Senior Strippers – 2022 Edition
Around mid-year we update our Senior Strippers list with a birthday of a cartoonist around this time. However there are…
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A June Bonus Installment of Hey Kids! Comics!
A few book related items have surfaced recently. So… Our friends at Stoopid! take the comic part of comic book…
Hey Kids! Comics! Not just for Grads and Dads
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for June 2022 release. Images and links (mostly) via Amazon, though…
And Then? And Then?
Thirty years ago (give or take) new Sunday Popeye cartoonist Randy Milholland had his dreams bashed by his first grade…
Hey Kids! Comics! Books Eclipse Budgets
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for May 2022 release. Images and links (mostly) via Amazon, though…
Banned in the U.S. Schools; Banned on Webtoon
PEN America has published a report on the rise of books being banned in public schools. Book bans in public…
John Kovalic – Cartooning For Ukraine
Cartoonist John Kovalic is best known for Dork Tower and Apples to Apples. Recently John cartooned a Ukraine related drawing…
The New Yorker Tribute to Roger Bradfield
It is probably no coincidence that one of the Keebler Elves is named Roger. Nor is it likely a coincidence…
Roger Bradfield – RIP
Cartoonist, illustrator, and author Roger Bradfield has passed away. Roger Martin (Jolly Roger) Bradfield September 22, 1924 – December 31,…
Roundups and Updates
A reminder that the deadline for entries to the National Cartoonists Society’s Divisional Reuben Awards ends in three days –…
Sandra Boynton Gets Boynton Bookworks Imprint
Publisher Simon & Schuster has created Boynton Bookworks, an imprint dedicated solely to the creative output of Sandra Boynton. …
Dav Pilkey, Jeff Kinney Win 2021 Bestseller Sweeps
Dav Pilkey (Dog Man) and Jeff Kinney (Diary of a Wimpy Kid) were the big winners in 2021. Each of…
Tony Tallarico – RIP
Cartoonist/illustrator Tony Tallarico has passed away. Anthony F. (Tony) Tallarico September 20, 1933 – January 6, 2022 From the Berndt…
Sharon Smith Kane – RIP
Cartoonist and children’s book author/illustrator Sharon Smith Kane has passed away. Sharon Kane (neé Smith)February 18, 1932 – November 3,…
Highest Paid Dead Cartoonists
Forbes has released its Highest Paid Dead Celebrities list for 2021 and two cartoonists make it to the top five…