Weekend Roundup – Cartoonists Talking
Jim Keefe, Jason Chatfield, Bob Eckstein, Michael Maslin, Darrin Bell, RL Crabb, Richard Marschall, Kyle Bravo, and Wayno. Keefe improvises…
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Singular Sensations by Michelle Ann Abate – Cultural History of U.S. One-Panel Comics
Michelle Ann Abate, Associate Professor of Literature for Children and Young Adults, has a new book: Singular Sensations – A…
Confirmed: The Kingdom Comes to Lee – Updated with Daily and Sunday Samples
While yesterday had a few Lee Enterprises newspapers announce changes to their comics and puzzles, today there was a flood…
Lee Enterprises Switching to King Features?
So the other day I came across a headline: Clicking on the link I came onto a 404 page. Yesterday…
NPF Berryman Award Deadline is Sept. 30
JP Trostle at the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists reminds us that …most of journalism’s major awards are handed out…
Rachel Merrill is New Gil Thorp Artist
Tribune Content Agency (TCA) has announced that cartoonist Rachel Merrill will be the new Gil Thorp artist beginning September 30,…
The Mid-Week Meanderings of Miss Cellany
Gary Larson’s net worth, Li’l Sparky calendar, Max & the Midknights TV, public domain Buck Rogers, Jef Mallett interviewed, Warner…
Cartoonist Profiles: Beckerman, Steadman
Bob Coar for Cartoon Research gives us the life and animated times of Howard Beckerman. You know a Ralph Steadman…
Wayback Whensday – La Vilaine Lulu
Naughty Lulu, the Yves Saint Laurent comic strip. From Jardin Marjorelle: In 1956, the twenty-year-old Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent was…
Editorial Cartoons Top Readers’ Poll
The Tangle, “an independent, non-partisan, subscriber-supported newsletter,” recent revealed the results of a poll taken to gauge what their readers…
Satuesday Comics
Taking a long weekend of comics from last Saturday to today. Saturday had more than a few comics that stood…
Ron Coleman is The New Gag Recap Editor
Cartoonist Ron Coleman will be taking over as publisher of The Gag Recap as of October 15,2024. The Gag Recap…
The Monday Muster
Sergio Aragonés at Weekly World News; David Ostow on TV; Grant Geissman, EC Comics historian; Behind the Scenes of Early…
Rosebuds Gets Into Print This Weekend
A couple weeks ago we noted Deon Parson announcing his Rosebuds going into print syndication. Well after not hearing anything…
Sports Cartoonist Charlie McGill, 90, Retires
Charlie McGill, after 70 years of sports cartooning for The (Bergen County) Record, has decided to retire from the newspaper…