A month ago we noted some of the early editorial cartooning awards programs opening the window to submit your work for consideration – National Newspaper Awards, Overseas Press Club, RFK Human Rights, and Sigma Delta Chi. The deadlines for those are still in the future (though National Newspaper Award just barely). Now we have The […]
UPDATE: Things in Caracas changed quickly since this was written, but that hasn’t changed anything here. I assume cartoonists will leap to their drawing boards and we’ll catch up tomorrow. Another New Year’s cartoon as we get back to business, and Turner offers a menu of places where we could use a little hope in […]
We were anticipating Caroline Cash taking over the Nancy comic strip for a few months before her New Year’s Day debut, unanticipated was Jonathan Lemon‘s takeover on that same New Year’s Day of Thatababy. Unexpected by those of us not paying close attention anyway. Thatababy by Jonathan Lemon – January 1, 2026 When The Daily […]
Was distracted by some other projects lately and fell behind on opining and reporting comic strip news. New Year New Art Caroline Cash took on the Nancy comic strip on Thursday January 1, 2026 and in showing Nancy through the ages, or artists if you prefer, nailed her opening show. An Old Year’s Day Anniversary […]
A random collection of cartoons and reactions today: Eddie, being a little kid, has an idealistic view of things and expects all the hoopla about the new year to mean that something is new. His mom has seen more years come and go, but at least remembers younger days. I’ve been seeing things online saying […]
This is an installment of 2025 U.S. Newspaper Comics: Debuts, Departures, and the Dearly Departed.(part 1: Debuts and Departures – – part 2: Detours and Deviations – – part 3: Dearly Departed) 2025 DEBUTS These comic strips began appearing in U. S. newspapers in 2025. VEEFRIENDSby Gary Vaynerchuk (as Gary Vee) and D. J. CoffmanFebruary […]
This is an installment of 2025 U.S. Newspaper Comics: Debuts, Departures, and the Dearly Departed.(part 1: Debuts and Departures – – part 2: Detours and Deviations – – part 3: Dearly Departed) 2025 DETOURS/DEVIATIONS Some changes to U. S. newspaper comic strips and panels in 2025. 2025 began with Eric Costello as the guest writer […]
This is an installment of 2025 U.S. Newspaper Comics: Debuts, Departures, and the Dearly Departed.(part 1: Debuts and Departures – – part 2: Detours and Deviations – – part 3: The Dearly Departed) THE DEARLY DEPARTED These North American newspaper and magazine cartoonists died in 2025. David LynchJanuary 20, 1946 – January 16, 2025movie and […]
Bill Day takes what I believe to be an unnecessarily pessimistic look at the year ahead. He’s correct that the gloves are off and that Trump and his fellow travelers are not hiding their ambitions. Homeland Security has posted this declaration of plans to deport 100,000,000 “third world” people and if you need a translator […]
On New Year’s Eve we have a tsunami of political cartoon Best Ofs being issued. We start this round(up) with the Summer (July through September) and Fall (October through December) 2025 picks from The Everett (Wash) Herald who rotates their choices among the Cagle Cartoons cast, including: John Darkow, Michael de Adder, Rick McKee, Dave […]
It was thirty years ago today that, after a ten year odyssey, one of the greatest comic strips ended its run. Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson ceased appearing in newspapers on December 31, 1995. Bill Watterson had sent newspaper editors a letter notifying them of the decision to end the strip. As a thank […]
Good advice from one traditional figure of the new year to another. Some years, the editorial cartoons look forward to progress and improvements, but this isn’t one of those years and nobody has any grand expectations for 2026. It’s also traditional for killjoys like myself to point out that, while a few new laws have […]
As newspapers and cartoonists continue to issue their political cartoon Best Of lists The Daily Cartoonist continues to pass them on to our readers. Just a few today: Jeff Koterba, Jom Richards, and Brandan Reynolds. From Jeff Koterba‘s Substack we get Koterba’s Best 25 of ’25 (with a couple of bonus toons). From Jeff’s introduction: […]
Seven months ago Heaven Help Us by Man Martin abruptly ended with no explanation. Man’s fans, which we at The Daily Cartoonist count as big ones, were rightfully concerned. Now Man Martin pops up in our e-mailbox with a notice of a new book and a short term offer. Through a special arrangement with Barnes […]
We’re still in the between-times, and the selection of fresh material is limited. I’m sympathetic to Herbert’s idea that the period is a needed break in otherwise unbearable times, mostly because she suggests that, once the New Year’s celebrations are over, we’ll be back to harsh reality. Certainly, I’m sympathetic to the idea of taking […]