​Last month, my brothers and I traveled to our sister's home in Wyoming. It was finally time for us to go through the last 24 bins of our father's. These were the remaining things left from his home and eventually his storage unit. 

Dad saved everything. Every single piece of paper--every correspondence--every meaningful article, every piece of art or inspiration.

Prior to the trip, my friend Paul Fricke and I found the topic of Dad's "Doodles"...and discussed how he was able to continue to come up with new faces--new ideas--constantly.

One of the things I wondered during that conversation was if his doodles were somehow a compilation of things his photographic memory had viewed over time--either in person or in print. An amalgam or collection of features--personalities--and traits.

And then--one day I stumbled upon this clipping. I immediately realized it felt as if I were looking at two doodles I'd used on our AlexanderToth.com site as abstract line drawings of my brothers. They somehow captured the way I saw each of them. At the time, I wondered my father's reference--if there was story behind their inspiration. It seems there may have been.

The above is rather "sepia" in color from my father's years of smoking and the age of the clipping. It was a newspaper photo of Errol Flynn, and his son Sean Flynn. Errol Flynn...my father's favorite of all time.

So I had a somewhat probable answer to my speculation or question. Maybe you agree? Or not? It's interesting to ponder. Of course, I wish he were here to ask.

The "Doodles" I am referencing can be seen at www.alexandertoth.com/the-toth-family.html
​
​Dana 

Today my father would have been 97. I love this photograph. Growing up, this is exactly how I remember him. He was ALWAYS at his drawing board. He was creating or (even "doodling") every single day of his life up until he took his last breath. Paul Fricke posted a beautiful tribute to him on instagram and shared that he was inspired by something
​Jeff Rose posted the previous year. It simply was an invitation to honor my father's legacy by viewing something he created, whether it's reading a comic, studying a page or character design, sharing his work...or watching an episode of one of our podcasts. 

Thank you always to all of you who continue to honor him. 
Happy Birthday, Dad.
​Love, Dana, Carrie, Eric and Damon

Today, May 27th, is the anniversary of my father's passing. It has been nineteen years.

This image above is a postcard that my talented friend (and fan of my father's), Mark Stanleigh and I created for the 150th Anniversary of the Art Students League of NY. It is our understanding (through a brief interview my father did while alive) that he attended a class/classes there. While we have posted this card before--honestly, it says it all.

I wish he were here to see what fans still say about his work all these years later. And, that there is a new generation of illustrators, cartoonists and comic book artists that continue to honor him.

We are so grateful for all of you--and that you help us honor his legacy by "continuing the conversation".

Dana

Dear Fans:

We are looking ahead to all good things in 2025!

My family and I appreciate the continued interest and passionate conversation about our father and his work. Thank you.

We launched our line of "official" T's, and we will be expanding along the way--so please reach out with ideas! 

We have finally found the ultimate home for Bravo and our father's work & collections. We will finalize that relationship in early 2025. More to come when we are able to officially announce those details.

Wishing you all a healthy, prosperous, creative 2025! 
In gratitude,
The Toth Family
www.AlexanderToth.com

Well, I finally gave myself permission to buy
a new MAC desktop, which frankly cost the
same as the one I bought 15 years ago. I just love that. It was time.

I'm not the fastest at the technical learning curve, but working on some additional designs
and learning how to interface with a new platform for printing was the best impetus for me (although in my frustration, I behaved like my father on more than one occasion.)

Please visit AlexanderToth.com to see the new designs now available in our store. Our printer ships Worldwide, so hoping to reach fans everywhere--especially for Holiday!

I want to thank my dear friends Mark S, Jeff R, and Paul F for their generous input.

Please always feel free to reach out with concepts.
We appreciate you and your appreciation of our father's work. Dana & The Family
www.alexandertoth.com

Here is a link to John Hitchcock's YouTube video created at "The Hero's Convention", where he spoke about his personal relationship with our father, including details from his book: 
​"The Dear John Alex Toth Doodle Book".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IQdmw7VqMI 

As a young girl and into my teens, each year, on my father's birthday, I wondered what on earth to get him. I knew little about him, except a few generic things: he liked licorice, gummy bears and needed tums; he "puffed" but didn't "inhale"; he liked models (both types, the female human-type, and the plastic model versions of the cars and planes he admired); he preferred candy from Europe or Canada (and he liked their lifestyle and politics better as well); he shopped exclusively at Trader Joes and kept a wide variety of dried fruit and nuts for nibbles; he liked trains (and loved talking about steam engines); and his art supplies were simple. He craved nothing my allowance could afford, including a hamburger at his favorite place (which would include cigarette smoke wafting into my face.)

In later years, I grew to watch how these things connected. He was visual, simple, minimalistic, and treasured connection, conversation, integrity... and "tried & true." These days, in my mind, that is my guiding voice with anything attached to him, his work, and his following.

This year, we created a T-shirt (available on AlexanderToth.com) to commemorate the birthday (June 25th) of our father, Alex Toth, and the partnered launch of “TOTHcentric,” an ongoing series featuring discussions and analysis surrounding our father's legacy and work. The episodes will be hosted by cartoonist, educator and passionate Toth fan, Paul Fricke, on his newly branded podcast/video program, "COMIX CRUSH”. A must see.

Happy Birthday, Dad...! 

​


​​