Comics From The Alley
No, not Hogan’s Alley. the alley is the monthly newspaper of the Phillips Community in Minneapolis, and for years they…
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On the Road to Becoming a Cartoonist; or, The Sandra Bell-Lundy Story
I still can’t believe I’ve spent my working life creating a comic strip for a living. There is nothing else…
CSotD: Elsewhere in the News
I suppose we should clean up a bit before attempting to move on, and Pat Byrnes offers this example of…
Sunday Lines of Type
What is the significance of Mr. Gabriel using the old-fashioned linotype to print his sheet? Is Mr. Gabriel a muckraking…
The National Cartoonists Society Nominees for 2023 Cartoonist Of the Year Reuben
The National Cartoonists Society has revealed the nominees for THE Reuben Award (Cartoonist of the Year). Due to a tie…
CSotD: Laughter in the Graveyard
David Ostow is right, and so was my professor, all those years ago. We were reading Hamlet and he led…
Jim Davis’ Comic Strips Before Garfield
Despite being the world’s most syndicated comic, pulling in hundreds of millions of dollars every year, Garfield was originally meant…
Roz Chast Awarded the First Thurber Prize for American Humor in Cartoon Art
Liza Donnelly reports: Last year, Michael and I were instrumental in helping to establish the Thurber Prize for American Cartoon…
CSotD: The Whole World Is … well, you know
Nice of Australian cartoonist Glen LeLievre to offer an All-American image as he sums up global reaction to Trump’s conviction….
Seeing May Out with Miss Cellany
Jeffrey Lindenblatt’s Paper Trends returns with a survey of the comics page of the year 2000. The Rookies, Biggest Winners…
CSotD: Quick Resolution, Quick Responses
To repeat an oft-told story in political cartooning, Bill Mauldin was at a luncheon when news of JFK’s assassination came….
Karen Moy and 20 Years Worth of Mary
After more than 20 years on the job, Karen Moy ’87 still considers it “a blessing and an honor” to…
A Brief History of Animating Comic Strips
The Garfield Movie, currently running on movie theaters (Rotten Tomatoes scoring much better by audiences than critics) prompted Cartoon Brew…
CSotD: The Waiting Game
Here sits the New York trial of Donald Trump for falsifying his campaign expenditures: The testimony is over, the jury…
Breaking the Chain: The Guard Dog Story
Patrick McDonnell’s Mutts Comics site is promoting The Guard Dog Story for preorder. This book features the seven-week-long tale of…