Of Cartooning and Cartoonists
Willie Ito, Michael Maslin, Vonn Sumner, Charlie Daniel, Ed Steckley, Trina Robbins, Lee Mars, Jules Rivera, more Long time animator…
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Newspaper Well Check/Death Watch
Joshua Benton at Nieman Lab: Gannett, America’s largest newspaper chain, should wake up each morning thankful for the existence of…
Robert Moncrieff – RIP
M.D. and cartoonist Robert Moncrieff has passed away. From the obituary: Robert (Bob) Moncrieff of Monte Sereno, California, passed away…
Gaming The Funny Pages
When Joe Wos heard that his MazeToon runs side-by-side with Jeff Keane’s The Family Circus in Victoria he devised a…
Back in My Day (Some Comics History)
A Look at the Future from the 200 Years Ago What did the future look like in 1820s Britain? Poking…
Updating King Features Weekly Service – Updated
King Features regularly issues a directory for its syndicated offerings, but this week they surprised us by putting up a…
Sides of March (Wednesday Roundup)
News with Monte Wolverton, Brian Fies, Roy Lichtenstein, George Herriman, Lucy Shelton Caswell, and Shantell Martin. When Cartoonists are No…
100 Years Ago: Skippy by Percy L. Crosby
Percy Crosby was born in 1891 and was working and cartooning for newspapers before he was out of his teens….
Hey Kids! Comics! The Books of March
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for March 2023 release.Images and links (mostly) via Amazon,though ordering through…
Joe Wos Finds the Path to Comics Kingdom
Fourteen months after Joe Wos switched his MazeToons from Creators to King Features the panel has finally been added to…
Liza at The Oscars, + Animation Winners
So you and I missed The Oscars. We can still experience it vicariously through the sketches of cartoonist Liza Donnelly….
From 1922: Origins of The Sunday Funnies
The colored comic supplement is regarded by foreigners visiting this country for purposes of study as one of our natural…
Bill Tidy – RIP
Famed British comic strip and gag cartoonist Bill Tidy has passed away. William Edward (Bill) Tidy, MBE October 9, 1933…
Dilbert 1989 – 2023
Dilbert by Scott Adams has ended its syndicated newspaper run. Dilbert debuted in 1989. It is unknown if the Sunday…
Saturday Briefing
Morten Morland, a frequent Mike Peterson choice, has been named The Press Awards’ Cartoonist of the Year. Hat tip to…