Gil Thorp began on September 8, 1958 created, written, and drawn by Jack Berrill. Berrill drew the strip for thirty-five years. Toward the end of his life Jack (or the syndicate) got a couple ghost artists to ease the work load on Jack. One of the ghost cartoonists was Warren Sattler who drew the strip […]
Science fiction /fantasy artist and underground/overground cartoonist Larry Todd has passed away. Larry S. Todd April 6, 1948 – September 28, 2024 Word is spreading on social media that Larry has passed after a lengthy illness. R.I.P. Larry Todd, underground comic artist known for Dr. Atomic passed away yesterday [September 28]. Larry’s career began with […]
Today’s Deflocked (AMS) happened to hit on this topic at just the right moment to jump from the funnies into the editorial section. CBS has announced that its moderators will not correct blatant lies in tomorrow night’s VP debate. This will allow the discussion to be a game of “Is so!” and “Is not!” instead […]
Four years ago, in what could be a replay of the early years of comic strips, cartoonist and corporate engaged in an epic war (some hyperbole here) for control of intellectual property. In the end the syndicate won the battle over the creator, but it was a somewhat hollow victory as the cartoonist left the […]
A wide range of comic and comic-adjacent items. WESTPORT — Notable work by many of the cartoonists who have called Fairfield County home over the last century are showcased in two new exhibits at the Westport Library. On display are cartoons by: Dik Browne (“Haggar the Horrible”); Mort Walker (“Beetle Bailey”); John Cullen Murphy (“Prince […]
I think today’s Deflocked (AMS) is largely an example of lead time. When the first cell phone bans in school were announced, editorial cartoonists leapt to depict disheartened children, though my own suspicion was that the kids would largely shrug it off and either adjust to life in the here and now or find new […]
From The North American Post introduction to a 2017 interview with cartoonist Sam Goto: Sam Goto drew his Seattle Tomodachi strip for five years. He passed away on New Year’s Eve 2017, but he left the North American Post with enough new comic strips to last well into 2018. For five years, Sam told mostly […]
Featuring Rod Whigham; Dee Fish; Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar; Beatriz Lockwood and Maya Scarpa; Henry Payne; Juanjo Gaurnido; Rachel Smythe; Shen; Jeff Weigel and Thomas Yeates; Bill Morrison and Dave Warren; and Mason Mastroianni. With Wayno, Dana Simpson, and Jamar Nicholas; Maria Scrivan, Hector Cantu, Dana Simpson, Danesh Mohiuddin, Hilary B. Price, and Tauhid […]
Nick Anderson (Tribune) salutes the 118th Congress, one of the least productive congresses in history, as it disbands to go home and run for office based on having done little but squabble and preen. They’ll be gone until after the election, which won’t make much of a difference to the nation, since I’m quite sure […]
Florida Weekly has announced that Edward (Eddie) Dziura is the newspaper’s new (freelance) editorial cartoonist. From the September 26, 2024 Florida Weekly: That September 26 issue also carried Eddie’s first cartoon. And like his children, you can enjoy Eddie’s cartoons via Florida Weekly’s E-Edition.
When last we read Jules Feiffer it was his graphic novel trilogy paying homage to film noir and detective fiction. Now Jules returns with a graphic novel for teens and preteens wherein he puts down in comic form a detective story of a far different kind as two youngster are separated from their older sister […]
A timely message from Mike Luckovich, who as I write this is likely hunkered down in Georgia as Helene passes over. There’s probably some kind of wisecrack available about how, if Trump is elected, he’ll protect us by diverting hurricanes with his magic Sharpie, but the more serious point is that NOAA was born out […]
These past decades have seen pro sports fans around the country spurned by the teams they support and cheer when owners of sports franchises see shinier, brighter, newer things elsewhere – well, Money Talks. Oakland, California has been especially hard hit lately. Five years ago, after nearly 50 years in Oakland the Golden State Warriors […]
It is a more frequent occurrence than you would imagine – an editorial cartoon goes awry from what the cartoonist envisioned. Michael de Adder‘s recent cartoon about the crowded field running for Halifax mayor drew criticism. From the CBC: The cartoon, by longtime freelance cartoonist Michael de Adder, depicts a bald white man and a […]
There’s nothing all that new if you take Guto Dias’ cartoon in the broad, overall sense. Both graphic and literary artists have had to leave creativity aside when entering the commercial arena, and if some leaks in, it generally gets committeefied into pap before anybody in the public sees it. But the advent of AI […]