The Milwaukee Journal served notice that Steve McGarry’s KidTown will replace 4Kids: It’s time to take a trip to “KidTown.” The latest addition to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Sunday Comics section, “KidTown” replaces “www.4Kids” starting Dec. 26. The comic strip, aimed at readers ages 6 to 12, is a mix of word searches and other word […]
Graphic artist and cartoonist Lou Brooks has passed away. Louis (Lou) Brooks September 5, 1944 – November 21, 2021 From the obituary: Known to some as “The World’s Oldest Kid”, Lou began his career as a self-taught commercial illustrator, but over 50 years expanded his talents into other creative realms as writer, graphic designer, […]
Enquirer editorial cartoonist Kevin Necessary has been named the next president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. The Cincinnati native will take over in January for current president Jen Sorensen who is stepping down at the end of the year. The Cincinnati Enquirer interviewed Kevin Necessary about his new position, about recent changes with […]
Columnist Jim Hightower admits to some jealousy: As a tyke, I never dreamed of growing up to be a political activist/ commentator, but here I am, and it’s worked out pretty well for me. I’ve been lucky enough to have a voice in public matters and eke out a modest living running my mouth as […]
We’ll start out with some good news, via Steve Brodner: Not only did the Kellogg’s workers ratify a new contract, but it seems like they got pretty much what they wanted and that management — who had threatened to replace them with scabs — got pretty much not a whole lot except several months of […]