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Bone creator Jeff Smith recovering from heart attack To our friends and fans: Jeff Smith is recuperating from a cardiac…
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Hey Kids! Comics! Summer Suggestions
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for August 2023 release.Images and links (mostly) via Amazon,though ordering through…
TGIF – Tidings Gathered In Free-Form
The European Cartoon Award announces its 2023 Shortlist The European Press Prize and Studio Europa Maastricht, founders of the European…
741.5 The Expanding Library Comics Shelf
David Harper from 2019: I’ve discovered many comics I love through the Anchorage Public Library’s incredible comic collection, as they…
10 Most Important Eisner Award Winners
Another CBR Top Ten, this one purports to list the “most important” Eisner Award-winning comic books. Since 1988, the Eisner…
2023 Eisner Award Winners
The 2023 Eisner Award winners were announced at the San Diego Comic Con. Below are a few of the winners…
The Weekly Wayback Whensday Window
In places like New York City, papers were sold to the masses at a penny a copy. Thus this era…
Flash Gordon Returns (to Comic Books)
King Features Syndicate “announced a master publishing partnership with Mad Cave Studios to develop a full line of new narratives,…
John Romita – RIP
Comic artist John Romita has passed away. John Romita, Jr. broke the sad news that his father had passed away:…
Bill Chapman – RIP
Wrangler/ranch hand/pilot/artist/cartoonist Bill Chapman has passed away. William Scott (Bill) Chapman December 20, 1933 – April 22, 2023 From the…
A Few Comic Strip(ish) Lists
10 Best Comics For Kids Comic Book Resources 10 Best Comics for Kids includes Jeff Smith’s Bone, Raina Telegeimer’s Smile,…
Frank Hill – RIP
Comic strip and comic book cartoonist Frank Hill has passed away. From the obituary: Frank Richard Hill, (93) of Soquel,…
Ted Richards – RIP
Underground comix cartoonist Ted Richards has passed away. From Last Gasp publisher Ron Turner: Talked to Miranda Lee Richards today……
Joe Giella – RIP
Comic strip and comic book artist Joe Giella has passed away. From the Joe Giella – Artist Facebook page: The…
CSotD: Playing ‘What if?’
The game of “What if?” can be silly. Here, Lisa Benson plays “What if libruls didn’t want the entire trove…