the first time Mayor Seng appeared in a cartoon.

Dick Cheney – June 21, 2004

Posted June 21, 2004 by neal

from the Summer 2004 Daily Nebraskan.

Dick Cheney came to Lincoln, his childhood hometown, for a 1st Congressional District fundraiser. He spoke (as he still does) about the link between Iraq and 9/11. This was about a week after the 9/11 Commission revealed that they could find no link between Iraq and 9/11.