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 […]
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 […]
A couple items I’ve been sitting on for too long. 2025 Buffalo News Editorial Cartoon Contest Winners From The Buffalo News and Adam Zyglis (or here): On June 23rd, we honored the winners of our annual Editorial Cartoon Contest with a wonderful ceremony at the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site. Our local students always display such […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By now regular readers of The Daily Cartoonist are aware of my obsession with comic strip title panels. So it should come as no surprise that my biggest note about today’s Sunday comics pages is the new look Blondie! This is a major change in the look of the Blondie Sunday strip since its change […]
Pogo, Scopes, Bodé We’ll Not Meet His Like Again Fifty years ago, on July 20, 1975, 21 months after Walt Kelly died, Pogo ended. That same day Bill Vaughan, a contributor to the comic strip in its last couple of years, said goodbye: Religion v. Science One hundred years ago tomorrow The Scopes Monkey Trial […]
The Berndt Toast Gang gathers; Tom Bone exhibit; Chris Ware stamps; New Yorker cartoonists Substacks; David Levine remembered; Kevin KAL Kallaugher coasters; and Jim Davis’ anatomy class. Berndt Toast It’s the last Thursday of the month, and as it has for more than 50 years, one of Long Island’s more exclusive clubs is meeting. Some […]
One of the options at the moment is despair, but that’s an unacceptable choice. Besides, we’re not there yet and there’s still plenty of room for comic relief. Like the guy in Bliss, you can still stay aware of things, as long as you’ve got some good coffee, to which I would add “and a […]
Internet Memes as Digital Successors to Comic Strips It seems we have transitioned from the nostalgic charm of newspaper comics to the instantaneous gratification of internet memes. Michelle Ann Abate of The Ohio State University sees memes in a different, perhaps more scholarly light—they might just be the digital age’s answer to comics. In a […]