September 30 named International Free Press day
I’m a day late on this one: To mark the fourth anniversary of the first printing of the Danish Mohammad…
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Mallard Fillmore celebrates 15 year anniversary
Bruce Tinsley’s Mallard Fillmore is celebrating 15 years in syndication. To commemorate, King Features is launchng a “political retrospective featuring…
Todd Clark’s Lola turns 10 on Sunday
Todd Clark’s comic strip Lola turns 10 this Sunday. The comics, syndicated through United Media, appears in 125 papers. The…
Argyle Sweater claims 200 clients in first year
Scott Hilburn’s comic The Argyle Sweater is coming up on its first anniversary as a syndicated comic strip and now…
Barkeater Lake turns 10; go read anniversary blog
Corey Pandolph’s Barkeater Lake turns 10 years old this year. It was first called Social Order and ran in the…
Gasoline Alley turns 90 today
Gasoline Alley turns 90 today. The feature, created by Frank King, was first published in 1918 and is often cited…
Mark Tatulli’s Heart of the City turns 10
Mark Tatulli’s Heart of the City is celebrating its 10th anniversary on November 22. The strip is centered on a…
News Briefs for September 11, 2008
Due to time constraints here’s a round up of stories (big and small) that I’ve not been able to cover:…
Alley Oop celebrates 75 years
Today marks the 75 anniversary for Alley Oop. The feature was originally created by Vincent T. Hamlin’s who worked the…
Happy 30th Birthday Garfield round-up
Today marks Jim Davis’ 30th anniversary of the launch of Garfield. Here is a round up of all things Garfield…
News Briefs for June 3, 2008
» Mike Rhode blogs that the Washington Times redesign of their paper has shrunk the size it runs Mallard Fillmore….
Scott Stantis marks 30 years in cartooning
Today marks Scott Stantis’ 30 year mark from the first time one of his editorial cartoons was published. His first…
Kirk Walter’s Maumee Dearest turns 20
Maumee Dearest © Kirk Walters Kirk Walter’s comic Maumee Dearest has turned 20. The weekly local political comic strip runs…
News Briefs for May 20, 2008
» The Washington Post has posted a time-lapse video of editorial cartoonist Tom Toles drawing this cartoon. You can see…
Happy 20th Birthday to FoxTrot
Bill Amend’s FoxTrot turns 20 years old today. From Universal Press we learn that despite having retired the daily version…