Well, obviously. Father’s Day is kind of weird, because while men want acknowledgement I don’t think they’re as much into presentation as women, so that flowers or breakfast in bed on Mother’s Day is a good thing, but ties and coffee cups on Father’s Day don’t make much of an impression.The best Father’s Day I […]
American-born comic writer now a Member of the British Empire, Mutt and Jeff the animated classics restored, Lynd Ward award winner talks cartooning, and a first and last look at a put-upon English pop. American-Born Comic Strip Writer Appointed a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Judge Dredd co-creator and comic […]
The history of newspapers! A Dick Tracy villain to fix the Reflecting Pool? The History of American Newspapers Here’s a book I’m looking forward to as much as a new history of comics. My interest in the history of newspapers grew out of my comic strip obsession. When I was a wee tyke newspaper editor […]
The UK is joining Australia and several other nations in restricting Internet use by kids under16. The most common restrictions are on user-to-user platforms like Facebook, Snapchat and others, though this site provides more specific information on how various countries have set up their bans.Clearly, Blower sees it as a performative act by PM Keir […]
With Fritzi Ritz and Phyl Fumble, Walt and Skeezix Wallet and Snuffy Smith, Slylock Fox and Olive and Popey and Maricela and The Pig Family, Arlo and Janis and Alfred, Ripley and not DeJoy, Percy Shelley and John Deering and Roy Thomas, Patrick McDonnell and Jane Goodall, Carmen and Winslow and Marshall, Garfield and Daddy, […]
Polish police have arrested a man they suspect shot and killed Russian artist Semyon Skrepetsky. The Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk announced on X/Twitter that the individual held a Georgian passport and that authorities “are working to identify the person who ordered the killing.”Other outlets have reported that the alleged killer is 36 years-old. […]
Jennings provides an overview of Trump’s adventure in Iran that emphasizes all the ways it was mishandled and winds up where most observers feel it did: With Iran at least “emboldened” if not actually stronger than before, though emboldened includes knowing they can turn the world’s economies on their heads by shutting down Hormuz.Though it […]
In late May Luann applied and was accepted as a Summer Camp counselor, a job she has shown quite an aptitude for in the recent strips. A maturing Luann just may have found her niche in life. But it is happening a year later than planned as this story was supposed to happen last Summer, […]
The winners of the 3rd International Trumpism Cartoon and Caricature Contest have been announced. The competition is based in Iran and consisted of two categories: “Political Cartoons” and “Caricature of Trump” The Tehran Times reports: “This artistic competition, featuring participants from 68 countries across five continents, proves once again that cartoons and caricatures remain one […]
This being a where-to-begin moment, we might as well start with Trump arriving late at the G7 Summit and declaring “I’m the Boss!” to a response of laughter that was either appreciative or mocking, depending on which reports you read. Obviously, MacKay was among those who were not amused.Nor was du Bus impressed. French President […]
I remain astonished at the lack of notices from newspapers about the weekday Big Nate ending and what is replacing the daily comic strip in the 200 (give or take) papers. We ran a couple notices from newspapers about what would be filling the space. This past weekend it was noted that Wallace the Brave […]
The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists has announced they are taking entries for the 2026 Rex Babin Memorial Award for Excellence in Local Cartooning. The award recognizes the best in political cartooning focusing on state and local issues. The award is named after the late The Sacramento Bee cartoonist Rex Babin who was influential in […]
Featuring the illustrated “Heroes! The Astounding True Story of America’s Comic Book Creators” by Roy Schwartz and Frank Stockton from the Summer 2026 issue of The Smithsonian magazine and the 1933 thesis A History and Analysis of the American Comic Strip by Harry Emsley Wood, Jr. The Summer 2026 America 250 issue of The Smithsonian […]
Yesterday was Bloomsday, in which people who have read Ulysses say “It’s Bloomsday” and if they’re in Dublin they can dress up as Leopold Bloom and walk around the places Joyce wrote about. And I suppose they might eat a kidney, masturbate, be cuckolded and get drunk to recreate the entire day. Keyes is unimpressed […]
Big Nate’s relief pitchers, a true comic strip crossover, not a boring Van Boring collection, the comic strip bad guys, and valuable comic strip art. Relieving Big Nate This past weekend it was noted that Wallace the Brave had replaced the discontinued Big Nate daily comic strip in The Washington Post. Mike Rhode at Comics […]