CSotD: Pandemic-omonium
When I got to Bado’s blog today, I thought, “Man, that was fast!” Turns out this wasn’t a quick response…
May 2020
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Yardley Jones Turns 90
Canadian editorial cartoonist Yardley Jones joins the Senior Strippers club by celebrating his 90th birthday with friends on May 2,…
First and Last – Rick O’Shay, Latigo
The western strip Rick O’Shay by Stan Lynde began in 1958. It first appeared on April 27, 1958 (below), taking…
CSotD: Freedom, if you can keep it
Ann Telnaes salutes Press Freedom Day. And so do I: A lady asked Franklin: “Well, Doctor, what have we got—a…
N.Y. Times Profiles Tanzanian Cartoonist Gado
From the May 1st New York Times, a profile by Abdi Latif Dahir entitled “Tanzanian Cartoonist Has a Stick for…
The World of Coos Bay Slashes 75% of Its Comics
From the publisher of the Coos Bay newspaper The World: Dear Reader, The COVID-19 pandemic continues to alter our daily…
Matt Wuerker Talks With Darrin Bell
Over at Politico, Pulitzer winners Matt Wuerker and Darrin Bell chat about Darrin’s career, the lack of diversity in editorial…
Jape Handicaps The Pulitzers
The Pulitzer Prize winners, usually named the third Monday of April, will be announced this coming first Monday of May….
CSotD: Slags, gags and lags
I got a laugh out of this Ed Stein cartoon last night. It’s from 1994. I’d given up on contemporary…
Jenny-Jinya: She’s a Heartbreaker
From The National: Jenny Hefczyc didn’t know if she could change the world with her art, but she knew she…
New Heart of the City Cartoonist Steenz to be Interviewed on St. Louis Public Radio – Updated
original April 30, 2020 post: St. Louis Public Radio will interview local cartoonist Steenz, who recently took over the Heart…
Gov’t Steals Cartoonist’s Intellectual Property
Malaysia’s Ministry of Health has distributed face masks with illustrations on use and disposal. The problem is that the illustrations…
CSotD: Friday Funnies, From the Sublime to the Ridiculous
But first, this Juxtaposition of the Day (Michael de Adder) (Ann Telnaes) Maybe this is what happens when cartoonists get…