Posted on: March 13, 2012

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow looks at the impact and politics of Doonesbury’s comic strip this week. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

I’ve been tracking the list of newspapers that are refusing to run this week’s Doonesbury, have moved it to their editorial page, or some other variation (dropping select dates; reprinting all of them this weekend, etc.). So far 57 papers have pulled the strips. So the unasked question now is if Garry Trudeau has lost […]

The Poughkeepsie Journal has posted ALL of this week’s Doonesbury for viewing/download. Now you can read them all in one sitting just like the newspaper editors did and decide if it should run, move to another section (editorial page) or ask for alternatives. I thought Thursday’s was a bit jarring for normal newspaper comic fare […]

After Madison, WI-State Assemblyman Steve Nass threatened funding for University of Wisconsin if it went ahead with a planned “Art of Protest” exhibit, Madison political cartoonist Mike Konopacki created a parody press release taking jabs at Nass’ actions. Now Nass has filed a criminal complaint alleging Mike misused Nass’ official letterhead. The state has a […]

Gary McCoy is receiving national press over a recent Sandra Fluke editorial cartoon which he reports has also generated death threats. The cartoon depicts a woman stating, “Stay out of my uterus, government” (while holding a pro-choice sign) and then in the next frame, “that is, right after paying for my free birth control” as […]

The Republican (MA) interviewed Rhymes With Orange creator Hilary Price for their prominent women in the Pioneer Valley series. What have been some of the obstacles? The deadline, seven comic strips a week. You have to build up your creative muscle to keep pumping them out. And when it becomes your vocation, versus your calling, […]