Science fiction /fantasy artist and underground/overground cartoonist Larry Todd has passed away. Larry S. Todd April 6, 1948 – September 28, 2024 Word is spreading on social media that Larry has passed after a lengthy illness. R.I.P. Larry Todd, underground comic artist known for Dr. Atomic passed away yesterday [September 28]. Larry’s career began with […]
A Calvin and Hobbes Happy Meal? A Smithsonian History of MAD. Professor Alison Bechdel! Peanuts Library Cards. The CXC Festival. And a Calvin And Hobbes Reading Guide. A Calvin and Hobbes Happy Meal? Cartoonist Jim Engel has rediscovered a late 1980s proposal of his for a McDonalds Happy Meal set of toys featuring Bill Watterson’s […]
The Baldo comic strip, co-created by Hector Cantu and Carlos Castellanos, is recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month by featuring Latino guest artists for the strip’s five Sunday comics being published between September 15 and October 15. “There are tons of creative, talented artists who never get a chance to be a part of the funny pages,” […]
Pat Moriarty, Hugh Kilpatrick III, Charlie Hall, Quino and Malfalda, Anton van Dalen (obit), and Mary Wings (obit). Cartoonist Pat Moriarty Goes Nuclear with Billboard You might have seen the disconcerting, colorful billboard while driving down 6th Avenue in Tacoma. The cartoon illustration shows what looks like a scared kid with an ice-cream cone standing […]
From the AP news story: Cartoonist Roz Chast will receive the [Brooklyn Book Festival’s] annual BoBi (Best of Brooklyn) award, given to those who best exemplify the spirit of the New York City borough. About Roz Chast from The Brooklyn Book Festival: Roz Chast‘s cartoons began appearing in the New Yorker in 1978, where she […]
Bob Eckstein is a prolific cartoonist, illustrator, best-selling author, and humorist who has been contributing to The New Yorker since 2007. He can put a hilarious spin on almost any serious social or political issue. But his latest book, Footnotes from the Most Fascinating Museums: Stories and Memorable Moments from People Who Love Museums (Princeton […]
“Success is a fickle thing. Some people will struggle their whole life looking for that one idea that will make them millions, while others will simply stumble upon it on their first try. “The latter is the case for Scott Adams, the person who made a fortune off his comic strip Dilbert. “What makes this […]
Andrews McMeel Syndication notes 40 years of Adam by Brian Bassett/Adam @ Home by Rob Harrell with a banner that implies that Rob was the cartoonist for all those 40 years instead of only the last fifteen years. So far there is no accompanying article paired with the 40th image. Adam @ Home debuted on […]
Keith Knight! Brian Fies! Sergio Aragonés! Al Jaffee! Lalo Alcaraz! Keefer Got The Key! From Keith Knight: Holy smokes! One pleasant surprise that I made reference to in this week’s strip [link added] was the mayor of my hometown showed up to my slideshow and gave me the key to the city! I can now […]
With Steve Brodner, Alison Bechdel, Lawrence Wood, Alex Norris, Jerry Craft, Art Speigelman, Norman Rockwell and The Usual Gang of Idiots. The Herblock Foundation held its 2024 Herblock Prize ceremony at the Library of Congress on June 4 honoring Steve Brodner this year. Comics DC has links to photographer Bruce Guthrie‘s pages of the reception […]
Jeffrey Lindenblatt’s Paper Trends returns with a survey of the comics page of the year 2000. The Rookies, Biggest Winners and Losers, and the Ranking. ********** While Jeffrey introduced us to the rookies of 2000, Comics Kingdom introduces us to their rookie line-up. We’re celebrating “Graduation Season” at Comics Kingdom and are proud to welcome […]
After 16 years, close to half his young life, Jason Chatfield got the news he had dreaded: It was from Dave Braithwaite, Head of Editorial Operations at Fairfax Media. He told me in no uncertain terms that it was the end of the road for the comic strip I’d been writing and drawing every day. This […]
I am deeply honored and thrilled to share that I am the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists‘ (AAEC) inaugural 2024 Locher Fellow, a nomination-only award honoring young editorial cartoonists’ achievement from the Locher Award Advisory Community, the AAEC, and the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum. Through the fellowship, I will be a guest at […]
It’s the Silver Anniversary of National Cartoonists Day! As News18 tells it: During World War II in 1943, cartoonists including Gus Edson, Otto Soglow, Clarence D. Russell, and Bob Dunn uplifted the spirits of soldiers by performing cartoon shows in hospitals. While en route to a military base, Russell proposed the idea of forming a […]
From newspapers to comic books, from editorial cartoons to comic strips – Neil Grahame covers all the bases. But first we apologize for our belated 90th birthday wishes as Neil was born on March 25, 1934. With some help from Neil, who was kind enough to respond to my inquiries, here’s a career rundown. Neil […]