First and Last – Long Sam, Robin Malone
Bob Lubbers was a “good-girl” artist. He began drawing girls in a very good way in 1940s comic books. In…
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Providence Journal Will Run Sunday Doonesbury, Here’s Why
Providence Journal Executive Editor Alan Rosenberg felt the need to explain why the newspaper will be running G. B. Trudeau‘s…
CSotD: As The World Turns
Ann Telnaes continues to draw the committee as it works and her array provides a nice precis of the day’s…
Five For Friday Results Post #Last – Tom Spurgeon
Recently Comics Beat asked friends and fans of Tom Spurgeon to “Name your 5 best memories of Tom Spurgeon. It…
CSotD: Friday Funnies – Words, words, words
Arlo & Janis set me back a moment this past Sunday, until I re-read it and realized Arlo was talking…
Gatehouse – Gannett Merger Approved
Shareholders have approved the merger of Gatehouse (New Media) and Gannett. Below are some outtakes of the Rick Edmonds article…
Tom Spurgeon Memorial at Billy Ireland Dec. 14
SAT, DEC 14 AT 5 PM EST Memorial for Tom Spurgeon The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum The…
CSotD: Hearing Test
Ann Telnaes shows off her caricature chops with a portfolio of views from the hearings, and, while not overtly analyzing…
Tom Spurgeon – RIP
Comics Reporter Tom Spurgeon has passed away. From Tom’s brother Whit: R.I.P. to my amazing brother Thomas Spurgeon. He lived…
Books – Reviews, Previews, and News
Eddie Campbell reviews Screwball for The Comics Journal: Screwball follows an isolated strain of comics history as opposed to those…
CSotD: Weeping in the Hall of the Phaeacians
Sousa and Machado set the scene today, as I try to reconcile history remembered with history in the making. History…
Classics Cartooned
Forget Classics Illustrated, let’s read Classics Cartooned. I’m Katie, and I’ve been drawing single-panel cartoons for the past eight years….
More Cartoon Controversy in Coeur d’Alene
Earlier this year a Daniel Brannan cartoon caused a bit of a fuss. Well, Daniel is not one to let…
7th Annual Guest Jumbler Week
David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek are taking next week off from Jumble (again). Daily Jumble guest creators for the…
CSotD: Redirecting the loyalty, reframing the trust
Clay Bennett plows no new ground with this piece and, as is often the case with his work, you have…