There is a certain joy when the Monday comic strips come around. Monday is when changes (art and stories) usually happen, though there are outliers (Tauhid Bondia seems to ignore this tradition). So Monday comes around and we have so many questions springing to mind: Will Rachel Merrill return as the Gil Thorp artist? (she […]
Graphic designer, author, and comic book historian Steven Brower has passed away. Steven Ian Brower June 23, 1952 – July 24, 2026 Steven’s wife Kati announced to the public of his passing. From Fantagraphics mini-bio: Steven Brower is an award-winning former Creative Director for Print, a former art director at the New York Times and […]
First, a word about reporting on perspectives. Editors often assign a reporter to go out there and find out what people are thinking. Some even assign reporters to go out there and confirm what the editor has already decided people are thinking.Either way, it’s a fool’s errand, because to do it right would require an […]
Kevin KAL Kallaugher hosted Jack Ohman for an hour long visit between two of the most respected editorial cartoonists in the business today. The two friends have nearly a joint 100 years of experience (48 years each) in the business and they discuss the thens and the nows, and the whats and the whos (yeah, […]
The Lakes International Comic Arts Festival has announced their scheduled events for this year’s festival being held Oct. 2-4 in Kendal, UK. For more information on guests, tickets, and transportation. Visit their website.Friday Oct. 2Asterix vs. Tintin – The Rematch! LICAF’s most popular opening night event dates back to 2016 when we entertained our audiences […]
It’s hard to find an article or review of Bob Staake that doesn’t include a line about Bob being “one of the most prolific illustrators” of his generation. Which isn’t exactly true. He’s also a cartoonist, children’s book writer and artist, political and commercial artist. In his 50 year career he’s worked with just about […]
It may just be my imagination but… Did Tom Armstrong go to slightly different lettering for Marvin this week? Also new! For only the third time this year we have a new MUTTS comic strip! The John Hart Studio is playing with the format. The Wizard of Id makes hay with the time-space continuum. While […]
The latest chapter in the ongoing farce does not reflect well on Dear Leader, but Anderson should have flipped this one, because the clown is what everyone else sees, while how he sees himself is not just as a normal man but as a hero.Seriously. He posted this on his Truth Social page. The man […]
From Pia Lee-Brago at The Philippine Star: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has condemned state-run China Daily’s release of “dehumanizing” and “racist” videos and editorial cartoons depicting Filipinos as monkeys in criticizing the 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Award [link added]. Manila demanded that the video posted on China Daily’s Facebook account on July 10 […]
The owners of Peppa Pig have legally stopped the Wolfoo owners and forced them to erase the latter. From Dan McDonald at GB News: The owners of Peppa Pig have secured a major legal victory against a Vietnamese firm behind a cartoon character accused of being an “imposter”. Mr Justice Smith, sitting at the High […]
The nominees for the 2026 Harvey Awards, held annually at the New York Comic Con (October 8-11, 2026, this year) have been announced. Only a couple concern books or cartoonists we have mentioned here.The Once and Future Riot by Joe Sacco (Metropolitan/Holt) is included for the Book of the Year category.Inbetweens by Faith Erin Hicks […]
President Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt was photographed posing with The New York Times. Facing the camera was the obituary for editorial cartoonist Pat Oliphant, it included a cartoon of Trump as a Nazi. From Aman Sharma at Reality Tea: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was seen holding a newspaper that featured Trump’s political […]
The Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco will close its Beach Street space tomorrow. The museum has opted not to renew its lease. A future location is still in question.From their announcement: We make this announcement with deep appreciation for the extraordinary support the community has given the museum. For nearly 42 years, our Board, […]
Earlier this week we learned that Portugal’s Public Prosecutor’s Office had indicted nine individuals on terrorism charges. The far-right neo-Nazi group members allegedly had a target list of individuals they viewed as a threat due to their alignment with “immigration, anti-racism, anti-fascism, diversity, social inclusion, and minority rights.” That’s also when two cartoonists on the […]
First, this update: Infantino has withdrawn his cunning plan to sell off part of FIFA to a consortium. Seems the universal hatred of the idea got through to him.That’s why people should speak up. On a related note, the public comment period for the FCC’s attack on the ABC network’s owned-and-operated stations has ended. According […]