Spinning the Cartoon Wheel Again
Whhhiirrrrr…clik…clik…clik…clak Awards The Slate Book Review and the Center for Cartoon Studies are proud to announce the nominees for…
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Cartoonists: Bill Griffith, Tom Scott, Steve Ditko, Rube Goldberg, Jeff Kinney, Will McPhail
Interview: Bill Griffith, Nobody’s Fool, and a Grand Career in Comics In 1976, Zippy began to appear in about…
There’s Plenty On the Farm
A roundup of some recent editorial cartooning items. Attention cartoonists — 19th World Press Freedom International Editorial Cartoon Competition…
Ted Rall Petition Backed by CBLDF, AAEC, CRNI
Cartoonist Ted Rall has petitioned the California Supreme Court to review a lower court’s ruling that found in…
Spinning the Cartoon Wheel of Stuff
Wwwwhhhirrrrrr…tic….tic…..tic……tac Merrie Melodies, Silly Symphonies, and Looney Tunes Meet The Queen’s Cartoonists, a New York jazz band bringing back…
Comics Notes and News
Comics Related Oscars The Oscars are tomorrow night. So Torsten Adair, at The Beat, has assembled past Oscars that…
“Sailor Bob” Griggs – RIP
Cartooning children’s show host ‘Sailor Bob’ Griggs has passed away. Robert Thomas (Bob) Griggs (aka Sailor Bob) November 21,…
More Miscellaneous Comics Copy
The Return of Maakies??!! Tony Millionaire‘s alternative comic strip Maakies ran from 1994 to 2016. It kinda returned in…
Some Recent Comics Shtuff
It’s Gahan Wilson’s Birthday! Happy Birthday to Gahan Wilson. To celebrate here’s a recent audio interview with the master…
Cartoonists Remembering and Remembering Cartoonists
A few days later I got calls from the highway department AND The Famous Artists Schools both saying that…
Meanwhile…Elsewhere in Comics Land
Seems cartoonist Jerry King has a new gig. The Fast Lane Truck site is enjoying Jerry’s humor. …
Rosy’s Diner Closes
Charlie Daniel’s Sunday comic panel has ended. Rosy’s Diner by Charlie Daniel 2006(?) – February 3, 2019* weekly (Sunday) panel…
Interviews: Will McPhail, Nicole Hollander, and Lauren Weinstein
“There is something magical about three you know – a trio is tight and nicely economical.” Ian Willliams Here’s…
Cartooning – Around the Dial
The Father of Children’s Goth Edward Gorey is the doubtful guest in this fine biography: a stubbornly evasive and…
So, Whatever Happened to Glenn McCoy?
Glenn McCoy the early years: Right out of the gates of [Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville], Glenn was brought on…