Wayback Whensday: Classic Cartoonists
In the same month that famed cartoonist Milton Caniff signed the deal to draw Terry and the Pirates, he received…
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MacKay Makes Cartoonists’ Convention
Graeme MacKay, editorial cartoonist for The Hamilton Spectator, attended the recent joint convention of the Association of Canadian Cartoonists and…
Hey Kids! Comics!
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for October 2023 release.Images and links (mostly) via Amazon,though ordering through…
J. D. Crowe Says “I Am Not Dead”
J.D. Crowe has been missing for the past four months. JD’s last editorial cartoon was in late June and his…
Disney’s Once Upon A Studio Premiers Tonight, But Not Without Controversy
Once Upon a Studio debuts Sunday, October 15, at 8 p.m. ET/PT as part of ABC’s The Wonderful World of…
Tribute Strips and Inspiration Comics
There were a number of tributes to past cartoonists in the past week’s comic strips. Today’s Mutts name checks his…
Where Did Foxtrot Go Wrong?
Bill Amend’s FoxTrot was one of the great successes of late-twentieth-century newspaper comics. At the end of its run as…
Newspaper Regrets Israeli-Hamas Cartoon
A Dave Granlund cartoon about the current Israeli-Hamas War brought at least one objection: Read the full letter here. The…
Keith Giffen – RIP
Creative comic book genius Keith Giffen has passed away. Keith Ian Giffen November 30, 1952 – October 9, 2023 Keith’s…
Bado and Cummings Win ACC Townsies
Last week during the Association of Canadian Cartoonists convention the organization presented Guy Badeaux (aka Bado) and Dale Cummings with…
Mary Lawton – Thursday Child Has Gone Far
For 30 years, Houston-based cartoonist Mary Lawton submitted her work to The New Yorker. For 30 years, she received a…
Some Wednesday Cartooning Whatnots
We’ll start with a nice 3½ minute segment from News12’s Made in Connecticut featuring Ray Billingsley. This week in Made…
Wayback Whensday
Looking back at the art of cartooning with Bill Mauldin, RL Crabb, Jeff MacNelly, Ian Jones, and Sydney Jordan. Rob…
The Guardian Rejects Steve Bell Cartoon – Update: Guardian Ends Bell Relationship
The Guardian has apparently declined to publish a depiction of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu by cartoonist Steve Bell, reportedly…
Today: The Mysteries by Watterson & Kascht – updated with a video featuring Bill & John
Today is the official release date of The Mysteries by Bill Watterson and John Kascht. From Bill Watterson, bestselling creator…