Barbara Brandon-Croft, Peter Gallagher, Jim Keefe, Steenz and the CXC 2022 Newspaper Comics Panel
This past weekend’s Cartoon Crossroads Columbus was a celebration of not just comics but cartooning in all its many forms….
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CSotD: Will noone rid us of this meddlesome holiday?
Arlo and Janis cut to the heart of the matter, though the fact is, we need to find a way…
Patrick M. Reynolds’ Autobiographical Flashbacks
Patrick M. Reynolds ended his Flashbacks comic strip last month after 31 years of recounting the story of the United…
CSotD: Catching up on trivial rants
They Can Talk captures my mood this morning, after a very long trip home from the AAEC Convention. We were…
Cartoonists Merry-Go-Round
Bill Holbrook informs us that it is October. “On the Fastrack” during October, every day (except for Sundays) will feature…
De Adder Gets Threatening “E-Mail From a Fan”
Once again in sync with Mike Peterson’s report today from the AAEC Convention, which touched on intimidating feedback, comes an…
CSotD: Truth, Facts, Bias and Opinions
The AAEC panel on “Cartooning in a Post-Truth World” was, as noted yesterday, dynamic enough to justify separate treatment, and…
City Paper on Steve Stegelin’s Babin Award Win
As Mike Peterson reported (with photos!) Steve Stegelin won the Rex Babin Award last night. And Steve’s home The Charleston…
A Century of Fritzi Ritz
Fritzi Ritz was introduced to comics readers of the New York World one hundred years ago – October 9, 1922…
CSotD: The AAEC/CXC gets rolling
My day yesterday began at a CXC event, with a session on James Sturm, a cartoonist of substantial background and…
The Return of Phil Bissell and His Pat Patriot
For one game only, and the first in a decade, the Patriots will revive their original Pat Patriot uniforms featuring…
Acclaimed Actors as (Un)Common Cartoonists
Actors are artists. Some even pick up brushes and put oil to canvas. And a few have been or become…
CSotD: CXC Opening Day
The first day of the AAEC Conference began with a long business meeting and ended, alas, with the discovery that…
Why a Cow? And Other Comic Animals
According to Larson, “I’ve always thought the word cow was funny, and cows are sort of tragic figures. Cows blur…
Subtlety and Mallard Fillmore Don’t Mix for Fans
Many folks may not believe a cartoon can cause angst and ire, but every now and then — and based…