Friday Funnies (from ’54)
A look at a few comics pages from 66 years ago. Thanks and a tip of the Hatlo hat…
March 2020
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Boomers Revolt, Pickles Returns
Gannett newspaper The Tallahassee Democrat was forced by Corporate to realign its comics page. The result of cutting Pickles, since…
74th Reubens – Hy Eisman to be Honored with the Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award
Hy Eisman began his cartooning career in 1950, and 70 years later he’s still at it. The National Cartoonists Society…
CSotD: ‘Being a cynic is contemptibly easy.’
Clay Jones backs up his cartoon with a furious screed about conspiracy theories and sore losers, worth reading for…
Frank McLaughlin – RIP
Comic artist Frank McLaughlin has passed away. Francis X. (Frank) McLaughlin March 18, 1935 – March 4, 2020 In…
Ed-Op Cartoonist Leroy Martin Joins Midland News
Beginning March 3, 2020 the Midland Daily News is featuring the cartoons of Leroy Martin on Tuesdays. Today, we are…
Bud Gordinier – RIP
Artist/illustrator Bud Gordinier has passed away. Hollace Carey (Bud) Gordinier Jr. February 15, 1933 – February 25, 2020 From…
CSotD: Friday Funnies Come on a Thursday This Week
No politics today, in part because I’m at the airport getting ready to catch a plane and in part because…
Labor Cartoonists Huck/Konopacki Retire
Labor cartoonists Gary Huck and Mike Konopacki have retired and closed their syndicate service. The introduction to their farewell message:…
74th Reubens – The 2020 Reubens Brochure
The National Cartoonists Society has posted their Reubens Weekend brochure! “Everything you need to know about the 74th annual Reuben…
Michael De Adder wins 2020 Herblock Prize
The Herblock Foundation has announced their choice for the 2020 Herblock Prize: Winner Michael de Adder Contributing cartoonist for both…
Joel Pett Retires … as CRNI President
The CRNI is announcing that: After some fifteen years in the role Joel Pett – multi-award winning editorial cartoonist for…
The Peanuts Transformation of the Comics Page
Twenty years after the last new Peanuts by Charles Schulz, John Colie looks at the groundbreaking comic strip. Peanuts remains…
CSotD: When Loyalty becomes Collaboration
Juxtaposition of the Truth (Michael de Adder) (Ann Telnaes) Start with the truth: The danger posed by the coronavirus is…
74th Reubens – The Poster (with reveals)
Tom Richmond has released the poster for the 74th Annual Reuben Awards. A couple of not-yet-announced awards by the National…