Dick Wright/Columbus Dispatch (2000) Michael Cavna, at the Washington Post, asked some cartoonists about the recently passed TX Senate Bill 8 in an article titled “How cartoonists are taking on the Texas abortion bill.” I have included some cartoons not included in Michael’s overview, weighing this representation pro-life as the WaPo article was heavier on […]
Cartoonist Jeff Philcrantz has passed away. Jeffrey R. (Jeff) PhilcrantzJuly 26, 1946 – September 6, 2021 carpenter, musician, cartoonist From the obituary: Jeff graduated from Newburyport High School, class of 1964 and then went on to Northern Essex and then UMASS Amherst where he studied Physics and Astronomy. He then enlisted in the Air Force […]
As the 90th Anniversary of Dick Tracy nears (October 4, 1931) the current team of Mike Curtis and Joe Staton will take a few days reliving the past, beginning today. Looks like Samson is another cartoonist giving us our money’s worth on Sunday. Joining Andy Capp is Dark Side of the Horse with two […]
Candorville (WPWG) reminds me of how much I miss the Olden Days. Not the medieval olden days evoked here, but the Olden Days when most on-line conversation happened on Usenet and most people recognized both the futility of responding to trolls and the wisdom of ignoring them. There was, in that bygone era, something called […]
Today saw the Doodles Sunday page go to rerun following the death of cartoonist Chris Foote. Doodles began on Sunday October 19, 1986 as a kid’s activity/gag page titled Professor Doodles – Just For Kids Corner created by Steve Sack and Craig MacIntosh. From a Daily Cartoonist article last year: In an early (1987) interview […]