Comic Art Auctions
Some selected comic art from current Russ Cochran and Heritage Auctions lots. (click once to embiggen, click twice to supersize)…
April 2021
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CSotD: The Busy Bodies
Maria Scrivan is a pretty upbeat person, which makes today’s Half Full (AMS) particularly striking, because behind those lovely doughnuts…
A Patchwork Post
Not sure if this should be shown in “comic strips” or “editorial cartoons.” art © Tom Stiglich; characters © Wm….
CSotD: Are we there yet?
Carpe Diem (KFS) inadvertently captures my mood. Or perhaps I’m just not the only one who feels there is way…
Activists Adopt Ed Hall Cartoon
A recent editorial cartoon by local [Jacksonville] artist Ed Hall visualizes an argument that’s long been made by supporters of…
CSotD: The Return of Friday Funnies!
Pros & Cons (KFS) sets the mood for the day. Between what’s actually going on and what people are griping…
Walt Kelly’s 1971 Earth Day Essay
In 1971, for the second year in a row, Walt Kelly helped publicize Earth Day with special art: Most seem…
Comic Strip Rarities – The American Way
After the war that some called The Big One a lesser, more nuanced war began – a Cold War. While…
CSotD: Mopping up
I was thinking of employing a “You snooze, you lose” policy to Chauvin Trial cartoons that came in a day…
Moira McDonough – RIP
Cartoonist and illustrator Moira McDonough has passed away. Moira Anne McDonoughMarch 18, 1961 – April 1, 2021 From the obituary:…
Counterpoint & Political Voices Network Partner
From Radio Ink: Political Voices Network and Counterpoint are working together on a service that will combine political talk and…
CSotD: Guilty, and the reactions
There’s a lot to be said for simplicity, and Bruce Plante scores with a cartoon that tells the story and…
Newton Burch – RIP
Illustrator and cartoonist Newton Burch has passed away. Newton Clay (Bud) BurchOctober 5, 1925 – March 24, 2021 illustrator,…
Cartoonists in Miscellanea
How Did He Do It © King Features Syndicate The second panel on this strip was one of those panels…
CSotD: Several Juries are Out
Here we are, more or less. That is, I think Marc Murphy takes a bit of a verbal shortcut in…