Comic Strip Cartoonists in the News
June Brigman, former Brenda Starr and Power Pack cartoonist, is the current cartoonist of Mary Worth, and also, it seems,…
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Cartooning While Black
Really late on this exhibit. Chashama and Art To Ware present Cartooning While Black, a preview of the art from…
Lost and Found Dept. (Rediscovered Comics)
Comics Beat has a fascinating article on the recent San Diego Comic-Con panel “Graphic Novels: Lost and Found.” Panelists Gary…
2021 Eisner Award Winners
The winners of the 2021 Eisner Awards were announced Friday night at the San Diego Comic-Con. A mostly comic book…
Why Not a Few Friday Whatnots?
This Is Fine/Dumpster Fire Mashup Toy Sometimes, it feels like the world is both a dumpster fire and a living…
Fire in the Sky – A Brian Fies interview
Brian Fies is a cartoonist from Santa Rosa, California. On October 9, 2017 wildfires burned through Northern California, resulting in…
Hey Kids! Comics! History in July
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for July 2021 release. Images and links (mostly) via Amazon, though…
Life As Charles Johnson Sees It
Charles Johnson has one of those careers, you know the kind, the ones where you start out at the…
Yet Another Round of Weekend Whatnots
CDC warns of swimming with diarrhea in animated tweet. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made a splash on…
Don’t Know Much About History? Bob’ll Learn Ya
Robert C. Harvey is a well-known and well-learned comics historian and cartoonist. Bob has been a long-time contributor to The…
Will McPhail Answers Questions
Magazine cartoonist Will McPhail has a new book out and is making the rounds. Which was scarier? Sending your first…
Charles Schulz and Charlie Brown in the News
Sparky and Peanuts seems to be in the news a lot these days. Most of it is because of the…
Hey Kids! Comics! – Papa’s Got a Brand New Book
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for June 2021 release. Images and links (mostly) via Amazon, though…
CSotD: Cartoonist in the mud
Rising to a point of personal privilege, I’m dealing today with Jeff Danziger’s memoir of his time in Vietnam…
Hey Kids! Comics! – Send Your Soldier a Book
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for May 2021 release. Images and links (mostly) via Amazon, though…