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National Cartoonist Day Spotlight on Mark Buford

Early last year Mark Buford put an ash stake in his Scary Gary comic strip. Now Julie Lineback for the University of West Georgia brings us up-to-date with Mark. “A Major in Minds, a Minor in Mischief.” As the U.S. recognizes National Cartoonist Day on May 5, University of West Georgia alumnus Mark Buford ’86 […]

National Cartoonist Day de Mayo

Nancy Beiman gave us a three week notice of the annual “holy day.” The others mostly waited until today. Today comic strips transition from World Press Freedom Day (not mentioned at all) and National Star Wars Day (many references yesterday) to National Cartoonist Day/Cinco de Mayo. Or Inko de Mayo.Lalo Alcaraz and Chip Sansom weren’t […]

CSotD: Civilization and Its Malcontents

Fell cuts through the analysis and legal deconstruction and reminds us that racism is real, which, at heart, is all you really have to know. Some racism is intentional and conspiratorial, like redistricting to keep Black candidates out of office or requiring bogus literacy tests to keep Black citizens from qualifying to vote. But it […]

European Cartoon Award

Submissions Open for European Cartoon Award 2026

Editorial cartoonist around the world are being encouraged to submit cartoons for the 2026 European Cartoon Award. The award recognizes “the impact of cartoons on societal dialogue” and serves to “encourage cartoonists in their vital role and stimulate conversations about Europe.”Requirements for entry include publications dates from June 2, 2025, and July 1, 2026, must […]

CSotD: Alas, It’s Monday

Poor Volodya had to cut back the annual Victory Day Parade in Moscow this coming Saturday, reportedly because all the impressive arms and armor normally seen at that time are in Ukraine and can’t be spared, or, in some cases, made operative.But what are friends for? After a 90-minute phone call, his pal Donald announced […]

Cartoons and Tyrants, History and Current Events

Yesterday, in a prelude to World Press Freedom Day, Anthony Feinstein for The Globe and Mail checked in on the history of political cartooning holding those in power to account from the beginning to now, sometimes risking the cartoonists’ freedom and lives. When political cartoonists challenge the world’s most powerful people. (Or here.) The strongman […]

CSotD: Sunday et Cetera

A new irregular feature: Etc., where I feature political cartoons that don’t fit into a major topic but that I found interesting or amusing. The risk is that I won’t have much to say beyond “Wow,” and posting cartoons without commentary does not qualify as “fair use.” Not that I’d be alone in doing that, […]

Exclusive! Dick Tracy 1961-1964

Clover Press made its name in comic strip circles by publishing “The Master Collection” of Milton Caniff‘s Terry and the Pirates. Then there is The Complete Tom the Dancing Bug series. The publisher has recently switched their comic strip endeavors to affordable softcover editions of previously published hardcover collections. There was Dick Tracy Collection 1941-1944 […]

Wayback Weekend – Booked, Archived

Alan Dunn architectural cartoonist; Brian Fies graphic medicine artist, U of Missouri cartoon archives.Alan Dunn Architectural CartoonistLast year we noted a Gabriele Neri article for Architectural Record about cartoons relevant to that magazine and the profession it spotlights. There was a note mentioning New Yorker cartoonist Alan Dunn. Little did we suspect that Neri was […]

CSotD: On Being ‘Tough but Fair’

I was always skeptical of teachers who said, “I’m tough, but fair.” I knew teachers who were tough but fair, but none of them ever said so and they didn’t have to, because we knew it. The ones who proclaimed it were, instead, rigidly harsh and felt “fair” meant having everything go their way.It is […]

Nicole Hollander -RIP

Feminist cartoonist and Sylvia creator Nicole Hollander has passed away. Nicole Marilyn Hollander (née Garrison) April 25, 1939 – April 23, 2026 It is being credibly reported on social media that cartoonist Nicole Hollander has passed away. From Michael Bonesteel: NICOLE HOLLANDER, the edgy and entertaining creator of “Sylvia,” passed away last night. She was […]

The Graphic Medicine International Collective

Graphic Medicine International Collective Announces Shortlist for Annual Awards

The Graphic Medicine International Collective (GMIC) has announced their shortlist for their GMIC Awards for outstanding health-related comic projects completed and/or published in 2025. There are three categories, long-form, short-form, and educational, with five finalists in each category. Winners will be announced at their annual conference in Baltimore on July 25.Here are the finalists:EducationalLong FormShort […]

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