Comics You’d MOST Like to See Return
Earlier this year the Ruston Daily Leader switched out some of their comic strips. Sounds like they had a few…
July 2019
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Political Cartooning is Becoming a Lost Art
The famous 1,000-to-1 words-to-picture ratio may be understated when it comes to the political cartoon. A case can be made…
Comic Strips Promote Harry’s Mystery Items
Harry’s, a UK-based toiletries company, has added comic strips to their mystery item program. Harry’s introduced the Mystery Item programme…
CSotD: Random Kvetching
I’m not prepared to anoint David Fitzsimmons as the next Nostradamus or even Jeanne Dixon, but he did run this…
Comics 101
AMP Kids has reinvigorated their blog with a new series – Comics 101. Amp Kids is Andrews McMeel‘s publishing arm…
Disappointed in the Curtis Readers
On Friday, July 26 (above), Ray Billingsley started a story line in his Curtis comic strip. This week Ray introduced…
CSotD: Denying the Alligators
Bob Gorrell brings up a point that either side can run with. Obviously (well, obviously to me), there is nothing…
Scott Adams Uses Shooting to Promote App
Dilbert creator Scott Adams has sparked outrage by using yesterday’s Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting to promote his WhenHub…
Spokesman-Review Comics History Centerspread
The Spokane Spokesman-Review on Sunday (July 28, 2019) gave readers a two-page color center spread in the their first news…
CSotD: 600 Years Later, Worth Another Try
Matt Wuerker, I’m quite sure unintentionally, provides a catalyst for today’s political rant. I grew up on Hoppy and Cisco…
Comic Strip Rarity: Ribbons and Haywire
In 1979 Steve Carpenter, an artist for Hallmark Cards, Inc. created a curly haired dog for a greeting card. A…
CSotD: The Jay Leno Approach
Ed Wexler explains it all, again, clearly, for those who weren’t paying attention: Mueller testified to what was in the…
We’re All MAD Here (Paeans to the Magazine)
It really is not surprising how many cartoonists grew up with MAD magazine. On July 3, I lost a childhood…
Garfield Up For Auction
Jim Davis, through Heritage Auctions, is offering up a bunch of 20th Century Garfield strips for bid – it…
Bob Cope – RIP
Engineer and political cartoonist Bob Cope has passed away. James Robert (Bob) Cope February 6, 1937 – July 18, 2019…