Pedro X. Molina Awarded 2023 Havel Prize
As Mike Peterson mentioned in his column today, cartoonist Pedro X. Molina has been awarded the Václav Havel International Prize…
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Batman Logo Remains Trademarked in EU
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (CN) — An Italian company did not get away with contesting the copyright of the Caped Crusader…
2022 NCS Divisional Award Nominees for the 77th Annual NCS Reuben Awards
The National Cartoonists Society has announced the nominees for the twelve divisional awards (aka Silver Reubens) for work produced in…
Nancy Beiman’s FurBabies New @ GoComics
Veteran animator Nancy Beiman has retired from the animation industry and taken up comic stripping. Nancy retired last Fall and…
Abecor Wins Courage in Cartooning Award
Last week CARTOONISTS RIGHTS presented the 2023 Robert Russell Courage in Cartooning Award to Abecor at a private ceremony, held…
Richard D. Olson – RIP
Comics historian and R. F. Outcault/Yellow Kid authority Richard D. Olson has passed away. The report of Richard’s passing was…
A Talk with Darrin Bell About The Talk
Darrin Bell’s The Talk reaches bookstore shelves on Tuesday June 6 (though it is already on the shelf at my…
Interview: Bors & Mirk and End of The Nib
As The Nib prepares to take a bow with its final issue, we took a look back with Matt Bors….
Comic Stripping The Week That Was
Slylock Fox Bumped for The Pig Family on Vacation Bumping Slylock Fox from his own strip last week Friday was…
The Rare May 34th Roundup
JD Crowe newsletter; Doug Pike novella; Stephen King and The Far Side; News Deserts and Ghost Papers; Castigating Rick McKee…
Arlo and Janis, Gilligan, and Newton Minow – A Vast Wasteland Factoid
As was mentioned regarding Mike’s column today Arlo and Janis heard a little-known factoid the other day. Obituaries for Newton…
40 Years of Watching Out For Dykes
Alison Bechdel informs us that it was 40 years ago this month that the July/August 1983 issue of WomaNews was…
Rarity: Casey’s Capers by Vincent Faletti
Vincent D. Faletti began cartooning while serving in the Armed Forces during World War 2. Returning home to Michigan he…
Frank Hansen, New Cagletoon Editoonist
Going down a wormhole chasing something unrelated I stumbled onto today’s Aspen Times editorial-opinion page where I found Frank Hansen…
WPWG Comics are Slip Slidin’ Away
The Washington Post Writers Group syndicate is down to two cartoonists and three comics, none of which are widely seen…