July 18 Quick Hits – Editorial Cartoons
Earlier this month HBO’s Vice News did a segment with Rob Rogers. “I think there’s a bigger story in terms…
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National Cartoonists Society Announces NCS Fest
It’s official – the National Cartoonists Society‘s Reuben Awards Weekend will become, at least for one year, The NCSFest. A…
Bill Bramhall on the Cover of the Daily News
Not often anymore, but today Bill Bramhall‘s editorial cartoon made the front page of his newspaper. Bill’s cartoon is gaining…
NEMO: The Classic Comics Library Returns!!
Fantastic news for fans of comics and cartooning – Rick Marschall is announcing the return of the highly revered comic…
San Diego Comic-Con and The Funny Pages
The 2018 San Diego Comic Con (officially Comic-Con International: San Diego) begins later this week and today a few comic…
It’s an R. C. Harvey Free-For-All!
Noted comics and cartoon news reporter and historian Robert C. Harvey has opened up his site for all. Usually behind…
Bruce Montgomery – RIP
Block Island Times publisher and editorial cartoonist Bruce Montgomery has passed away. Royal Bruce Montgomery, publisher of The Block Island…
Newly Updated – Starlee and the Moonbeams
Sally Forth writer Francesco Marciuliano has been posting a running commentary about the Sally Forth (Trystero) Comic Con at his…
Ted Rall Updates Lawsuit v. L. A. Times
This week Ted Rall updated the status of his two year old lawsuit against the Los Angeles Times: I sued…
Lynn Johnston Tutors Young Cartoonist
Lynn Johnston has “produced one of the best comic strips ever,” gushed Evan Panton, the Cleveland Elementary kid with a…
First and Last – Tarzan Comic Strip
January 7, 1929 saw the debut of the Tarzan daily comic strip featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs‘ Tarzan of the Apes…
Washington Post Covers Trump as a Baby in Comics
Michael Cavna covers the imagery and subject of Donald Trump as a baby in the comics industry. Featuring Shannon Wheeler,…
Keith Knight on Pundits’ Responsibilities
Bumped up to the top as a reminder of Keith Knight’s current strips. original July 10 post: Three days…
9 Chickweed Lane at 25
July 12, 1993 is when 9 Chickweed Lane by Brooke McEldowney debuted, 25 years ago today. GoComics is celebrating with…
Mid-July Quick Hits – Comic Strips
Beetle Bailey Goes to the Dark Side in Comic Book Parody Spencer & Locke, the comic that mixes Calvin &…