With Steve Breen, Wayno, Glenn Fleishman, Ruben Bolling, Paul Robinson, and Jimmy Johnson. By Appointment Only – A migrant family waits for the chance of safety in the United States. At inewsource Sofía Mejías-Pascoe reports on a family seeking safety; in a sidebar Steve Breen illustrates it. Update: Apparently Mike Peterson entered the high bids […]
Billy Ireland & Jenny Robb, Marshall Ramsey, Ernie Bushmiller, Ward Sutton & Stan Kelly, Paul Gilligan, and Mort Walker, Bill Hoest, & Bil Keane. Chillicothe, Columbus, and the World — A boy who grew up in Chillicothe and then worked for the Columbus Dispatch to became a world-famous cartoonist was part of the focus of […]
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for October 2024 release (or so).Images and links from a variety of publishers and outlets,though ordering through your local comic shop or independent book store is a good idea. Prince Valiant Artists (illustrators Hardcover Special #19) (Limited Edition) Now is your first chance ever to own […]
Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar in San Diego; Wayno in Pittsburgh; Steve Bell in London; Bill Watterson in Amazon; High and Middle School Cartoonists in Wisconsin; Hilary B. Price in Massachusetts. While TDC’s Mike Peterson is giving us “live” reports from the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists/ Association of Canadian Cartoonists convention (Day 1, Day […]
Four years ago, in what could be a replay of the early years of comic strips, cartoonist and corporate engaged in an epic war (some hyperbole here) for control of intellectual property. In the end the syndicate won the battle over the creator, but it was a somewhat hollow victory as the cartoonist left the […]
A wide range of comic and comic-adjacent items. WESTPORT — Notable work by many of the cartoonists who have called Fairfield County home over the last century are showcased in two new exhibits at the Westport Library. On display are cartoons by: Dik Browne (“Haggar the Horrible”); Mort Walker (“Beetle Bailey”); John Cullen Murphy (“Prince […]
From The North American Post introduction to a 2017 interview with cartoonist Sam Goto: Sam Goto drew his Seattle Tomodachi strip for five years. He passed away on New Year’s Eve 2017, but he left the North American Post with enough new comic strips to last well into 2018. For five years, Sam told mostly […]
When last we read Jules Feiffer it was his graphic novel trilogy paying homage to film noir and detective fiction. Now Jules returns with a graphic novel for teens and preteens wherein he puts down in comic form a detective story of a far different kind as two youngster are separated from their older sister […]
Continuing our roundup of items from Friday with The Return of Jimmy Johnson; FurBabies, FDR, and Fala; L.A.Times’ op-comic by Teresa Wong; Travels with Hilary B. Price; The Wizard of Goldberg Machines; Jules Feiffer takes us to other dimensions; Jack Chick tracts re-engineered; Sandra Bell-Lundy sets the girls free; last chances for Smercomics 2024 and […]
Rounding up and settling down for a Friday free-for-all. Nick Anderson has a Gotham Gig; Andy Capp Reconsidered; Sergio Aragonés’ 2024 Award for Excellence; Bolling at Boing Boing; Bill Friday Memorial Service; BC Gets Fit; 10 With Tom Falco; and Lee Enterprises papers gets letters about their comics page change. Nick Anderson has a Gotham […]
At her Substack cartoonist Alex Hallatt writes about the BENEFITS of Artificial Intelligence: Earlier on in my career, I worked with a couple of publishers and I know cartoonists who worked with some really good ones. They would develop and edit your book, guiding you to make it the best work possible. Then they would […]
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for September 2024 release.Images and links from a variety of publishers and outlets,though ordering through your local comic shop or independent book store is a good idea. Singular Sensations: A Cultural History of One-Panel Comics in the United States by Michelle Ann Abate What do The […]
Michelle Ann Abate, Associate Professor of Literature for Children and Young Adults, has a new book: Singular Sensations – A Cultural History of One-Panel Comics in the United States (Rutgers University Press), “the first book-length critical study to examine” single panel comics. It is not a history of the comic panel genre, it is an […]
Gary Larson’s net worth, Li’l Sparky calendar, Max & the Midknights TV, public domain Buck Rogers, Jef Mallett interviewed, Warner Bros. theatrical cartoons coming (or not), and a warning about tomorrow from a turtle. Gary Larson Net Worth 2024: The Far Side of Success Sazadul Islam Saju at Surprise Sports puts cartoonist Gary Larson’s current […]
Rounding up a few items about editorial cartoonists and cartooning. For 13 months political commentator Michael Smerconish had had cartoonists contributing exclusive political cartoons to his newsletter three or four times a week; for the most part they have been Steve Breen, Jack Ohman, Rob Rogers, and Scott Stantis. Now he is publishing those cartoons […]