A WaPo Look at Newpapers
Gannett, the largest chain in the country, last month eliminated one day of print per week at 136 of its…
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Nick Anderson: Cartoons Not Always Funny
“I’ve always taken the attitude that an editorial cartoonist is just supposed to get people thinking, to provoke thought through…
CSotD: What the Rock Man knows
There comes a time when each man must come to grips with the truth, though, as shown in Mr. Boffo,…
Whatever Happened to … Bill Lee
Bill Lee was a well-known magazine and syndicated newspaper cartoonist from the 1970s to, well, whenever. Said Allan Holtz:…
Good Booking at Andrews McMeel Publishing
Publishers Weekly recently reported on AMP. “In early 2020, we were holding our breath—we didn’t know what to expect,” said…
CSotD: Making America Hate Again
We’ll lead off today with Clay Jones and half a story he didn’t know about when he posted this. As…
Robb Armstrong Interviewed
Cartoonist Robb Armstrong, of JumpStart fame, was interviewed by WCVB -TV in Boston about his comic strip, The Franklin Project,…
A Pair of Poe
In 1926 Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) began a series of stories about American heroes. These were brief one week…
Andrews McMeel Entertainment presents Marmaduke
So far this century Marvel Entertainment has ruled the comics inspired film world, that is about to change as Andrews…
CSotD: Changes and Heelmarks
Our biggest recent change is, of course, the confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, which has inspired…
Shel Silverstein/The Giving Tree Stamp Issued
Cartoonist Shel Silverstein, who also dabbled in a few other creative efforts, was honored with a stamp from the United…
CSotD: Stupidity Saturday
Our comment feature appears to be broken beyond repair, at least for our current platform, which inspires (finally!) a redesign,…
Backderf Talks Research, Creativity & Kent State
One of the feature panels at last weekend’s MoCCA Art Fest was Derf Backderf discussing researching his non-fiction graphic novel Kent…
Cartoonist Profile: Buck Brown
Cartoonist Robert “Buck” Brown (1936 – 2007) will be inaugurated into the Illini Media Hall of Fame Class of 2022…
1926 Newspaper Convention Comic Supplement
The American Newspaper Publishers Association Convention in 1926 was naturally covered by Editor & Publisher. E&P previewed it in their…