CSotD: Paralysed Force, Gesture Without Motion
It was a bit of a coin flip, deciding whether to start the day with Jen Sorensen or T.S. Eliot,…
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Register for RFK and OPC Cartoon Award Events
The Overseas Press Club of America (OPC), who announced their Cartoon Award for 2021 efforts this past March, is featuring…
National Cartoonists Society Adapts and Adopts
Gone are the days when you needed to land a big newspaper syndication deal to validate your standing as a…
CSotD: A Break in the Inaction
Macanudo (KFS) offers an uplifting thought, and we could all use one about now. There is a kind of conceptual…
A Collection of Chips, Crime, and Comic Chronicles
Crime Comic Strips Who could have known that newspaper comic strips and crime stories, including noir, were a match made…
CSotD: We are who we thought we were
There aren’t a lot of good cartoons about the Buffalo shootings, and I’m not sure it’s worth waiting, because…
Comic Strips and Comic Books (Stupid Fresh Mess)
Comic books have always had a relationship with comic strips. The modern comic book began by either reprinting comic strips…
Tundra Replaces Pickles in Fergus Falls
Recently The Fergus Falls (Minnesota) Daily Journal replaced Brian Crane’s Pickles with Tundra by Chad Carpenter. This is sure to…
Hey Kids! Comics! Books Eclipse Budgets
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for May 2022 release. Images and links (mostly) via Amazon, though…
CSotD: No, We Have No Sense of Decency
“Until this moment, Senator, I think I never really gauged your cruelty or your recklessness. … Have you no…
Sending Love to Hy Eisman
Word has reached The Daily Cartoonist that Hy Eisman is recovering from health issues. With Hy’s permission we can…
In Praise of Comic Artist June Brigman
For a generation of comic book fans, June Brigman’s name conjures a particular accolade that – while entirely deserved –…
Pulitzer Finalist Zoe Si Profiled
Zoe Si, a New Yorker cartoonist, was a finalist for this year’s Pulitzer Prize. A Vancouver woman is still reeling…
CSotD: What did we not know, and how did we not know it?
Mike Smith (KFS) suggests that MAGA supporters are either stupid or hypocritical for ignoring the outrageous flaws of our previous…
A Look at King Features’ 2022 Syndicate Directory
King Features has released their Syndicate Directory for 2022. Some notes… Most important is the question: Has Hy Eisman…