Comic Strip of the Day — Friday Funnies
(Note to new readers: On Friday, we skip politics and feature funny stuff from the past week.) The dumber the…
July 2018
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Sandra Bell-Lundy Interview
Cartoonist Sandra Bell-Lundy is interviewed about her Between Friends comic strip, her greeting card line, cartooning and other topics. Or…
Comic Strip of the Day — Nature’s Way
Adam Zyglis‘s commentary isn’t perfect, but I like it a lot. He’s certainly right that the Trump administration is waging…
Cartoonist Fired for Facebook Cartoon – updated
From The Times of Israel: A veteran Israeli cartoonist was cut loose on Tuesday from the magazine he worked at…
Talking Mort Walker: A Life in Comics
upcoming – Talking Mort Walker: A Life in Comics by Jason Whiton Before creating Beetle Bailey, Hi and Lois, and…
Getting Awarded: C. J. Barrios, R. C. Harvey, others
Charis Jackson Barrios has won the 2018 John Locher Memorial Award. The John Locher Memorial Award is a contest for…
Michael Cavna Covers the Increasing Impact of Women at this Year’s Eisner Awards
Over at The Washington Post site, Comic Riffs’ Michael Cavna writes on the growing influence of women at this year’s…
Comic Strip of the Day: Short Takes
In the current Monty arc, he’s decided to be an author, complete with tweed jacket and pipe, and today’s not…
John Rose and Snuffy Smith First in Ideas
A series of public service ads created by King Features’ Barney Google and Snuffy Smith cartoonist John Rose won First…
The Resurgence of Print Fanzines
Great news last week – a couple of old favorites are returning to print. The Comics Journal and nemo: the…
Lynn Johnston Mentors Art Student
The North Shore News out of North Vancouver, B.C., has a fun story about Lynn Johnston’s work with a young…
Lalo Alcaraz to Work on New Nickelodeon Animated Series
Per Variety, “LaCucaracha” and editorial cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz has been named the cultural consultant for Nickelodeon’s new animated series “Los…
Dami Lee Profiled by San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Erik Pederson at the San Gabriel Valley (Calif.) Tribune does a short profile of Korean-American cartoonist Dami Lee. Lee’s new book…
Mafalda Images Being Illegally Used in Anti-Abortion Campaign
The Comics Reporter and Telesur are reporting that comic character Mafalda is being dragged into the abortion debate in her…
CSotD — Squirrels and Strawberries
There has been a boatload of editorial cartoons on Trump’s threat to start yet another unwinnable land war in Asia,…