Let’s Lighten the Mood with The Funnies
Too much doom and gloom around, so let drop by reliable laff makers Bill Whitehead and Mark Parisi. So now…
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Gary Grobman – RIP
Author Gary Grobman has passed away. Gary Marc Grobman November 11, 1952 – August 11, 2023 Author, reporter, politico, advocate,…
Wayback Whensday, the Weekend Edition
Wednesday came and went without a Wayback installment because I am easily distrac… Anyway, to paraphrase Churchy LaFemme: Wayback Whensday…
TGIF – Tidings Gathered In Free-Form
The European Cartoon Award announces its 2023 Shortlist The European Press Prize and Studio Europa Maastricht, founders of the European…
TGIF – The Gag Is Farcical
John Deering gives us our opening today with his Strange Brew. Been enjoying Mick and Keith checking in to Hotel…
Good News Bad News Dude News Rad News
The Nib magazine free! Simon and Schuster books $1.62 billion! New Bloom County comic strips! Peanuts merch! The Addams Family…
Wishing Brian Duffy the Bluest Skies
For more than a year editorial cartoonist Brian Duffy has been battling serious medical problems. Brian hasn’t done any regular…
University Press of Mississippi Book Sale
For ten days, until August 17, 2023, the University Press of Mississippi is putting its books on sale at 40%…
741.5 The Expanding Library Comics Shelf
David Harper from 2019: I’ve discovered many comics I love through the Anchorage Public Library’s incredible comic collection, as they…
Messing With Sunday Funnies’ Paginators
Because of my contrary nature I get giddy when I see cartoonists screw with the people laying out The Sunday…
Sage Stossel Winner of 2023 NSNC Award, McConnell & Lander Nab Honorable Mention
The National Society of Newspaper Columnists has announced the winners of their 2023 Columnist Contest for work published in 2022….
Against the Grain – Right Side Editooning
Based on your social media feeds, you might think that political cartoonists are exclusively wild-eyed, merciless critics of former President…
Short Takes From the Past Week
Bob Staake, Mick Stevens, Paul Karasik, Max Fleischer, Peanuts, and The Nib. ********** Staake has publicly rejected the idea that…
Cartoonist Bill Messner-Loebs Fundraiser
Bill Messner-Loebs’s work in comics was beloved by fans for many years, but the circumstances of his life—illness and injuries—have…
Jim Adcock – RIP
Publisher, cartoonist, artist Jim Adcock has passed away. James Bentley (Jim) Adcock June 12, 1948 – July 19, 2023 From…