Centenarian Veteran and Cartoonist Honored
Ernie Poignant was born a few months after the end of World War 1, which made him of age to…
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Stephan Pastis Auctioning a ‘Pearls’ Original to Benefit ‘Homes for Our Troops’
Current bid is more than $800. https://www.ebay.com/itm/283665656642 From ebay: Winning bidder will receive an original Pearls Before Swine comic strip,…
CSotD: The Homogenization of America
Amid all the cartoons of kids-saluting-ghosts and variations on Iwo Jima, Paul Fell drops an observation which is less cynical…
When War and Life Interrupt the Dream
His whole life, Howard Weistling wanted to be a comic strip artist. But in December 1941, the Japanese bombed Pearl…
Not a Made Utah Politician Until Bagley Draws
To be recognized in Utah politics one needs to appear in a Pat Bagley cartoon. For a Utah politician, there…
CSotD: Nothing Is Revealed
I heard someone on NPR yesterday say, in the context of the upcoming televised hearings, that a major difference between…
Caricatures vs. Generics vs. Symbols
I am always a wee bit disappointed when Paul Berge doesn’t spend Saturdays 100 years in the past, but today…
Johannes Leak Continues a Cartooning Tradition
In the tradition of George Cruikshank, Cal Alley, John Dirks, Barbara Brandon, and many others, Johannes Leak is following in…
CSotD: Plain Speaking
David Rowe is best loved in these parts for adding a level of vitriolic abuse most American editors would spike,…
100-Year-Old Felix the Cat
Although there were earlier cats animated by the Pat Sullivan Studios, it is generally agreed that Feline Funnies, released on…
Letters: Distasteful, Over the Line, Offensive
Newspaper editors get letters. Distasteful Jeff Stahler Monday’s editorial cartoon by Jeff Stahler was not only out of line, but…
Richard Marschall and Theodore Roosevelt
The Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University was built to study and analyze the life and legacy of the…
CSotD: Friday Funnies – Okay Junior
Over at Vintage Thimble Theater (1936), the gang is just beginning to learn about Eugene the Jeep, who lives in…
Asterix Gets U.S. Publisher (muted applause)
The Hollywood Reporter reports: Asterix, the Franco-Belgian comic book character celebrating his 60th anniversary this year, is finally going to…
The Cartoon World of Marshall Ramsey
The University of Tennessee is celebrating 225 years by profiling alumni. A week ago the UT’s Daily Beacon newspaper ran…