Mustering of Cartoon and Comic Announcements
After mentioning The Reubens and CXC lets talk MoCCA. The Society is thrilled to welcome you back to the 2022…
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The Day David Sipress Became a Cartoonist
David Sipress writes: In the fall of 1969, I made a spur-of-the-moment decision to quit graduate school at Harvard, where…
Cartoon MADness
Mad #24 is nipping at our heels with a release date of February 15. It features a new cover by…
This ‘n’ That East of The Mississippi
February 8 is Okefenokee Swamp Day in Georgia One of Georgia’s seven natural wonders, Okefenokee Swamp has inspired everything from…
A Day in the Life, or Every Little Thing
Sometimes a cartoonist’s final draft doesn’t work. Artist Jim Keefe finished a Sally Forth strip and then had second thoughts….
Comic Chronicles – Three Cartooning Aces
Syracuse University has Ray Thompson‘s Papers and the inventory includes a biography of the 20th Century cartoonist and writer: In…
Roundups and Updates
A reminder that the deadline for entries to the National Cartoonists Society’s Divisional Reuben Awards ends in three days –…
The Art of Lettering Comics
Ginger Snappish offers a primer on comic lettering. Part 2 of The Art of Lettering Comics. Other blogs…
A Little of This, A Bit of That
Cartoon Exhibit [E]ditorial cartoons [will be] exhibited at the University of Tennessee’s Downtown Gallery beginning Wednesday, January 26 through…
Bill Amend Takes On Fox News and NFTs
Bill Amend, creator of the FoxTrot comic strip, has been using his Twitter feed to dump on Fox News and,…
Tony Tallarico – RIP
Cartoonist/illustrator Tony Tallarico has passed away. Anthony F. (Tony) Tallarico September 20, 1933 – January 6, 2022 From the Berndt…
Minnesota Cartoonist Kevin Cannon Interviewed
For a long time, cartoonist and illustrator Kevin Cannon said, he didn’t have a distinctive style. He was too busy…
Lou Brooks – RIP
Graphic artist and cartoonist Lou Brooks has passed away. Louis (Lou) Brooks September 5, 1944 – November 21, 2021…
Call for 2022 Cartoonist Studio Prize Submissions
The Center for Cartoon Studies in association with The Beat is calling for submissions to their 2022 Cartoonist Studio Prize…
Cartoonists Run Amok
Yeah, I know what you’re thinking, “Cartoonists Run Amok,” is SOP. But this is an exhibit and greet & meet…