McClatchy Group Consolidates Comics – Updated
On March 1 we noted that the McClatchy group of newspapers had standardized their daily comics pages (see below). Today,…
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Bruce Plante Signs with The Frontier
The Frontier, an Oklahoma-centric nonprofit news website, has announced that Tulsa based editorial cartoonist Bruce Plante will become a contributor….
CSotD: Sunday in the Park with Suzi
Real Life Adventures (AMS) is more of an “Ain’t it the truth?” strip than a “Fall on the Floor” laugh-a-thon,…
That’s Mighty White of You Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss Enterprises (DSE) issued a statement: We are committed to action. To that end, Dr. Seuss Enterprises, working with…
Mallard Fillmore Doesn’t Meet Gannett Standards
Gannett responded to The Washington Times article about Gannett cancelling Mallard Fillmore. Amalie Nash, senior vice president of local news…
CSotD: They know. They just don’t care.
Stuart Carlson (AMS) leads off today with a commentary on the Republicans who are dropping mask mandates around the country….
Johnny Sampson, The Last Idiot Standing?
Johnny Sampson began his comics career with a sideways tribute to Al Jaffee. In Tru-ly MAD-ly, the Chicago illustrator gets…
CSotD: Issues of Standing
Matt Davies (AMS) cartoons for Newsday, which makes Andrew Cuomo his governor, which gives him standing to address…
First and Last – Archie (comic strip)
Archie Andrews first appeared 80 years ago in a couple comic books dated December 1941. promo from Top Notch…
CSotD: In lieu of paying attention
I’m pretty much aligned with the grandfather in Barney & Clyde (WPWG) these days. It’s getting good in that we’ve…
Entire Gannett Group Drops Mallard Fillmore
Cartoonist Bruce Tinsley is saying that the Gannett Group of newspapers has dropped his Mallard Fillmore comic strip en masse….
Company Complains, Cartoonist Canned
The Worcester Business Journal published an editorial cartoon critical of the local Table Top Pies factories which drew a complaint…
CSotD: Diverse topics
(Matt Davies — AMS) Rick McKee (Counterpoint) We’ll start the examination of the Great Dr. Seuss Crisis with a Juxtaposition…
A New Panel and An Old Strip Added to GoComics
Since we have been tracking comics dropped from the GoComics site, it’s only fair we let people know when they…
Cancel Conservative Comics Culture
From the Stockton (Ca.) Record: Also, last week we made a change to the comics by dropping “Mallard Fillmore.” Years…