John Backderf: From The City to the (Kent) State
An established provocateur from an early age, John “Derf” Backderf is a renowned comics creator residing in Cleveland, Ohio. His…
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CSotD: Some Funny Things Happened To Me On the Way to the Apocalypse
This is as close to political cartoons as I plan to get today: Morten Morland is certainly not the first…
Weekend Wrap – Gettin’ Around
September celebrates Beetle Bailey at 70, then October will see Charlie Brown celebrating his 70th. Charlie (and his dog) gets…
CSotD: Living in a Binary World
Indeed there is, Rat. Indeed there is. Pearls Before Swine has become a bit preachy lately, but we’re in a…
Paper Ousts Ed-Op Cartoons For Mallard Fillmore
The Scottsbluff, Nebraska Star-Herald newspaper has decided that its experiment to replace opinion page editorial cartoons with the Mallard Fillmore…
CSotD: Reaping the whirlwind
I wasn’t sure whether to start or end with Matt Wuerker‘s cartoon, but I think it does serve to set…
Celebrating Beetle Bailey at 70
The Beetle Bailey comic strip first appeared in newspapers on September 4, 1950. 70 years later The Walker Brothers…
CSotD: TGIFFunnies
Not only is it TGIF, but it’s also TGIR, which stands for “Thank God I’m Retired,” because this Andertoons…
Newspaper Eliminates Editorial Cartoons After Readers Object to Mike Luckovich Commentary
From an upset newspaper reader: To The Daily Sun, I am appalled at the cartoon depicting an active shooter drill,…
CSotD: Strange Days Have Tracked Us Down
Peter Brookes leads us off today with a commentary on the bizarre mashup of celebration and disaster surrounding the Republican…
An Eighth Grade Social Studies Assignment
An eighth grade social studies assignment has riled some parents. We’ve covered the initial commotion and the cartoonist’s reaction. Here’s…
Fitzsimmons Reacts to Texas Furor Over Cartoon
As reported here a Texas school district came under fire from parents, police organizations, and, eventually, the state’s governor for…
CSotD Valu-Pak
Dave Brown indulges in what I think is a perfectly valid case of whataboutism, as the Republican Party and its…
Washington Post Sunday Comics Section Reviewed
Erik Dussere gets the hard copy of The Sunday Washington Post: I really never intended to start reading the comics…
Oyez! Oyez!
Getting to this late, hopefully they got it on a loop so we can watch it after the fact. Check…