Headlining: Dennis the Menace, Torchy Brown, Thatababy, Dick Tracy, Frazz, and Birch Bark. New from the Mint: Dennis the Menace-themed Coins Next month Dennis the Menace celebrates his 75th anniversary and the Mint will join in the celebration by pressing a Dennis the Menace coin. But it is The Royal Mint and the Dennis the […]
Where to begin? Easy answer, thanks to Toro, who states today’s premise clearly. The next question is what to include, and in what order?We probably need one of those disclaimers, that this is entirely fictional and any resemblance etc, because none of this is Dear Leader’s fault.As he has explained, he has staff which stays […]
The magazine cartoons of Dick Cavalli, John Held, Jr., and Rea Irvin. Dick Cavalli’s “Girlie” Cartoons I have mentioned before that I grew up on a Newspaper Enterprise Association comics page so I was well aware of Dick Cavalli‘s Winthrop comic strip, and Morty Meekle before that. Like many comic strip creators of that time […]
Editor & Publisher reporter and cartoonist Rob Tornoe interviewed Walt Handelsman, who recently retired after forty-five years as a salaried editorial cartoonist for newspapers, most of that time since 1989 with The New Orleans Times-Picayune and The Advocate. As expected two editorial cartoonists talking makes for a fascinating dialogue about the state of the art. […]
Today being Ash Wednesday, Fat Tuesday cartoons are out of date, but it being our weekly Hump Day, you’ll see several cartoons that are slightly past their use-by dates. That’s the way it goes.I had a friend who went to Mardi Gras in 1969 and told me all about it. It sounded like great fun, […]
Cartoonist and caricaturist Kent Gamble has passed away. David Kent Gamble December 14, 1953 – February 13, 2026 Kent Gamble, cartoonist and caricaturist for satire magazines, has passed away due to complications of Alzheimers. From the obituary: At a young age, Kent’s mother described his energy as wild and boisterous, which foreshadowed his eventual love […]
A roundup of cartooning news with Drew Panckeri, Liza Donnelly and Kathleen Hughes and friends, Ralph Steadman, Mort and Brian Walker, and the threesome of Jason Chatfiled, Ann Telnaes, and Patrick Chappatte.A bit of serendipity Our recent posting of Linus getting a library card in Peanuts is followed up by cartoonist Drew Panckeri being profiled […]
Poor Pam! She wanted to come across as a really tough loyalist, but she ran into too many Julie Browns. Obviously, one of them was Julie K. Brown, who is to Jeffrey Epstein as Woodward and Bernstein were to Watergate, and so the Attorney General faced clear evidence that Something Wasn’t Right.But when she went […]
Musical Chairs Seven weeks plus two strips equal nine creators.Not yet 50 days into the new year and Gil Thorp has had three different artists (Rachel Merrill, Jason Margos, Louie Chin) drawing the coach’s and his family’s melodramatic story. Over at Dick Tracy there have been three writers (Mike Curtis, Matthew K. Manning, Eric Costello) […]
We are excited to announce the complete Comic Strip of the Day archives is now under one roof! As regular readers know, Mike Peterson has been posting his daily column here since 2018. Starting in 2010, he posted on an older blog platform. An end of service announcement gave us an opportunity to migrate Mike’s […]
Presidents’ Day invariably involves snow in this part of the country, and, yes, finding a stick is finding a treasure. I have varying memories of the day:The Great Ice Storm of 1998 occurred just after New Years, but an after-effect of that disaster was that because schools in Northern New York were closed for a […]
Below are some comic and cartoon books scheduled for February 2026 release (or so). Images and links from a variety of publishers and outlets, though ordering through your local comic shop or independent book store is a good idea. Flash Gordon: Classic Collection Vol. 6 by Dan Barry A must-have for Flash Gordon fans, and […]
Before diving into today’s comics let’s give a little throwback love to Percy Crosby. That was a beautiful Skippy panel that Skippy Inc. and GoComics ran two days ago. It really makes us yearn for the days when cartoonists had the acreage to display their pen and ink talents. Hat tip to Jef Mallett for […]
I knew someone was going to do this, but if it’s not surprising, it is well done, because Jones had the sense not to clutter it up with additional images or unnecessary commentary. And I don’t like labels, but he made it a headline instead, which works for me. And he always adds context at […]
Derf Backderf has written a historical graphic novel, with a character of his own making thrown in, to tell the story of a group of socialists fighting the authoritarian government of their time. The Dissidents: Autocrats! Vigilantes! Communists! And Cartoonists! by Derf Backderf is scheduled for a September 2026 release from Abrams ComicArts. From the […]