Hey Kids! Comics! Hot July Titles
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for July 2023 release.Images and links (mostly) via Amazon,though ordering through…
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David Illsley – RIP
Cartoonist David Illsley has passed away. From the obituary: David Avard Illsley, age 81, of Edgewater, Florida, passed away Tuesday,…
Show: Endless Imagination of Bob Staake
In a career that’s spanned more than 40 years and included some 80 books, thousands of newspaper and magazine illustrations…
Comic Strippin’ at The Comic Con
The San Diego Comic Con (aka: Comic Con International) returns for its 2023 engagement next week. It began as a…
Call For Entries: 2023 Rex Babin Memorial Award for Excellence in Local Cartooning
The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (the renovated AAEC website will return soon) has opened the window for submitting cartoons…
Cavna Calls on Cancelled Cartoonists
On Tuesday, three Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonists — Ohman of the Sacramento Bee, Joel Pett of the Lexington Herald-Leader and…
Brooke McEldowney Been Paying Mortgage at 9 Chickweed Lane for 30 Years
Brooke McEldowney celebrated 30 years of 9 Chickweed Lane comic strips in his usual artistic way (above). 9 Chickweed Lane…
New to GoComics – UFO by Graham Harrop
Graham Harrop has a new comic strip on GoComics. The Ten Cats creator and editorial cartoonist premiered UFO on July…
The Sunday Phantom – Author Annotation: Return to the Temple of the Gods
When it comes to current continuity comic strips it sometimes becomes difficult to keep track of the plot and story…
Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. – RIP
Comics and illustration historian and publisher Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. has passed away. “Jim was one of those rare figures in…
Wayback Whensday: Special Sunday Edition
Scott Adams, Mario DeMarco, Jack Lindstrom, Jim Keefe, George Herriman, and the Warner Bros. cartoon studio of Chuck Jones, Michael…
A Dog’s Age – Fred Basset is 60
Fred Basset by Alex Graham debuted in The Daily Mail on July 9, 1963.* From that Daily Mail newspaper celebrating…
Cease-And-Desist Order for Cartoonist
A cease-and-desist order has been issued to a cartoonist over his drawing of a Denver landmark. From Westword: Denver cartoonist…
Overseas Outrage – Cartoon Controversies
The Australian Financial Review is being scolded for running what some see as a racist cartoon advertisement. From The Guardian:…
Froomkin: WaPo Choice of Editoons Failing
Press Watch, “devoted to encouraging political journalists to fulfill their essential mission of creating an informed electorate,” is not happy…