More Reader Reactions to Contrary Cartoonists
Point: While I have long thought “Mallard Fillmore” to be not funny and in poor taste, the Feb. 2…
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Meanwhile…Elsewhere in Comics Land
Seems cartoonist Jerry King has a new gig. The Fast Lane Truck site is enjoying Jerry’s humor. …
CSotD: Happy Honest Abe Day
Clay Bennett has a refreshingly neutral commentary on the number of Democratic candidates lining up for the 2020 Presidential race….
Newspapers Are Dropping Non Sequitur Over Trump Transgression – (continually) updated
The Butler Eagle dropping Non Sequitur over the F… Yourself Trump hidden message in the Sunday February 10 comics…
CSotD: Monday Mix
As my colleague DD Degg noted recently, Stephan Pastis has been getting more philosophical at Pearls Before Swine lately, with…
Non Sequitur Vulgar Message to Trump Costs Wiley Paper(s) – update: Cartoonist & Syndicate Respond
From the Butler Eagle: “A reader brought to our attention that one of the syndicated comic strips which appears in…
Plain Dealer Picked Wrong Comic to Drop
As reported here the Cleveland Plain Dealer, without notice, dropped the Pickles comic strip and replaced it with Animal Crackers….
Ann Telnaes: Voice of America
“Personally, I don’t think there should be a line.” Because who is going to decide what should or shouldn’t? Voice…
CSotD: Sunday Roundup
Tank McNamara takes on a large issue in sports, which has to do with integrity and idealism and hypocrisy. There…
Journal Sentinel Comics Revert to Own Section
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has made some changes to its Sunday edition. Today, I’m happy to report, we’re answering requests…
Tomi Ungerer – RIP
Author, Illustrator and cartoonist Tomi Ungerer has passed away. Jean-Thomas (Tomi) Ungerer November 28, 1931 – February 9, 2019* *Ungerer…
CSotD: The People Our Parents Warned Us Against
Chan Lowe points out what we’ve been seeing on Facebook, which is that what people were warned about six months…
Barney, Snuffy, and th’ Greenwood Index-Journal
Back in the day it wasn’t unusual for cartoonists to do specialty drawings for individual newspapers that carried their comics,…
The Funny Pages? Not Always.
Usually when Stephan Pastis causes tears to roll it’s from laughing too hard. But occasionally Stephan gets serious in…
Boston Globe Returns 4 of 11 Cut Comics
“Reducing our comics section was not our best decision” As you may recall the Boston Globe created a bit of…