Petrenko leads off today because I’ve seen so many falling-graph cartoons that they make my eyes glaze over, but he freshens the conceit by making it into a commentary on Trump’s apparent profiteering. Obviously, we’ll have to wait for an investigation to prove that Trump has engaged in insider trading, and, just as obviously, that […]
That Famous Thurber Spot Drawing for The New Yorker First, a brief reminder of what’s what: New Yorker “Spot” drawings are not New Yorker cartoons. Once upon a time, pre-Tina Brown era, Spots were those unrelated, uncaptioned drawings by various artists, placed here and there throughout the magazine. They could be humorous, but they could […]
The Latin Times photographer and cartoonist Edward Medina has passed away. Edward (Ed) Medina (aka Anidem) October 13, 1929 – April 6, 2025 From the obituary: Edward “Eddie” Medina of Indianapolis, Indiana, passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday, April 6, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Born on October 13, 1929, Edward was […]
I’m always surprised when I stumble across one of those Captchas that wants you to click on picture boxes. It’s like getting into a car and realizing it has a choke, except that you never get into a car with a choke unless you’re at an antique car show. Which is to say, it’s like […]
Journalists and editorial cartoonists around the world are facing unprecedented attacks. Please join us May 5, in Washington, DC, to celebrate World Press Freedom Day with a panel of legendary cartoonists out on the front lines of free speech — and for the announcement of the 2025 Robert Russell Courage in Cartooning Award by Cartoonists […]
Asa Elmer “Ace” Reid Jr. was born in the Texas Panhandle [on March 10] 1925, near Clarendon. When he was 3 months old, his family moved to Electra, where they owned a 10,000-acre cattle ranch. Young Ace Reid grew up around cattle, horses and cowboys. He was familiar with what it was like to be a cowboy […]
This isn’t China, though Bagley is right to compare the cult of personality that has risen around Donald Trump with the one that rose around Mao Tse Tung. Certainly, the two cults, the two revolutions, share several elements, including the condemnation of intellectual elites in favor of mindless loyalty and the elevation of mindless loyalty […]
In an unfortunately twist of fate, something readers of The Heart of Juliet Jones should be used to, the proof sheet to the first week of the new, new being a relative term, story is missing from King Features archives. The past week – January 15 to January 22, 1956 – was a transition interlude […]
Sergio Aragonés, Chad Nichols, Bob Mankoff, Jules Feiffer, Art Spiegelman, Rozalia Finkelstein, Duane M. Abel, Mark Knight, Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud, Ian Jones, and Liana Finck. Sergio Aragonés The NCS is proud to Present: Show and Tell with Sergio Aragonés Join us for a captivating two-hour LIVE show from the art studio of master […]
We’ll touch on something vaguely political before moving on into folly. Or, that is, intentional folly. I have nothing, theoretically, against brokers except a general prejudice that they should set you up with a portfolio that works and then leave you, and it, alone, barring some major change, like having the President say “Now is […]
The Herblock Foundation has awarded Marty Two Bulls, Sr. the 2025 Herblock Prize. From ComicsDC: WASHINGTON, DC, Thursday, April 10, 2025 – Marty Two Bulls, Sr. has been named the winner of the 2025 Herblock Prize for editorial cartooning. Marty Two Bulls, Sr. is a freelance artist and graphic designer who has been creating cartoons […]
Basil and Monte Wolverton; Flash Gordon by Alex, Jim, Dan, and a bunch of others; public domain Popeye and Olive; a hint of next winter’s Doonesbury special art; plus actual comic strips and panels from this week. Let’s start with the news for the indexers. This week sees the King Features Weekly Service dropping Dan […]
Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground, and I’m kind of surprised that anybody had time to respond, given that Dear Leader pulled the plug at two in the afternoon, so we’ll give some other cartoonists a chance to catch up. And speaking of catch-up, we’re in good hands, because our Secretary […]
For those interested in the very earliest history of comic strips Antoine Sausverd has an announcement: About a month ago, we set out to enlighten the “Early Comics” universe with a fair selection of David Kunzle’s legacy on the subject. Indeed, our “David Kunzle page” (DKP) wants to pay tribute to Kunzle as a pioneer […]
With Nick Anderson, David Haldane, Paige Braddock, Kaj Hasselriis, Dan Misdea, Bob Hale, and Guy Badeaux. Nick Anderson Interviewed for Future Documentary From Nick Anderson: Today I had the honor of being interviewed by a very talented director who creates documentaries for PBS. I’m a fan of his work, so it was a real privilege […]