The cartoonists who have been made it through the first round of winnowing for the European Cartoon Award for 2026 have been announced. Prior to declaring a winner at European Cartoon Day on Nov. 27, this list of 34 cartoonists will be narrowed to a shortlist of about 15 cartoonists. From there it is narrowed […]
Being the Fall of an even numbered year it is time for the Lee Enterprise newspapers to play musical chairs with their comics page syndicates. In their biennial attempt to get the most comics for the lowest price Lee’s 80 or so daily papers ?will be dropping their King Features Syndicate comic strips for? those […]
I understand Sunday’s strip, but I don’t get it. That is, I’m sure kids enjoyed having their cell phones in class, but I haven’t heard a lot of complaints from kids in the states that have banned them.I was fortunate enough that, while I spent a dozen years or so going into classrooms, those jobs […]
In a move sure to please almost everyone (‘almost’ because there is always those few who would object to a wonderful 72° Spring day with a light breeze) Tribune Content Agency has chosen Howie Noel (aka Howard Christian Noeldechen) to continue the adventures of Dick Tracy as the new regular artist of the comic strip. […]
An AI cartooning roundup: The Baltimore Sun continues it abominable images. Did Editor & Publisher join The Baltimore Sun in corrupting its pages with AI cartoons? The Hamilton County Reporter mends its AI cartoon ways. Cartoonists’ styles being stolen by AI prompters. The Baltimore Sun continues its weekly(?) printing of editorial AI illustrated commentary. This […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Indian government has blocked at least two Indian editorial cartoonists’ Instagram accounts under a rule meant to protect the public from threats of national security, public order, or criminal activity. The cartoonists, Satish Achary and Manjul have both posted cartoons critical of the current government’s efforts to trim the national voting rolls.India […]
Norwegian cartoonist, illustrator Jens K Styve has announced that his long-running comic Dunce will re-launch in English on Oct. 5. The feature will begin with his first strip and a new Dunce will be posted each day on his website. “You could call it a 10th-anniversary project, revisiting Dunce from the very beginning. It’s striking […]
The matter of the Cornell 7 is the sort of viral case that offers a chance to discuss a critically important issue, but also offers the chance to go spinning off the rails and use the specific issues of a single case to miss the greater points.In USA Today, Alyssa Goldberg begins her analysis by […]
The Australian Cartoonists Association has formally released their policy on generative artificial intelligence. ACA Deputy President David Blumenstein made the announcement on his Instagram and Facebook accounts. Similar to statements from other cartooning associations, ACA maintains that generative AI tools are not consistent with their values of “giving a forum to human art creators and […]
The Caledonian-Record shuffles its comics page; the Milton Caniff Spirit of Flight Award; a Luann bibliography; The Funny Pages, a comic strip exhibit; Calvin and Hobbes and Susie Derkins; and a new look for Reply All. Plus a late add: The new-Old Nancy. The Caledonian-Record Updates Their Comics Page The Caledonian-Record has take a positive […]
It’s lovely to think that, when a candidate makes a promise of “no new taxes,” the audience will respond by thinking of all they’d have to give up to make that promise true.Slane is being sarcastic, and showing how things might run in a perfect world of well-informed, logical voters. Also, he’s from New Zealand, […]
The past weekend saw the Association of Canadian Cartoonists (ACC) gather on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls for their 2026 convention which this year they called a “popup mini congress.” So far there has been little news that has come from the conference. One bit of news is who won the dual Townsend Awards […]
Pop Culture and mass communications author Arthur Asa Berger has passed away. Arthur Asa Berger January 3, 1933 – September 19, 2026 “Berger is to the study of television what Idi Amin is to tourism in Uganda.” The New York Times on Berger’s The TV-Guided American The Marin County Journal carries the obituary: “In 1965 […]
This last weekend at the Baltimore Comic-Con, the Ringo Awards for the best achievement in comic books were announced. Below are the winners and this year’s nominees.Fan FavoritesJury and Fan WinnersBest SeriesWinner: Absolute Batman, DC ComicsNominees:Best AnthologyWinner: Bowling with Corpses and Other Strange Tales From Lands Unknown, Dark Horse ComicsNominees:Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel […]
First Dog points out that, indeed, the whole world is watching. That wouldn’t be so bad if we were some obscure country nobody really cared about, so they could watch what we’re up to, snicker and shrug it off.But ever since WWII we have set ourselves up as the Keystone of the Free World, so […]