Post-Gazette Cartoonist Accused of Sexism
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial cartoonist Steve Kelley is facing accusations of sexism after two cartoons in a row could be…
January 2019
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CSotD: My I-Don’t-Have-to-Run Day
We’re dealing with sub-zero weather moreso than snow, though we got a load of that the other day. Enough to…
Sunday Funnies – some January 13 notes
The big news is the premiere of the Little Oop Sunday comic strip by Joey Alison Sayers and Jonathan…
CSotD: Cultural Notes
Perhaps the view from a distance is clearer. British cartoonist Brian Adcock manages to freshen the familiar panhandler concept by…
Batton Lash – RIP
Comic strip and comic book cartoonist Batton Lash has passed away. BATTON A. LASH (né Vito Marangi) October 29,…
Cartoonists that Never Were – Stanley Ford
Like Baldo Smudge, Stanley Ford is a fictitious comic strip cartoonist. Stanley Ford is the main character in the…
CSotD: Wall-y World
Jimmy Margulies produces the most concise picture of what we’re facing: Trump’s wall has very little to do with border…
CSotD: Friday Funnies
One benefit of the “Friday Funnies” is that not only can I use comics from the past week that didn’t…
Comic Strip Cartoonists in the News
Lincoln Peirce is in the news with his new book Max and the MidKnights. Publishers Weekly interviews Lincoln about…
CSotD: Something there is that doesn’t love a wall
Good Timing Award I got a major Update message the other day from Lenovo, so I don’t know if it…
Cartoonists vs. Powerman and The Moneygoround
A New York Times summary of a recent Authors Guild survey regarding the income of writers these days, and…
CSotD: Curl Up With A Good Book (or 3)
When Brian Fies lost his house in the wildfires of 2017, his friends were appropriately horrified. When, shortly thereafter, he…
Comic Strip Cartoonist Down in Hogan’s Alley
Next month is February and some publishers are preparing Valentine’s gifts for us. The long awaited and always greatly…
CSotD: All The News That Fits, We Print
Judge Parker threatens to become self-aware, likely because Francesco Marciuliano, who also writes “Sally Forth,” is writing the stories. Sally…
Boston Globe Cuts Nearly Half Its Comics – updated
update – January 7, 2019 As noted by Les Taylor (comment #63) the Boston Globe has heard the chorus…