Perri Hart – RIP
John Hart Studio gag writer-colorist-letterer Perri Hart has passed away. From the obituary: Perri Hart, 65, photographer, comedy writer, artist,…
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Seventy-Five Years of Rex Morgan, M.D. – but the Rex of ’48 is not the Rex of ’23
Rex Morgan, M.D. by Nick Dallis (as Dal Curtis) and Marvin Bradley & Frank Edgington debuted May 10, 1948. Below…
Cartoonist News #216 (May, ’23)
featuring Ted Richards, Nate Neal, Duane Abel, Jenny Campbell, Tony Husband, and Ben Oda. The Comics Journal has a Ted…
Missed It: Loose Parts’ 25th
In the 1990s Dave Blazek and John Gilpin were working for the Philadelphia Inquirer when they thought it would be…
Mona Chalabi Awarded 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary
The 2023 Pulitzer Prize finalists and winners were announced today. For the category of Illustrated Reporting and Commentary the finalists…
Sam Gross – RIP
Cartoonist Sam Gross has passed away. Saturday Review, Argosy, True, Good Housekeeping, Rogue, Gent, Saturday Evening Post, Esquire, Playboy, Penthouse,…
Expanded Lee Enterprises Papers Coming Soon … And Half as Often … By Mail
A number of Lee Enterprises newspapers have published a boilerplate statement informing their readers that, come June 6, the print…
“Little Mice” by Caleb Spell, New Local Comic Strip by 13-Year-Old
The Dunkirk (NY) Observer began carrying a new weekly comic strip on Sunday May 7, 2023. Caleb Spell, creator of…
Bruce McCall – RIP
Writer-illustrator-humorist Bruce McCall has passed away. William Grimes at The New York Times reported the loss: Bruce McCall, whose satirical…
Bruce MacKinnon is 2022 National Newspaper Award Winner
Bruce MacKinnon, of the Halifax Chronicle Herald, was awarded the National Newspaper Award for 2022 in the Editorial Cartooning category….
Ted Richards Memorial Event
Ted Richard’s family has released a notice of his passing: The family of Ted Richards wishes to make his friends…
When I Get to the Bottom I Go Back to the Top of the Slide
No rhyme or reason today. Just a helter skelter collection of comic and cartoon related items. A new Wall Street…
Joel Pett Wins 2023 RFK Cartoon Award – updated
Joel Pett of The Lexington Herald-Leader was named the winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Cartoon Award for…
Sandy Kossin – RIP
Illustrator Sandy Kossin has passed away. Adrian Sinnott has shared the sad news that Sandy has passed away: Another incredible…