Saturday’s Alley Oop held out the promise of an actual adventure. Monday’s Alley Oop hasn’t disabused me of that hope. We’ll see. I could very well be wrong, it wouldn’t be a first, but I think last week was the first full week of Slylock Fox dailies that had Scott Underwood co-signing with Bob Weber, […]
Gag cartoonist Wayne Horne has passed away. Wayne Laverne Horne September 29, 1927 – December 21, 2024 From the obituary: Wayne Laverne Horne, a talented artist, cartoonist, and graphic designer, passed away peacefully on December 21, 2024, in Phoenix, Arizona, at the age of 97. Born on September 29, 1927, in Omaha, Nebraska, Wayne lived […]
Alexandra Bowman has announced ( Bluesky –Facebook – X/Twitter – LinkedIn ) that she has signed to have Cagle Cartoons distribute her political cartoons around the nation: Here’s the big news… I’ve signed with Cagle Cartoons, America’s largest editorial cartooning newspaper syndicate. Newspapers nationwide will have the opportunity to select and publish my work. Syndicate […]
Linda Finck on Saul Steinberg; Keith Knight on Little Victories; Michael Maslin on Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell; Walter Scott on criticism; Vincent Alexander on Rob Schribner; Brian Anderson on transitioning from comic strips to graphic novels. It feels wrong to describe Saul Steinberg’s work in words; it simply transcends them. Steinberg called himself “a writer who […]
British cartoonist Merrily Harpur has passed away. Merrily Harpur April 3 1948 – December 4 2024 From The Telegraph obituary: Merrily Harpur, who has died aged 76, was an illustrator, writer and poet, organiser of poetry and literary festivals – and an authority on big-cat sightings. She was best known as a freelance cartoonist with […]
In Comics Kingdom TBD now stands for TBD (Toons By Dan), that’s Dan Misdea. From the TBD (Toons By Dan) “about” page: TBD (Toons by Dan) is a curated collection of single-panel cartoons by award-winning cartoonist Dan Misdea. Featuring some of his best, worst, and weirdest ideas, this series includes never-before-seen cartoons, once rejected by […]
The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) has issued a notice that they will soon be issuing a Call For Entries for the Divisional (aka Silver) Reuben Awards. From the NCS: In January, the NCS will announce Call For Entries for our annual Divisional Awards. These awards recognize artistic excellence for work that debuted in 2024 across […]
Cartoonists of The New Yorker; Henrik Rehr; Ian Jones’ Bushy Tales; R. J. Matson’s 2024 revue; Scott Adams on drones; Jenny Jinya on Death; Eddie Campbell’s Kate Carew; Warner Brothers’ Looney Tunes; Fleischer Brothers’ Inkwell Imps. On November 21 at the Rizzoli Bookstore on Broadway, At Wit’s End: Cartoonists of The New Yorker received its […]
Feiffer: Well, when I was young, it didn’t much matter what I thought, because I was scared of my shadow, and I wouldn’t have done anything about anything. Kuper: Which brings me back to my question. You came from that, and then you end up in a profession that is the most extreme example of […]
2025 brings with it a new batch of public domain creations, most famous among those from the comics are Popeye by E. C. Segar and Tintin by Hergé. I know little about Tintin so we’ll go with The Sailor Man. But first, as is our custom with public domain stories, we turn to the Duke […]
Tony DePaul has announced his intention to write “an extended version of the Phantom’s origin myth.” Says The Phantom comic strip writer: Falk tended to vary the specifics in his 63 years of telling the Phantom’s genesis. He was hardly a stickler for continuity. The fundamentals were there, but names changed, language changed, the year […]
The New Yorker’s annual Cartoons and Puzzles special issue is coming to your bookstore and newsstand shelves, or maybe to your mailbox. The Kate Beaton cover starts it off with a combination of cartoon and puzzle. And the New Yorker online contents page shows the special features (some shown above). Of course the famed New […]
So whatever did happen to Lyman? Jeff Corriveau supplies the answer in today’s Deflocked. I ain’t got no higher learnin’ in English, but I gotta argue with Ralph Hagen here. From my western upbringing that second panel statement (and those following) in today’s The Barn should be, “I’se lookin’ fer the varmint WHAT stole my […]
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for December 2024 release (or so). Images and links from a variety of publishers and outlets, though ordering through your local comic shop or independent book store is a good idea. COMICS REVUE PRESENTS December 2024 by various; cover by Jeremy MacPherson America’s longest-running magazine of […]
Before the week begins, some stuff from the past week. Is it my imagination or is politics springing up more often in comic strips these days? e.g.: For Heaven’s Sake. And Jules Rivera seems to be creating Mark Trail plots more and more from what-the-future-may-bring scuttlebutt or crazy congresspeople conspiracy conjecture. I’m a big fan […]