Lee Papers Go Uniform Comics Company-Wide
Recently we’ve mentioned changes to some Lee Enterprises newspapers that hinted at a company-wide change to their comics pages, though…
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Diane Noomin Tributes – Updated
Update: The New York Times Obituary: One of Ms. Noomin’s most startling and moving pieces was a 1994 story called…
CSotD: You can quote me, and I hope you will
Between the death of Queen Elizabeth and the Anniversary of 9/11, things are tedious over on the editorial pages, so…
Calvin and Hobbes Original Daily Goes for $216,000 (and other original art sales)
The original art for a Calvin and Hobbes comic strip, dated February 6, 1992, sold at auction for $216, 000.00….
A September Saturday and Such
We mentioned it earlier this month, but Mark Parisi waited until the actual anniversary of Off The Mark to celebrate….
CSotD: Oh, Behave Yourselves
The relentless corgi stampede continues, and Dr. MacLeod comments on the lack of imagination and creativity that it represents. I…
Tauhid Bondia’s Comic Strip is Spreading Like … Well, Like Crabgrass
A couple months ago we noted that when Crabgrass, the new comic strip by Tauhid Bondia, debuted it did so…
CSotD: Of Corgi Dogs and Queens
I wasn’t going to feature any of the 4,000 corgi cartoons today, but David Rowe’s is less about the dog…
Eighty Ever-Lovin’ Blue-Eyed Years With Pogo
According to comic book historians who keep track of such things, Animal Comics #1 from Dell Publishing was released…
CSotD: Mush from the Wimps
I’ve got to agree with John Cole on this one: The response from the GOP to the revelations from Mar…
Berke Breathed Bloom County & Snake Animation
Another step toward realization for the Bloom County animation series. Tim Long (The Simpsons) has signed on to co-write and…
The Funnies This Week at Mid-Week
© Glenn McCoy This week’s favorite (so far) is the Glenn McCoy take on cancel culture in his The Duplex….
CSotD: In Pursuit of the Orange Whale
As is often said here, the “bland restatement” technique of cartoons like This Modern World is often a problem, since…
Lynda Barry – A Groovy Kind of Love
For nearly 30 years, the cartoonist Lynda Barry published her adored comic strip “Ernie Pook’s Comeek,” which told the whimsical,…
CSotD: Post-Holiday Humor
We’re not doing politics today, but Rod Emmerson‘s cartoon is a combination of politics and social commentary, since in New…