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Pre-Weekend Comics Check

From the deepest darkest parts of the comics page comes Wallace the Brave, The Argyle Sweater, Rip Haywire, Over the Hedge, Prickly City, Ripley’s Believe It or Not, Rubes, Thatababy, Tarzan, Zorro, Prince Valiant, and Tom the Dancing Bug. From Giggles to Gruesome Got a seven-year-old in my life who complains that her Dad takes […]

South Park Trump 27th season premiere episode

Oh My God, South Park Just Killed Donny

Fresh off an approved $1.5 billion streaming contract with Paramount, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park, took a blowtorch to President Donald Trump and their show’s parent company Paramount Pictures, in a bawdy season 27 premiere episode. The episode’s plot revolves around Trump suing anyone who doesn’t agree with him—including the […]

CSotD: Unfortunate Complexities

There’s not much to add to or analyze in Jennings’ cartoon. Children are living as grotesque skeletons and dying in unconscionable numbers. The obvious, simple solution would be to give them food, but instead they have to die. It’s all rather complicated. The whole world is watching, and, as Pope says, putting together their sternest […]

Pat Oliphant, at 90, Joins TDC’s Senior Strippers Club

Esteemed political cartoonist Pat Oliphant was born July 24, 1935. Australian-born Pat made his fame as a United States editorial cartoonist from the 1960s into the 2000s, becoming the inspiration for generations of cartoonists who followed and revered him. Oliphant started in the U.S. at the Denver Post in 1964 and within a year was […]

CSotD: Comedy Break

Comic philosophy from Wiley Miller, and a protest against blaming people for things they had little control over, though we could have a seminar on the topic of how much the things that happen to you are a reflection of your attitude and character. We’d eventually come down to a discussion of how much your […]

Chris Ware Stamps 1st Day Release

Today was the First Day Release ceremonies for the United States Postal Service’s 250 Anniversary stamps. WASHINGTON — In celebration of two and a half centuries of continuous service, the U.S. Postal Service today unveiled two stamp releases at its headquarters building. The two stamp designs capture the essence of USPS, one honoring its deep-rooted […]

Zunar book launch event

Zunar Celebrates 50 Years with Book Memoir

Malaysia’s most renowned political cartoonist, Zunar (real name Zulkiflee Anwar Haque), is marking his 50 year career of “artistic rebellion” with a book entitled Melukis Dengan Hati (“Drawing with Heart”). The book was unveiled at an event attended by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister praised Zunar at the event. From Anis Zalani at […]

CSotD: Under Our Noses, Behind Our Backs

Wuerker takes advantage of a metaphor coined by Dan Tom Tomorrow Perkins in a 2017 interview with the Irish Times: [It’s] like waking up and saying ‘I’d like a glass of water’ and then having someone spray you in the face with a fire hose. One of the biggest challenges of the Trump presidency has […]

Cartoonist KAL: Baltimore’s Best

Baltimore Magazine has proclaimed Kevin Kallaugher aka KAL as the best in the area. KAL tells us: I was delighted to learn that the 50th Anniversary edition of Baltimore Magazine named me the region’s best cartoonist. I was particularly taken by the kind words that accompanied their announcement. KAL gives us the Baltimore Magazine’s assessment […]

Audio/Visual Yakety Yak

Talkin’ ’bout this ‘n’ that with Francesco Marciuliano and Jim Keefe, Doug MacGregor, William Randolph Hearst, Michael Ricigliano and Kevin Kallaugher, Jason Lutes, and Charles Brubaker. Francesco Marciuliano and Jim Keefe Ever started a podcast and wondered if you’d accidentally clicked “play all”? Yeah, we’re feeling it too. On this delightfully never-ending episode, we dive deep […]

CSotD: Things We Must Never Dare Say

It has come to this. There are differences. The Third Reich was specifically rounding up Jews, while the Trump administration continues to say it is only arresting foreign criminals. But the Nazis were also rounding up Roma and LGBTQ people, and the Trump administration is also rounding up people who look like immigrants. The Nazis […]

Sy Barry Gets Elzie Segar Award

At the National Cartoonists Society’s 79th Reuben Awards [August 15, 2025], comic arts legend Sy Barry will receive the Elzie Segar Award, presented by King Features, in recognition of his enduring influence on the art form. The National Cartoonists Society announced the honor bestowed on Sy Barry earlier today: Named after Popeye creator Elzie Segar, this prestigious honor […]

Offensive cartoon by Saffron Swire

The Observer Apologizes, Removes ‘Racist’ Cartoon

The Observer has apologized and removed a cartoon by Saffron Swire after Member of Parliament Zarah Sultana called the cartoon racist and called the cartoonist a “right-wing hack who is the daughter of an aristocrat and ex-Tory MP”. The topic of the cartoon was a reaction to Sultana and former Member of Parliament Jeremy Corbyn […]

Funnies: Past, Present,Future

Spotlight on Arlo and Janis; Luann; Crankshaft; Barney & Clyde; Reply All/Reply All Lite; Bottom Liners; Lio. Come July 29 Arlo and Janis will have been around for 40 years and cartoonist Jimmy Johnson, as is his wont, will be celebrating the anniversary this coming week, but with a twist as he “remasters” some classic […]

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