Robert Light – RIP
Editorial cartoonist Robert Light has passed away. Robert W. (Bob) Light [RWL] April 11, 1961 – October 18, 2019 …
January 2020
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CSotD: Tug of War toys
The Democratic candidates have been so cautious not to slice and dice each other, and so numerous anyway, that the…
150 Years Ago: Thomas Nast & Democrat Donkey
In the January 15, 1870 issue of Harper’s Weekly Thomas Nast published his first Democratic Donkey cartoon. The repeated use…
CSotD: Expanding the Rooney Rule Beyond Football
I really puzzled over where to start today, but settled on Tank McNamara not because of the gag itself, though…
The End of Editorial Cartooning’s Golden Age?
above: David Lowe “Their power comes from their emotional punch. It gets in under the reason and the rationality and…
Bruce MacKinnon – Venting Via Editorial Cartoon
“Not everyone can vent the way an editorial cartoonist can.” Bruce MacKinnon portrayed Canada as an innocent victim of two…
When Paul Conrad Forgot the Caption
Among the Giants of Editorial Cartooning in the last half of the 20th Century and into the 21st was Paul…
Oliphant: “Being a Cartoonist is a Great Privilege”
In 2018 the great editorial cartoonist Pat Oliphant donated a great deal of his papers to the University of Virginia….
CSotD: Assess this, pal
Mr. Fitz came along this morning as the third part of an odd bit of synchronicity, which is a fancy…
Ask Shagg – What’re Peter Guren’s Future Plans?
The (Springfield) Republican had carried the Ask Shagg comic strip by Peter Guren. With the feature ending, editor Cynthia G….
Steve Stiles – RIP
Cartoonist Steve Stiles has passed away. Stephen Willis Stiles July 16, 1943 – January 11, 2020 Steve Stiles is…
90 Years Ago – Mickey Mouse Comic Strip Debuts
Mickey Mouse first appeared in an animated short in the Fall of 1928 and was an instant hit. By the…
CSotD hits your doggy in the bow-wow-wowels
Let’s start the week with a surprise: They still make Gravy Train. Well, I was surprised, anyway. Sherman’s Lagoon has…
Roanoke Times Does the Sunday Funnies Shuffle
The Roanoke (Va.) Times has changed its Sunday Funnies roster. Six are dropped from the Sunday edition Agnes, Doonesbury, For…
“Caption It!” by Steve Breen Goes National
We covered this new comic feature by Steve Breen earlier; but today it is official (with instructions and today’s date):…