Joe Wos and Alice in Wonderland; Dan O’Neill and The Air Pirates; Krazy Kat and Comics Kingdom; The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, and vertical comics; Garry Trudeau, Doonesbury, and Trump; Spongebob Squarepants and the United States Postal Service. Let’s kick this off with a couple Kickstarters. Chère Noble and Joe Wos are teaming […]
At the 79th Annual Reuben Awards in Boston on August 15, 2025, the National Cartoonists Society will posthumously award the NCS Medal of Honor to Robert “Chance” Browne and Christopher “Chris” Browne, in recognition of their career excellence and enduring contributions to the art of cartooning. The National Cartoonists Society will honor cartooning brothers Chance […]
Between commentary on a holiday now past and pending legislation now passed, the political folks need to do some catching up. Meanwhile, the funny people have done fairly well lately. I’ve somewhat given up on chopsticks, though I got good with them in the 70s when authenticity seemed important and we were eating short-grained brown […]
The Sunday Post is embracing its new Sunday comics section. The Washington Post? No. The Connecticut Post? No. The Palm Beach Post? No. The New York Post? Not hardly. If you guessed The Dundee Scotland Sunday Post reward yourself with clootie pudding. From John Freeman at downthetubes: The Sunday Post is one of the remaining […]
Following a major holiday is excellent timing for Workaholics Day and I say that as a dedicated workaholic. I’m not the neurotic type obsessed with the notion that, if I took a few days off, they’d notice they didn’t need me. However, I am the neurotic type who, when I had a Sunday column, would […]
A selection of 4th of July comics strips from 2025 and 1925.
Ever get so absorbed in your work that you forget to eat? That’s nothing compared to best-selling author and cartoonist Stephan Pastis who told me, “ I kid you not, when I’m coming out of a writing session, when I walk out the front door of the studio, I don’t always do it, but I will […]
Comics Kingdom subscription bargain, Cartoon Brew changes hands, Kevin Kallaugher on TV, San Diego Comic-Con panels of interest, Comics Revue ends after 42 years, seeking lost Eartha comic strips by John M. Burns, what some of those strange items advertised in old comic books really were, and a reminder to get your Reuben Playbill ad. […]
“Growing Up Luann: 40 Years of Comics” Exhibit It’s been 40 years since local artist Greg Evans debuted his now famous comic strip “Luann.” That same year, he attended Comic-Con for the first time. The longtime resident of San Marcos said a lot has changed since then. But one thing that hasn’t changed is the […]
I’m not thinking about games and consoles, but I am taking a day for humor in hopes of distracting from the news a bit. That doesn’t mean giving in and it doesn’t mean turning off entirely. I emailed my Congressional representative before I began today’s posting. It took about two minutes, in part because I […]
Comic book writer and editor Jim Shooter has passed away. James Charles (Jim) Shooter September 27, 1951 – June 30, 2025 it is being reported that comic book writer, editor, and publisher Jim Shooter has passed away. Comic book writer Mark Waid informed the world on his Facebook page: RIP Jim Shooter, 1951-2025. I’ve just […]
Letters to the Editor: Praise and Religion, and The 4th of July; Government Censorship; The Ducktown Weekly; The New York Times For Kids; and more Mafalda. LoC: Praise for Some and Objections to Religious Comedy A letter writer to The Daily Hampshire Gazette: Now, more than ever, when the Gazette arrives each morning, I skip […]
No specific commentary on this one, beyond marveling that Dan Piraro makes Sundays such a pleasure. There used to be more Sunday strips that featured painstaking art, but a lot of them are gone and the two whose Sundays I enjoyed most — Mark Trail and Prince Valiant — have been converted to a simpler […]
From Biographic is everything you need to know about Christiano Ronaldo: Andrews McMeel has their GoComics site fixed, now they need to work on the newspapers’ e-editions. Speaking of Steve McGarry – he returned to KidTown today after handing it over to Luke McGarry for June. I always thought Bob Scott used actual newspaper Sunday […]
From the Library of Congress blog: While participating in the Library’s Archives, History, and Heritage Advanced Internship Program (AHHA), [Lucy Havens] had the privilege of contributing to the Library of Congress’ Of the People initiative by researching the representation of Black cartoon and comic creators in the Library’s Comic Book Collection. Like all media, cartoons […]