Kieran Castaño, who has drawn the Ripley’s Believe It or Not panel since 2021, parted ways with BION, Inc. The Daily Cartoonist asked Kieran who left who and, with Kieran’s permission, here is his reply: Kinda both. I was terminated by them after I decided to take time off for the holidays and lied to […]
I suppose we should have seen it coming a half century ago, when people started buying “Archie Bunker for President” merchandise. As I’ve said here often, I watched “All in the Family” for several weeks before deciding that sitting through 20 minutes of racist, sexist jokes wasn’t worth the three-minute “Aw, Archie! You’re so wrong!” […]
The 53rd Annie Awards were presented Saturday evening February 21, 2026. As Mercedes Milligan at Animation Magazine says KPop Demon Hunters was the big winner. This year’s runaway winner was the Netflix/Sony Pictures Animation megahit KPop Demon Hunters, which won all 10 categories it was nominated for — shutting out its top competition Elio (Disney-Pixar), […]
We go to Prince Valiant, Dick Tracy, Flash Gordon, and The Phantom when seeking pulpish action and adventure for our “Cheap Thrills.” The most sensational of those came from an unexpected source today.Surprisingly it is Judge Parker winning the dramatic continuity award this Sunday. Back to The Phantom for a moment, which had a pensive […]
This is a lovely picture and I agree with her premise that, unless you can get Canadian TV, you aren’t apt to see a lot of curling until the next Winter Olympics. There are several Olympic sports that don’t get much coverage except then, like biathlon, which does feel like a traditional Olympic sport, given […]
The North Country This Week newspapers (both the Potsdam-Canton and the Massenia-Ogdenburg editions) have announced that they have begun running McCauley by Ethan Lyons beginning this week. POTSDAM — A locally created comic strip exploring the transition from life in high school to life after graduation will now be featured in North Country This Week. […]
With editorial cartoonist Paula Pugh, the aftermath of Brad Holland’s death, more about a.i. Scott Adams, Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill’s Death to Pachuco comic book, and the Ann Telnaes and Patrick Chappatte get together with Jason Chatfield viewing. Late addition: The Bob Powell Studio’s Topps Baseball Card Photo References. We weren’t the only ones […]
Obviously, the Supreme Court decision on tariffs was the major story, not just yesterday but for some time, and I’m not waiting around for cartoonists to catch up with it, because it should have driven them to their drawing boards immediately. Bennett is correct that it has ended the tariffs, or at least the president’s […]
Ottawa International Animation Festival 50th AnniversaryAbout the 50th Ottawa Animation Festival from Mercedes Milligan at Animation Magazine: To celebrate its 50th anniversary in September, the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF), North America’s largest animation festival, has unveiled its official 2026 poster, created by acclaimed Canadian cartoonist and designer Seth. “For our 50th, I wanted to find […]
Caroline Cash is getting some press after taking on the Nancy comic strip this year. The latest is her old hometown alternative newspaper the Charleston City Paper where cartoonist Steve Stegelin profiles Cash. Cash left town in 2014 after graduating from SOA to attend the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). “Even though […]
A busy week: In South Korea, former President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life in prison for having attempted to overturn election results and make himself president again, while in Britain, former Prince Andrew has been arrested and charged over his interactions with Jeffrey Epstein.And in the United States, President Trump has not been […]
Bob Whitmore – Philanthropist Bob Whitmore, editorial cartoonist who was in the news last Summer, came across the feed recently when he combined his political cartooning with public service cartooning for radio station WMNF Tampa. Bob shares some of his Creative Loafing Tampa cartoons with WMNF and also does some extra work for the station. […]
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 […]