A History of Pandemics on the Funny Pages
Comics historian Michael Tisserand takes a look at the current crop of coronavirus comic strips, with a particular eye on…
May 18, 2020
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Pickles Past 30; Brian, Earl, and Opal Past 70
Earlier this year saw the 30th anniversary of the Pickles comic strip by Brian Crane. John Cutter for the Lake…
The Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Calvin and Hobbes Tattoos
Even as their presence in our pop culture wanes, the truly iconic comic strips live forever. “Calvin and Hobbes”…
Animated Baby Blues 2nd Season You’ll Never See
From the Bubble Blabber (“Cartoons Covered”): Last week we wrote a piece with producer Toby Jones Tweeting an inside source…
Meredith College Commencement Speech Features ‘Frazz’
The President of Meredith College in North Carolina is apparently a comics’ fan. At 1:21 of Jo Allen’s commencement speech…
Phil Hands on Gannett Furlough; Bruce Plante Too?
Phil Hands and the Wisconsin State Journal have announced that Phil is on furlough this week. From the Wisconsin State…
Cartoon Art Museum Auction Continues with Keith Knight, Scott Morse
The Cartoon Art Museum fundraising auction rolls on with two pieces that have had a nice bit of action on…
Matt Wuerker Talks to Mike Lester on Politico’s ‘Punchlines’
From the Politico site: In this episode of PUNCHLINES, Matt Wuerker interviews Mike Lester, one of the featured cartoonists in…
CSotD: Monday Cleanup
Francis starts us off today with a bit of philosophy, as Brother Leo expounds on the difference between stupidity and…