CSotD: I don’t know why they swallowed the fly
Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel. — Matthew 23:24 This pair of tweets…
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Snoopy/Red Baron vs. Squeaky/Black Knight
Among the many articles celebrating Peanuts 70th anniversary is the Nashville Tennessean telling the story behind Snoopy Vs. The Red…
CSotD: Legerdemain
This xkcd (Ind) illustrates a lesson I learned a few decades ago, when I attempted to raise money at Denver’s…
Charles Preston – RIP
Wall Street Journal cartoon editor Charles Preston has passed away. Charles M. PrestonNovember 6, 1921 – October 2, 2020 …
‘Jumpstart’ 30-Year Anniversary Treasury Hits Streets Today
Robb Armstrong has created more than 10,000 “Jumpstart” comics over his 30-year career. To celebrate the comic strip’s XXX anniversary,…
Watch Tom Gammill Toast CXC and Tour Bushmiller Museum
Venerable “Doozies” cartoonist and “Simpsons” producer Tom Gammill tours the temporarily closed Bushmiller Museum and Research Center with a very…
Rob Rogers’ “Brewed on Grant” wins The Rex Babin Memorial Award Excellence in Local Cartooning
The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists announced Rob Rogers, and his “Brewed on Grant” in the Pittsburgh Current, has won…
2020 AAEC Awards
The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists announced its 2020 award winners during its (delayed and cancelled and now smaller and…
CSotD: In an infectious groove
RJ Matson (CQ Roll Call) provides a starting point today, as Trump cheerfully bounces out of Walter Reed, possibly Against…
The 100 Sequences That Shaped Animation
Vulture presents one hundred animation sequences chosen by a knowledgeable group that deemed these worthy of showcasing the magic of…
CSotD: Sips from a flailing firehose
A young political cartoonist asked the hive mind if things have always gone at this pace. It was a good…
National Newspaper Week October 4-10, 2020
above: Seth Boyes, Dickinson County News From NationalNewspaperWeek.com: This year’s observance will be held Oct. 4-10. This 80th annual National…
Some Comic Strip Stuff
Thatababy © Paul Trap Congratulations to Paul Trap on ten years of Thatababy.The entire 10 year archive is available at…
An Academic’s Interpretation of Garfield
Garfield © Paws, Inc and distributed by Andrews McMeel Syndication If you think Garfield is just a gag-a-day comic strip…
CSotD: On Beyond Schadenfreude
Leading off with John Deering (Creators) today, not because it’s a brilliant cartoon but because it isn’t. While others are…