Sunday Stories featuring Comic Chronicles
Exploring comics’ past with Homer Davenport on Rube Goldberg, Bobby London and Popeye, Bazooka Joe and the Gang. But we…
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Paul Ackley Returns to The Daily Advocate
The Daily Advocate is heralding the return of editorial cartoonist Paul Ackley to its pages after a 10 year sojourn…
Comics Off the Funny Pages
Dana Summers was too young for the originals, perhaps, like many of us, he became a fan later. ©…
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas Comic Strips, But Will they Be Reruns?
There have been some questions wondering if the GoComics rerun week will run into Sunday. No, it will not. Sunday…
Thank God It’s Funniesday
Batiuk Does the Time Warp Again Tom Batiuk begins to bring the Funkyverse and the Crankyverse into sync as Funky…
Lee Lorenz – RIP
Cartoonist and cartoon editor Lee Lorenz has passed away. Lee Sharp Lorenz October 17, 1932 – December 8, 2022 …
Postmedia (Canada) Went Full Andrews McMeel
The notice (for me) came with a letter to the editor of The Windsor Star: I recently read letters to…
A Chat with Cartoonist Mike Luckovich
Atlanta Journal-Constitution editor Kevin Riley sits down with editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich to discuss his how he creates political cartoons….
Don Orehek – RIP
Cartoonist Don Orehek has passed away. Donald August (Don) Orehek August 9, 1928 – December 6, 2022 The…
Comic Writer Predicted Japan Aggression in 1921
The creator and writer of the Don Winslow of the Navy comic strip had predicted the Japanese aggression of the…
Phil Hands & Adam Zyglis on Cartooning the News
Phil Hands and Adam Zyglis join the Utterly Moderate Podcast and reflect on editorial cartooning. The pair discuss editorial vs….
To Everything Turn Turn Turn
Soon 2022 will be turned over to 2023. Like Carol Lay we will all need new calendars for our walls…
The Last Hogan’s Alley … and the First
Hogan’s Alley was a famous (now and then) Sunday comic that began in Joseph Pulitzer’s New York World. It was…
November Glitch Causes December Reruns at AMS
As Darryl Heine mentions there are a number of reruns at Andrews McMeel Syndication this week. And, yes, this is…
Alley Oop is 90 (90,000?) Years Old
By the time Vincent Trout Hamlin was in his twenties (born May 10, 1900) he had, among numerous jobs, mostly…