2020 Reubens Weekend Convention Cancelled
The National Cartoonists Society has announced the cancellation of the 2020 Reuben Awards Dinner and Convention and Festival. From NCS…
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CSotD: Picking Up The Pieces
I often identify with Arlo, but I don’t have to get water down my windpipe to do this. I have…
Dick Wright Returns to Editorial Cartooning
Dick Wright was an editorial cartoonist for 30 years. In 2005 he gave up political cartooning for a higher calling…
New Prince Valiant Title Panel
A new addition to our running tally of Prince Valiant title panels by Thomas Yeates; these are exclusive to newspapers…
Earth Day is Dearth Day on Comics Page
above: Earth Day 1970 poster by Walt Kelly via The Billy Ireland Library and Museum April 22, 2020 is the…
Billy Ireland Museum to Host Online Event with Barbara Brandon, Bianca Xunise
The Billy Ireland Museum at Ohio State is hosting an online event with Barbara Brandon and Bianca Xunise. Entitled “Where…
CSotD: Chekhov’s Box
We’ll start with David Fitzsimmons’ commentary on the militants who demand the opening of society and who insist that the…
Peter Kuper’s Little Donald’s Sneeze (An Homage to Winsor McCay)
Back in the first decade of the 20th century cartooning genius Winsor McCay did a number of strips about dreams….
First and Last – Joe Palooka
palooka (n.) by 1926, “mediocre prizefighter,” of unknown origin, credited to U.S. sportswriter and “Variety” staffer Jack “Con” Conway (1898-1928),…
Al Jaffee’s ‘The Heart Transplant’ Being Auctioned
Heritage Auctions has made available for auction some classic 1969 Mad Magazine original art from Al Jaffee. From Al’s twitter:…
CSotD: One True Sentence
Deb Milbrath made me laugh this morning and that’s worth something. And she’s right: His nightly pep rallies have lost…
Warning: Ray Billingsley Account Hacked
Warning: Curtis creator Ray Billingsley has had his account hacked. A notice from Ray: Someone is going through his…
April 20th Argyle Sweater Features Multiple Comic Cameos
Today’s Argyle Sweater “Comic Strip First Drafts” features character cameos from across the comics pages: Calvin and Hobbes, Foxtrot, The…
Flood Magazine Covers Jim Woodring Documentary
Flood Magazine has a piece on a biographical documentary on cartoonist Jim Woodring. From the piece: “Working with Woodring on…
Tatulli Passes Heart of the City to Steenz
Mark Tatulli has passed his Heart of the City comic strip into the hands of Steenz (Christina Stewart). Steenz will…