TDC Interview: ‘Jane’s World’ Creator Paige Braddock
“Jane’s World” was the first gay-themed work to receive online distribution by a national media syndicate (United Features/Comics.com). Paige Braddock is…
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Gizmodo Analyzes 1913 Comic that Predicted Newspapers in the Future
From the story: The August 20, 1913, edition of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (subscription required) reprinted a cartoon from the London Chronicle about the…
Comic Strip of the Day: Smarten Up
After reading the write-up for Colonial Comics: New England, 1750-1775 at Comics Worth Reading, I made a mistake that has…
John Blair Moore – RIP
Cartoonist John Blair Moore has passed away. JOHN BLAIR MOORE 1948 – AUGUST 5, 2018 From John’s autobiography: Born in…
Manafort Courtroom Sketch Artists
There are three sketch artists in the courtroom for Paul Manafort‘s financial crimes trial. Reuters is using the artwork of…
Woman Looking to Borrow Orange Cat for Two ‘Garfield Loving’ Kids
Over on reddit.com, this post getting some love. Twitter: @Garfield
IDW Announces New ‘Bloom County’ Collection
Berkeley Breathed restarted “Bloom County” in 2015 and he’s now onto his third collection of those new strips. IDW will…
Roz Chast Honored by Moore College of Art
The Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia has announced that New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast is to receive…
Smithsonian Covers Nancy Changes
The Smithsonian.com jumps in on the Olivia Jaimes helmed “Nancy.” From the story: The Revamped ‘Nancy’ Is the Perfect Comic Strip…
Comic Strip of the Day: Truth or Illusion, Martha?
Let’s start with a salute to fortuitous timing by Wiley Miller, whose Non Sequitur by, I assume, happenstance hits the…
Rex Babin-Thumbs Up; Thomas Nast-Thumbs Down
Drawing Caleeforneeya: Political Cartoons of Rex Babin, 1999 – 2012 The California Museum, in association with the Association of American…
40 Years of Saad Cartoons
Dan Saad hasn’t been out of print since college. When U.S. newspaper circulation peaked at more than 60 million in…
Comic Strip Notes & Noted Comic Commentators
Commentators Someone must have switched Rick Marschall‘s Sanka to real coffee. Suddenly he’s become a dervish of activity. Recently announcing…
Scott McCloud Interviewed on 25th Anniversary of ‘Understanding Comics’
Scott McCloud released his “Understanding Comics” in 1993. Barnes & Noble has marked the anniversary with this interview. From the…
Jason Chatfield ‘New Yorker’ Cartoon Offends Some
Cartoonist, shampoo actor and noted Australian Jason Chatfield was recently taken to task by a group of individuals who were…