Ninety years ago Lee Falk began his 65 years in comic stripping by writing and drawing the first two weeks of Mandrake the Magician from June 11 to June 23, 1934. After that he continued as the creator and writer of Mandrake (and later The Phantom) but turned the art duties over to Phil Davis. […]
From Iran International: The Revolutionary Court of Tehran has handed down a six-year prison sentence to Atena Farghadani, a cartoonist targeted for her critique of the government. According to her attorney, Mohammad Moqimi, Farghadani has been behind bars since her arrest on April 13, charged with “insulting sacred values and propagating against the ruling system”. Farghadani received […]
Prickly City (AMS) reiterates the high-minded, analytical approach familiar to grade-school alumni: “I know you are, but what am I?” Trump having been seen dozing off while he was on trial, the response is to declare that Biden dozes off all the time. It’s not the only example, particularly if you plumb the depths of […]