Joel Pett 2023 Winner of Rex Babin Award, Sage Stossel is Named Finalist
Joel Pett is the 2023 recipient of the “Rex Babin Memorial Award for Excellence in Local Cartooning.” “Famous for his acid…
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(Not) Live From the AAEC Convention in SF, and Mississippi Today from Yesterday or so
Listen to Jack Ohman, Ted Rall, Scott Stantis, and Marshall Ramsey talk about editorial cartooning today. With a Clay Jones…
Gannett Cartoonist Profiles Series, Part 4: Jim Borgman
Borgman began drawing weekly cartoons for the school newspaper, where the thrill of others seeing his work grew. A week…
The Daily Cartoonist Wins Ink Bottle Award, As Does Comic Riffs, The Nib, & Dabaghian
The Daily Cartoonist was among those honored by the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists last night. The AAEC celebrates the…
Gannett Cartoonist Profiles Series, Part 3: Dean Young
Hold them side by side. The “Blondie” comic strip created by Chic Young for Sept. 8, 1930 is told in…
All Over The Place
We know where Mike is, but me? – I’m all over the place. Following are items from hither and yon….
Dropping the New in Newspaper
Hard copy newspapers are already behind the times versus digital news platforms so what’s another day or two? Lee Enterprises,…
Jay Leeson – RIP
Radio host, columnist, and cartoonist Jay Leeson has passed away. John Thomas (Jay) Leeson V March 5, 1979 – September…
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Jesse (‘Tex’) Atwell interview. Harvey Awards Hall of Fame. Bill Griffith address. Frazz future?; AI Calvin & Hobbes. John M….
While We Were Napping: Olive & Popeye
Olive and Popeye began on August 30, 2022 with the team of Shadia Amin creating the adventures of Olive on…
75 Years Ago: Newspaper Pogo Debuts
Eighty-one years ago Walt Kelly introduced the world to Pogo Possum in a comic book. For the next five years…
Pseudo-Gannett Cartoonist Profiles Series: John Rose
The Staunton News Leader is part of Gannett’s USA TODAY Network, and so their comics page will now consist of…
Star Tribune Eliminates Staff Editoonist
The Star Tribune is moving on without an editorial cartoonist, following an announcement Monday that Mike Thompson would be moved…
New Flash Gordon Comic Strip!
A rejuvenated Flash Gordon comes twenty years after the last new Flash Gordon comics appeared in newspapers and 90 years…
Gannett Cartoonist Profiles Series, Part Two: Charles Schulz
Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz returns to The Canton Repository today as part of the USA TODAY Network’s comics pages…