Cartooning While Black
Really late on this exhibit. Chashama and Art To Ware present Cartooning While Black, a preview of the art from…
July 2021
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Checking Out a New Week of Comic Strips
Starting off with something I’m finding hilarious. © John Hambrock This story line of Edison and Orville and The Rooskies…
CSotD: Witnesses for the Defense
A bit of political catching up, and Ann Telnaes expresses what I hope is a wider frustration with the lack…
Kid Scoop – Attracting Readers and Advertisers
Kid Scoop has proved itself a circulation builder and prime newspaper real estate for advertisers. He’s been a publisher, an…
Bart Kaminski – RIP
Graphic designer and artist Bart Kaminski has passed away. Bartley Francis (Bart) Kaminski June 8, 1977 – July 22, 2021…
Lost and Found Dept. (Rediscovered Comics)
Comics Beat has a fascinating article on the recent San Diego Comic-Con panel “Graphic Novels: Lost and Found.” Panelists Gary…
CSotD: Small things that amuse my small mind
I’m going to start with something substantive before moving on to trivia today. I don’t entirely disagree with Mike Lester…
The Secret Origin of “Ace Backwords”
From Wikipedia: Peter Labriola (born September 12, 1956), better known by the pen name Ace Backwords is an American author…
CSotD: Dangling conversations
Another hero bites the dust, and I’m assuming this Barry Blitt piece is based on Eric Clapton declaring that he…
2021 Eisner Award Winners
The winners of the 2021 Eisner Awards were announced Friday night at the San Diego Comic-Con. A mostly comic book…
Why Not a Few Friday Whatnots?
This Is Fine/Dumpster Fire Mashup Toy Sometimes, it feels like the world is both a dumpster fire and a living…
CSotD: A Variety of Disputations
REMINDER TO CARTOONISTS: There are still three or four of you who have not yet drawn your cartoon of the…
Kevin Cannon is Poster Child for State Fair
Cartographer Kevin Cannon draws a lot into his cartoon maps. But he may have outdone himself with his Minnesota Star…
Cartoonist Barbara Dale is On A Roll
If “the medium is the message,” what’s that say about Barbara Dale‘s latest canvas? What did you do during the…
Fire in the Sky – A Brian Fies interview
Brian Fies is a cartoonist from Santa Rosa, California. On October 9, 2017 wildfires burned through Northern California, resulting in…