Harriet Glickman – RIP
Harriet Glickman, who championed the integration of the Peanuts comic strip, has passed away. Harriet Mae Glickman (nee Ratner) November…
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Baby Blues PSA (Coronavirus)
Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott are doing a series of public service announcements regarding the coronavirus pandemic utilizing their Baby…
Tales from the Slush Pile on Hiatus
Tales from the Slush Pile by Ed Briant has gone on hiatus. Every Thursday, for over 14 years, Publishers Weekly…
AAEC + ACC Ottawa Convention Postponed – Update: Convention Now Cancelled
From the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists: 3/27/20 UPDATE: The 2020 AAEC+ACC cartoonist convention has been officially cancelled. Wes Tyrell,…
CSotD: Friday Funnies plus detective work
King Features wasn’t able to locate today’s “King of the Royal Mounted,” but a quick archival search brought it up…
Opening Day – Strike Two
March 26 was scheduled to be Opening Day for Major League Baseball. You may remember that the Zits comic strip…
CSotD: Burnout
There are many reasons to like Mike Thompson‘s cartoon, starting with the timing. I hit a point last night where…
Ted Mullings – RIP
Cartoonist/artist Ted Mullings has passed away. Harry Theodore (Ted) Mullings April 7, 1926 – April 12, 2019* commercial artist,…
I’m the Guy That Put the Kid in Kidney Stew
Patrick McDonnell pays tribute to Rube Goldberg in today’s Mutts. I’m the Guy was one of many titles that…
CSotD: Random but relevant
Jeff Danziger captures the mood, or at least mine and presumably his. I’ve been working from home for the past…
Diamond Distributors Halts Comic Book Shipments – Your Local Comic Book Shop in Distress
Diamond Distributors, the company that gets comics from the publishers to your local comic book shop, is (temporarily) halting shipments…
Albert Uderzo – RIP
Cartoonist Albert Uderzo has passed away. Alberto Aleandro (Albert) Uderzo April 25, 1927 – March 24, 2020 From The…
CSotD: Graphic Stenography
There’s enough going on that the best way to start off is to have Tom Tomorrow bring us up to…
Fishman is New Mallard Fillmore Cartoonist – updated
Confirmed. Fishman = Loren Fishman. See update below original story. original March 10 post: New Mallard Fillmore comic strips are…
CSotD: Strips get up to date
I’m getting burned out on editorial cartoons, mostly because they aren’t saying much that’s new or important anymore. JD Crowe…