Let’s Celebrate 90 Years of Seymour Chwast
Illustrator, graphic designer, and cartoonist Seymour Chwast was born August 18, 1931. About Seymour: He is a founding partner of…
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It’s Not Puzzling Why We Adore Sandra Boynton
With her delightful drawing, wonderful wordplay, and high-spirited humor Sandra Boynton is one of the top cartoonists around for youngsters…
New Jules Feiffer Comic
It has been over a year since Jules Feiffer added art to the Tablet site. I keep his page bookmarked…
Chicago Celebrates Its Classic Comics Culture
Who would have guessed that Chicago was the birthplace of comics? The exhibition focuses on the origins of the comics…
Mort Gerberg: NCS Gold Key/Hall of Fame Entry
The National Cartoonists Society takes great pleasure in announcing that the Gold Key Award will be presented this year to…
Walt Kelly’s 1971 Earth Day Essay
In 1971, for the second year in a row, Walt Kelly helped publicize Earth Day with special art: Most seem…
An Al Jaffee Centennial Celebration
Everywhere around the world they’re dancing in the street, ’cause it’s Al Jaffee‘s birthday! Michael Cavna, at…
Mort Gerberg and The Big 9-0 (and 6-0)
Mort Gerberg is celebrating a 90th birthday, born March 11, 1931 (yeah, we’re a day late). Also this year he…
National Cartoonists Society Diamond Anniversary
A Murder of Crows. A Barrel of Monkeys. A Reuben of Cartoonists? 75 years ago a group of cartoonists got…
CARTOONIST PROfiles Archives
A treasure trove for cartooning fans is now available! The Internet Archive has made available the run of Jud Hurd’s…
The Al Jaffee Project – Audience Participation
Sam Viviano has devised a wonderful project for the world. Next month (March 13) is Al Jaffee‘s 100th birthday and…
Black (Comics) History Month
There is a growing and welcome sub-genre of comics history that deals with African American cartoonists and the work they…
“Love! Heartbreak! Applause! Self Pity!”
American cartoonist Jules Feiffer is considered the most widely read satirist in the country. In 1986, he won the Pulitzer…
Original Art to Rare 1953 Peanuts Promotional Item
In the Spring of 1954 newspaper readers were offered, for the price of a self-addressed stamped envelope, “The Peanuts Album.”…
Cartoonist Chronicles
Recent (and not-so-recent) articles on comic and cartoon history. God’s Man, A Novel in Woodcuts by Lynn Ward This is…