CXC Weekend, October 1 – 4, 2020
The 2020 Cartoon Crossroads Columbus, like other events and gatherings this year, is online. The CXC is “an international showcase…
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John Backderf: From The City to the (Kent) State
An established provocateur from an early age, John “Derf” Backderf is a renowned comics creator residing in Cleveland, Ohio. His…
Seven Days Explains It All
Seven Days, Vermont’s weekly alternative paper, is getting some negative feedback for its choices in rearranging their comics pages. As…
Seven Days’ Cartoon Issue + Keith Knight add
From Seven Days’ introduction to The Cartoon Issue: Like every other Vermont enterprise, Seven Days has scrapped, postponed or reinvented…
Trina Robbins: A Life Fighting Sexism; Now Ageism
Robbins, who grew up in Queens, N.Y., recalls taking her weekly, 10-cent allowance to the neighborhood candy store and after…
Red, White, Black and Blue: Documenting America’s Racial Illiteracy – A Keith Knight Presentation
Knight’s talk was both autobiographical and a chance to comment on society through his art. Knight, who grew up in…
Hey Kids! Comics! Book Love
Seems Dennis is right: I love books. The problem is that my book-buying habit outpaces my ability to read them….
Claire Bretécher – RIP
Famed French cartoonist Claire Bretécher has passed away. Claire Bretécher April 7, 1940 – February 10*, 2020 * A number…
Rachel Lindsay Returns to Seven Days
Cartoonist Rachel Lindsay has returned to Vermont’s alternative weekly Seven Days with a new strip. Last summer, with the July…
Alt Weekly Gives Up on Cartoons
Jen Sorensen passes on some sad news: Though she doesn’t identify the paper I believe it was one of…
More Cartoonists Saying Goodbye
Today Channing Miller said goodbye to The Daily Texan: After six semesters, six comics editors, three different job descriptions and…
Howard Cruse – RIP
Cartoonist Howard Cruse has passed away. Howard Russell Cruse May 2, 1944 – November 26, 2019 Howard’s daughter shared…
Joy to the World – A Lynda Barry Interview
When are you officially too old to make a bad drawing? As kids, we would frequently scribble the wildest things…
Swear Words, Party Tricks, and Jokes About Balls
While a mix of creativity and comics might suggest a family-friendly atmosphere — and as always, that depends on…
Paul Krassner: Yippie Realist, Cartoon Supporter – RIP
It is being reported that Paul Krassner has passed away. From Politico: Paul Krassner, the publisher, author and radical political…