Gerard Jones, long-standing comic book writer, was sentenced yesterday by a San Francisco court to six years in federal prison on child pornography charges. Jones, 60, pleaded guilty to the charges in April and was remanded on bail until sentencing. The charges were in regard to distributing and possessing child pornography. …As a result, DC Comics cancelled […]
The Comics Kingdom blog today presents the entirety of “Katz”, Bill Griffith‘s 1978 comic strip for the Berkeley Barb. And Ron Ferdinand shares a few critiques by Hank Ketcham of Ron’s Dennis the Menace. Isabella (“Six Chix”) Bannerman, Jeff (“Dustin”) Parker, and John (“Snuffy Smith”) Rose also contribute what Tea calls, “some stories […]
Jeff Mallett and his comic strip alter ego Frazz are triathletes. Jef may be a bit less accomplished, but is no less dedicated than Frazz. Jef is interviewed about his upcoming 4.2-mile swim on Labor Day across the Straits of the Mackinac between Michigan’s peninsulas that runs along the Mackinac Bridge. Of the triathlon activities, […]
Noted Oregonian and long-time “Stone Soup” cartoonist Jan Eliot recently posted on social media about her permanent contribution of 10 years of “Stone Soup” comic originals to the Billy Ireland Museum at Ohio State University in Columbus. The Daily Cartoonist asked her some probing follow-up questions. ** TDC: You recently donated 10 years of Stone Soup […]
Steve Breen leads off today because he’s covering the news and not the noise. There are plenty of Omarosa cartoons, and we’ll get to them, but Breen is the first to pick up on this bit of news that is only news because the question it raises is “How many times can a man turn […]