It is becoming increasingly likely that the 70-80 newspapers that make up the CNHI (formerly the Community Newspaper Holding Inc.) are all dropping the comics page from their newspapers. Earlier this month we reported on the North of Boston Media Group, a subdivision of CNHI, dropping the comics (second item). 1800 miles southwest of Boston […]

There’s so much Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose going around that there’s a danger of things not being seen as news anymore. This is not to be confused with Steve Bannon’s “flood of sh*t” policy, in which each new outrage drives the previous outrages from sight, though that is a related factor.We’re […]

It is two and a half months before the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip will come to an end. It’s 1995 and Watterson is thirty-seven. He’s sitting at the desk where he’s worked for the last ten years, drawing the adventures of Calvin and his maybe-real or maybe-stuffed-toy tiger, Hobbes. Calvin and Hobbes runs in […]

Like many long-lived comic characters (think World War Two veterans Mr. Fantastic and Ben Grimm) Jeremy Duncan’s timeline in Zits has to be adjusted on occasion. Today we learn the eternal 16 year old was born in 2009. Quite a feat for someone who first showed up nearly 29 years ago. Of course he could […]

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 […]