The Nib Ebbs – The Cartoonists Flow
Matt Bors sent a message that though The Nib is in a state of suspended animation the cartoonists who contributed…
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Senior Strippers – 2023 Edition
Belated birthday wishes to cartoonist Alan McClure. Also belated is the addition of Mr. McClure to our Senior Strippers list…
Cartoonists in the News
Brian Gable retires, Jeff Schultz keeps on, the long Bill Griffith interview, remembering Ralph Heimdahl, Ricardo Caté talks, Edward Sorel…
Fred Basset 1963 – 2023 (maybe)
Fred Basset has been in rerun status for nearly two months. A week after celebrating its 60th anniversary the comic…
“Lefty Cartoonists Boycott Walkley Awards”
With a couple days before we start reporting on The Reuben Awards ceremonies, let’s check with another award. The Walkley…
Why Are All Those Characters in the Wrong Comic Strips? It Must Be Reubens Week.
A bunch of comic strip characters are making guest appearances in other than their own comic strips this Sunday. So…
Bro! Heathcliff is 50!
In the 1960s many magazine cartoonists had hopes of becoming the next Mort Walker, Hank Ketcham, or Johnny Hart. Possibly…
August Items About Charlie Brown and Co.
The new book Funny Things: A Comic Strip Biography of Charles M. Schulz presents the story of the creator of…
What Ever Happened to Lee Judge Cartoons
So I thought Lee Judge maybe took a week off for his mom’s birthday. But it is now going on…
Creator of the World’s Most Popular Comic Takes a Sabbatical
Rachel Smythe is the creator of Lore Olympus, one of the most popular comics in the world. If you haven’t…
Pros & Cons by Kieran Meehan 2005-2023 – update
As Comics Kingdom informs us, “Pros and Cons is no longer offered as the author has ended the comic strip.”…
And In The End: The Nib You Take…
Matt Bors, editor and publisher of The Nib, sent a message this morning: Tomorrow is the final day of publishing…
Hey Kids! Comics! An August Reprise
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for August 2023 release.Images and links (mostly) via Amazon,though ordering through…
2023 Reuben Comic Art Charity Auction
The National Cartoonists Society Foundation is setting up a charity auction, with dozens of NCS members offering original art to…
Wayback Whensday – Beginnings & Endings
Matt Groening and Life in Hell, Bruce Petty and the Vietnam War, Etta Hulme and Comic Books, Art Evans and…