Classic Illustrated: Constitution Illustrated
Classics Illustrated adapted famous books to the comic book format,R. Sikoryak has done the same with one of the world’s…
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Steenz’s Heart Replaces Jaimes’s Nancy in St. Louis
Trailblazing St. Louis comic strip artist debuts in hometown Post-Dispatch That’s the headline introducing Heart of the City to newspaper’s…
Rhymes With Orange as Interactive Comic Strip
Welcome to the Comic of The Future, brought to you by Rhymes With Orange, King Features, and Mental Canvas. From…
CSotD: Friday Funnies about things that aren’t
And isn’t that an enticing headline? Alex made me laugh but, as it often does, also made me ponder, which…
The Comic That Launched 1000 Angry Responses
A letter in today’s Columbus Dispatch: While I am sometimes puzzled or not amused by the humor in the comics…
CSotD: Bluster and Broadswords
I’ve held this Mike Thompson piece longer than I like to, but I’m going to use it now because it…
Publisher James Warren Joins the Senior Strippers
Famed comics publisher James Warren turns 90 today – born July 29, 1930. I guess technically he should be an…
What’s Up USPS? Bugs Bunny Stamps!
On Monday the United States Postal Service issued a set of ‘Forever’ stamps paying tribute to Bugs Bunny on the…
Barbara Brandon-Croft: Where She’s Coming From
Back in our younger days we would enjoy the Where I’m Coming From comic strip in The Sunday Oakland Tribune…
Arlo and Janis at 35
Jimmy Johnson celebrates 35 years of his Arlo and Janis comic strip by reproducing the very first strip as today’s…
CSotD: Straw polling
Kal Kallaugher captures the current situation, in which Dear Leader feigns bravery by boldly confronting a strawman to the applause…
Heart of the City Cartoonist Steenz Interviewed
Smash Pages Q&A: Steenz The cartoonist who took over ‘Heart of the City’ this year discusses the comic strip process,…
Nest Heads Comic Strip Ends
It appears that the end of this month will also see the end of the Nest Heads comic strip. A…
New 2020 Reuben Awards Weekend Set
The Coronavirus-delayed 2020 Reuben Awards Weekend now has a date: September 12. The ceremony will be an online presentation, where…
Editors Shun Trump Cartoons, Prefer Milquetoast
In his column today Daryl Cagle notes that newspaper editors are, on the whole, no longer picking cartoons that feature…