CSotD: On Further Review …
A day for catching up on various things, and we’ll start with today’s Zits (KFS), in which it turns out…
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The Wit & Wisdom & Wiggly Wiles of R O Blechman
Today, at 92 the artist/writer is still spry, productive and creative. Currently we are blessed with a new book (actually,…
World-Famous Astronaut Returns to Space
Snoopy [is] scheduled to lift-off during a two-hour window that opens at 8:33 a.m. EDT on Monday, August 29….
Lily Renée – RIP
Golden Age comic book artist Lily Renée Phillips has passed away at age 101. Lily Renée Peters Phillips…
CSotD: A Diller, A Dollar
Biden’s decision to cancel a portion of student loan debt is top of the news, and Kevin Siers makes the…
Steamboat Willie Goes PD, The Mouse Not So Much
In 16 months Mickey Mouse‘s official debut* animated cartoon, Steamboat Willie, will go public domain, but The Mouse will remain…
Book Publishers Antitrust Trial: PRH/S&S v. DOJ
Book publishers just spent 3 weeks in court arguing they have no idea what they’re doing On August 22, oral…
Caricature and The Right of Publicity
Can a caricaturist sell copies of his caricature of Jack Nicholson or any celebrity on T-shirts at some store or over the internet?…
First and Last – Mutt and Jeff Part 2: Examiner
When last we checked in with Bud Fisher he had created the first successful daily newspaper comic strip* Mr. A….
CSotD: Scheduling Issues
Today’s Zits (KFS) illustrates the problem I have with podcasts. It’s not that they’re a collection of belches and farts,…
Jeannie Schulz, Cartooning’s Ambassador
When “Peanuts” cartoonist Charles M. “Sparky” Schulz died in Santa Rosa in 2000, his wife of 27 years already was…
Funky Winkerbean and the Dark Side of Comics
There has been a dark side to newspaper comics from the very beginning. Death and dismemberment from Hogan’s Alley to…
Max Beerbohm Sesquicentennial
Max Beerbohm was born 150 years ago. A Catalogue of The Caricatures of Max Beerbohm (1972)From Wikipedia: Sir Henry Maximilian…
CSotD: To Brazzaville and Beyond
This Jason Chatfield piece could be a gag or a political cartoon, but, either way, it’s an exaggerated look at…