Syndicate Stripping Saturday
Started the week with remembrances of a long gone character. Though we get a better look at Broom-Hilda peeking out…
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Hey(th and Begorrah) Kids! Comics!
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for March 2024 release. Images and links from a variety of…
Newspaper Cartoonists Use Digital Tools, but Not as You’d Expect
I spent dozens of hours last fall interviewing newspaper cartoonists about how they draw their work, assuming that many would…
Pia Guerra/WaPo Kate Cartoon Goes Viral
Apparently Pia Guerra‘s cartoon on yesterday’s The Washington Post site (in the hard copy?) referencing the recent Royal photo fail…
Alan Hardman – RIP
British socialist cartoonist Alan Hardman has passed away. Alan Hardman 1936 – January 18, 2024 From Left Horizons: Internationally renowned…
Whatnot Wednesday – Stuff On The Edges
Universal’s Toon Lagoon, Dav Pilkey’s Free Little Library, Trina Robbins’ Fashions, and Snoopy’s Diet. If you think your daily newspaper’s…
Comic Arts and Letters to the Editor(s)
Another round of newspaper editors getting letters about the cartoons and comics they run. We start with The Oregonian’s Editor…
Newspaper Deathwatch: SaltWire Network (Cartoonists MacKinnon and de Adder)
From The Toronto Star report: HALIFAX – A private equity fund is initiating insolvency proceedings against Atlantic newspaper owner SaltWire…
King Features Promotes Carla Silva
King Features Syndicate, a unit of Hearst and home to some of the world’s most popular entertainment characters, has promoted…
Patrick McDonnell, Guard Dog Guardian (Also: Meet Krazy Kat)
From Patrick McDonnell’s Mutts blog: Have you seen? Sparky (formerly known as Guard Dog) is the cover story for the…
Cartoonists – – Gag and Op-Ed, Old and New
A Profile of Gag Cartoonist Jeff Keate (1912- 1995) Robert Jefferson Keate, who signed his work Jeff Keate, was a…
Breaking Cat News at 10 Years (- 2 days)
Georgia Dunn uses her Sunday page to celebrate ten years of Breaking Cat News today. Let’s compare – here’s the…
Comic Strip News (and Oldies)
“News” is up for debate in some entries below, but we will start with actual news. Mike Manley has revealed…
Daddy Daze Deals with Death
It is common knowledge that part of a baby’s healthy development is the new parents talking to them. The humor…
Destruction of the Library at Alexandria Was a Good Start for These Extremists
“After opening in prayer at a church about 15 miles northwest of the state capital, panelists spoke of pornography in…