CSotD: Provocative Women
We’ll take a break for a review of what I’m going to call a “provocative book,” a graphic history of…
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Hey Kids! Comics! Happy Queen Victoria’s Birthday
If Queen Victoria could write 2,500 words a day, the least you can do is read that much. above Tom…
Book Reviews and Previews – Cartoon and Comic
Art Young’s Inferno is, unlike Dante‘s before it, not an indictment of sinners per se (hey, we’re all sinners) but…
Jenny-Jinya: She’s a Heartbreaker
From The National: Jenny Hefczyc didn’t know if she could change the world with her art, but she knew she…
John Backderf at 60 on Kent State at 50
In the opening pages, Derf is 10 years old on April 30, 1970, clutching a MAD magazine in the passenger…
Cartoonist of the Year (The Reuben) Nominees
The National Cartoonists Society has announced the nominees for this year’s The Reuben. Congratulations to the 2019 NCS Cartoonist Of The…
Hey Kids! Comics! Celebrate World Book Day
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for April 2020 release. Images and links (mostly) via Amazon, though…
Publishers Weekly 2019 Children’s Bestsellers List
Publishers Weekly has released their list of 2019’s best selling children’s books. [Publishers Weekly] lists are based on print unit…
Rob Harrell- From Cartoonist to Novelist
Rob Harrell began as a cartoonist (Big Top) and he continues as one (Adam @ Home). Rob’s a graphic novelist…
Diamond Distributors Halts Comic Book Shipments – Your Local Comic Book Shop in Distress
Diamond Distributors, the company that gets comics from the publishers to your local comic book shop, is (temporarily) halting shipments…
74th Reubens – The 2020 Reubens Brochure
The National Cartoonists Society has posted their Reubens Weekend brochure! “Everything you need to know about the 74th annual Reuben…
Bob Andelman – RIP
Bob Andelman, aka Mr. Media, has passed away. Robert Stephen (Bob) Andelman October 9, 1960 – February 24, 2020 journalist,…
Mo Willems and HBO Max in Multiyear Deal
Mo Willems and HBO let The Pigeon do his thing. The Hollywood Reporter reports: HBO Max has made a big…
First and Last – James Thurber & The New Yorker
James Thurber‘s first drawings appeared in the The New Yorker dated ninety years ago today. In the New Yorker issue…
Big Nate Gets Animated
Lincoln Peirce‘s multimedia success (popular comic strip, best selling comic collections and illustrated novels, musical theatre) is now getting a…