CSotD: Tegwar For Dummies
The most memorable legacy of Mark Harris’s classic baseball novel, “Bang the Drum Slowly” — which was made into a…
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The Late, Great Dwane Powell
I have gotten way past the point of thinking anyone owes me anything. I’ve done OK with what I’ve…
CSotD: Friday Funnies get hystorical
Sherman’s Lagoon is in a story arc about visiting retirement homes, which included this “No Kidding” strip. I’m always amused…
Cartoonists at Odds: Maslin v Mankoff
It started with an interview, during which old-timer Robert Mankoff claimed about cartooning: It’s a young person’s game. The…
Salt Lake Tribune to Try New Business Model
Nonprofit status has become a common business model for many news organizations just starting out. That magic “501(c)(3)” on…
New Local Comic: “On the Avenue”
Philadelphia attorney Joe Dworetzky went west to begin a new career in the creative arts. One of his…
CSotD: Don’t Act So Surprised
I saw Ann Telnaes‘ latest last night and wished she’d done it a day earlier, since it would have fit…
The Pre-Reubens Weekend Weekend
Next week is the NCSFest highlighted by The Reuben Dinner. The Huntington Beach Art Center is starting a wee…
Kenosha News Relents, Edison Lee Returns
The Kenosha News and The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee are together again! A comment on John Hambrock’s…
CSotD: Too soon old, too late smart
Easy warm-up to start: Today’s Zits happens to come the day after 1A had a program about alternative school calendars,…
Mark Fiore Wins Robert F. Kennedy Award
The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization has announced the winners of its annual awards. Cartoon “Family Separation in…
Maggie’s World Looks at Gag Cartoons
The gag cartoon is in a category by itself: standing alone to evoke a reaction. Is it funny?…
Eye Candy: Rowland B. Wilson
Rowland B Wilson (1930-2005) was an animator, an ad agency art director and a cartoonist. He is probably…
CSotD: All Politics Are Local
Ann Telnaes puts a fun spin on the hoo-hah over the latest royal baby with a cartoon about a baby…
Kids’ Graphic Novels Lead Comic Book Sales
Led by sales of the graphic novel format, total sales of graphic novels and periodical comics in the U.S….