Well, Not the Kitchen Sink
It’s throw it out there Thursday – a gathering of gleanings. Editoons v. Memes; Newspaper Troubles; Battling Book Banners; and…
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And in the end…
The end of August will see the end of The Nib. But you can still give some love to The…
Wayback Whensday: The Pulitzers of Kirby
Unlike the 2020s The Pulitzers had an Editorial Cartooning category in the 1920s. Rollin Kirby took three of the first…
Some More Newspaper Comics (some not)
Nope, don’t like it. Don’t like it a bit. Before last month gets too far away let’s bring up the…
NCS Reuben Award Playbill Art & Ad Call
The National Cartoonists Society has issued a notice for ads in their 2023 Reuben Journal and Banquet Playbill noting the…
Fun Sundry Funnies for Sunday
We’ll start with a small bit of news: Marvel Comics and King Features Syndicate are now rerunning the reruns. Above…
News-y Stuff, Nonsense, and Whatnot
Let’s start with some nonsense. The Walt Disney Company is about to do the unthinkable: retire Mickey Mouse. Inside the…
Cartoonist Helen Hokinson Inducted into 2023 Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame
The Society of Illustrators has announced the artists entering their class of 2023 Hall of Fame. Among the inductees is…
Jim Korkis – RIP
Disney and animation historian Jim Korkis has passed away. James Patrick (Jim) Korkis August 15, 1950 – July 28, 2023…
Baseless inflammatory ad hominem attacks – RL Crabb, Clay Bennett, and Jack Ohman
Northern California freelance cartoonist R. L. Crabb notes the recent actions of McClatchy newspapers, headquartered in nearby Sacramento: The editorial…
The Comic Strip Files
July 23, 2023 saw the beginning of a new story for The Sunday Phantom. (“The Commander Will See You Now”)….
10 Most Important Eisner Award Winners
Another CBR Top Ten, this one purports to list the “most important” Eisner Award-winning comic books. Since 1988, the Eisner…
Foreign Not-So-Funnies: Cartoonist Apology
In April British editorial cartoonist Martin Rowson drew a cartoon that was deemed antisemitic. Since that time Rowson has not…
Foreign Funnies: Solon Razes Cartoonists
A Kenyan politician underwent surgery dealing a blow to the country’s cartoonists and caricaturists. From Nairobi Wire: Former Kenya National…
Wayback Whensday with Winsor (McCay)
In McCay, it was a combination of expansive imagination, multi-disciplinary eccentricity, and restless work ethic that set him apart. In…