Gahan Wilson September Update
As you probably know Gahan Wilson and his family are battling Alzheimer’s. Gahan ended this Summer in a bad way….
September 2019
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‘Joie de Vivre’ is a Key Element of Mutts
There’s no question that the comic strip “Mutts” is an unbridled success. Created by Patrick McDonnell 25 years ago, the…
CSotD: Remembering why this matters
As noted earlier, a highlight of the AAEC Convention this year was a chance to tour the Billy Ireland’s “Front…
Lazin’ on a Sunday Afternoon (Sunday Funnies)
The Sunday Funnies? Today’s Funky Winkerbean Anybody else reminded of Aldo Kelrast? Almost 13 years to the day? Need…
CSotD: AAEC Day Three: “If you can’t beat them, laugh at them”
Wrapping up the conference with a day of good panels and bad lighting. Which is better than the reverse, but…
The Argyle Sweater Promoted to Stars and Stripes
With The Knight Life ending, a spot opened up in the weekend color comics section of Stars and Stripes. That…
CSotD: AAEC Day Two
Day Two of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists included some fun, with a “Chalk Slam” happening on the sidewalk…
Walt Carr Cartoons for “Just Us”
“Just Us!” counts as one African American’s perspective on the condition of Blacks in America and the 193-page book spotlights…
CSotD: AAEC Day One
Long day, short entry. The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists annual convention got off to a start yesterday with a…
Graphic Books Return to NY Times Best Seller List
The New York Times sent out a notice today that the graphic books best seller list will be returning to…
Rube Goldberg: The World of Hilarious Invention!
Patrons of Davenport’s Putnam Museum & Science Center are invited to view fantastically ridiculous machines, and dream up some of…
The Right and Left Join Forces to Condemn That Scott Adams and Jake Tapper Have Joined Forces
In a prime example of “no good deed goes unpunished,” fans of both cartoonist Scott Adams and newsman Jake Tapper…
CSotD: Friday Funnies come 36 hours early this week
Posting early because I’ve got a 6 am flight at an airport 90 minutes away and that may be the…
Bechdel Joins Goldberg in Merriam-Webster
I hate to discuss this in relation to a man but … Alison Bechdel has joined Rube Goldberg as a…
Lynda Barry Awarded MacArthur “Genius Grant”
Cartoonist Lynda Barry is among those awarded a 2019 MacArthur Fellowship. Commonly called a Genius Grant, “The MacArthur Fellowship is…