CSotD: Gratitude
Anne Morse Hambrock (Ind) asks a troubling question in “Anne and God,” one that we should all ponder. Okay, that…
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Jules Rivera on Making Her Mark
[Jules] Rivera says that as she researched the strip to prepare her audition portfolio she realized that despite their age…
John Brinkerhoff – RIP
Humor writer and copywriter John Brinkerhoff has passed away. John Scott Brinkerhoff August 16, 1944 – November 23, 2020 …
Original Art to Rare 1953 Peanuts Promotional Item
In the Spring of 1954 newspaper readers were offered, for the price of a self-addressed stamped envelope, “The Peanuts Album.”…
CSotD: Aftermath, if you can keep it
A whole lot of cartoons just went obsolete, including this one by Mike Luckovich (AJC). But others spring up…
Justin Benedict Struck, Killed Crossing Street
From NBCWashington: A man who was known throughout the D.C. area for his satirical comics was struck and killed by…
Flash Back – Flash Gordon as 1970s Plastic Man
King Features’ Flash Forward, with cartoonists creating Sunday pages featuring Flash Gordon, reminds me of another Sunday(-ish) page project of…
CSotD: Monday Sweep Out
There’s not much new going on in the political realm, so I thought I’d clean up a few things that…
Choc Hutcheson – RIP
Gag writer Choc Hutcheson has passed away. Charlie Robert “Choc” Hutcheson March 13, 1926 – November 19, 2020 From…
The Sunday Funnies – A Comics Kingdom Edition
Flash Gordon © King Features Syndicate Jim Keefe noted that the monster introduced last week (above left) and continuing…
CSotD: My Cousin Rudy
Editor’s Note: I brought “My Cousin Vinny” into the conversation two weeks before Rudy did, and hardly in the same…
Cartooning Down Under
It Ain’t The Stanley But… In a year in which horrible news has been replaced by more horrible news, the…
Comics and Cartoons In The News
Early Daily Peanuts Comic Strip Auctions for $192,000 From Bleeding Cool: Charles Schulz‘s Peanuts syndicated comic strip began its 17897…
Saturday Stripping (A Friday Funnies Reprise)
Riding Mike’s coattails (again). Over The Hedge © MFry & TLewis The Four Horsedudes of the $#!+show is my favorite…
CSotD: Binary Nation
At first glance, Rob Rogers (Ind)’s cartoon sparked a “Yes, I know,” response, because we’ve all watched the GOP spinelessly…