No Penguin Random House Simon & Schuster Meld
From Publishers Weekly: A Federal Court has blocked Penguin Random House’s acquisition of rival Big Five publisher Simon & Schuster….
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A Gathering of Gallimaufry
A Hard-Copy of the Morning Newspaper is Vital Art Marmorstein needs four things in the morning: … a warm shower,…
Lists: The Far Side, 2022 Graphic Novels, 2023 Stamps, Greatest Comic Artists, Calvin and Hobbes
Gary Larson’s 10 Best Comics, Ranked © Gary Larson Screen Rant lists, what they purport to be, The 10…
A Happy 90th to Lee Lorenz (belated)
Belatedly we welcome cartoonist Lee Lorenz to our Senior Strippers club. Michael Maslin notified us (for some reason our notebook…
Re: Comic Strip Type Cartoonists
© Patrick McDonnell Patrick McDonnell passes on a little inside stuff: MUTTS might look a little different to you this…
Hey Kids! Comics! October BOOooks
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for October 2022 release. Images and links (mostly) via Amazon, though…
October Extra! Cartoonists in the News
Liz Montague! Elizabeth Montague is a cartoonist and author known online as “Liz at Large” or simply Liz Montague. She…
CSotD: Will noone rid us of this meddlesome holiday?
Arlo and Janis cut to the heart of the matter, though the fact is, we need to find a way…
Round ‘Em Up Weekend Report
Doonesbury for October 2, 2022 © G. B. Trudeau Update on the Charles M. Schulz/USPS First Day Issue Event….
Summer’s Last Roundup
Some stray news items from the end of Summer 2022. The New Improved NCS Divisional Award Rich Powell compares his…
Hey Kids! Comics! An Autumn Overload!
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for September 2022 release. Images and links (mostly) via Amazon, though…
A September Saturday and Such
We mentioned it earlier this month, but Mark Parisi waited until the actual anniversary of Off The Mark to celebrate….
Lynda Barry – A Groovy Kind of Love
For nearly 30 years, the cartoonist Lynda Barry published her adored comic strip “Ernie Pook’s Comeek,” which told the whimsical,…
Lucien De Gieter Joins TDC’s Senior Strippers Club
Lucien De Gieter, born September 4, 1932, turns 90 today and becomes one of The Daily Cartoonist’s Senior Strippers. Lucien’s…
Sunday Smorgasbord
A new Trubble Town book is the rational for a new Stephan Pastis interview. © Stephan Pastis STEPHAN: Yes,…