Patrick M. Reynolds’ Autobiographical Flashbacks
Patrick M. Reynolds ended his Flashbacks comic strip last month after 31 years of recounting the story of the United…
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CSotD: CXC Opening Day
The first day of the AAEC Conference began with a long business meeting and ended, alas, with the discovery that…
Walt Kelly’s Pogo, Levy’s Law, Bluto, Jack Davis (Comic Chronicles)
We were happy to see that Larry Doyle is a silent, dour kind of a guy–“kind of a crank” in…
Car Toons: Auto Album by Tad Burness
A First and Last Entry Tad Burness was 30 and an aspiring cartoonist. According to Tad via Jalopnik: “In 1962,…
Gus Arriola, Bill Watterson, Orrin Evans, and Cartoonyfellers (A Comic Chronicles Edition)
How Gus Arriola and Gordo Became Accidental Ambassadors of Mexican Culture When Arriola started his comic strip, words like ‘burrito’…
Hey Kids! Comics! An Autumn Overload!
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for September 2022 release. Images and links (mostly) via Amazon, though…
A Fiersk an’ Arful Pirake
He is to Popeye … what Ming is to Flash Gordon. … what Bull Dawson is to Captain Easy. ……
Eighty Ever-Lovin’ Blue-Eyed Years With Pogo
According to comic book historians who keep track of such things, Animal Comics #1 from Dell Publishing was released…
Rarity: Etta Hulme’s Comic Strip “The Strangers”
Famed Texas editorial cartoonist Etta Hulme (Ft. Worth Star-Telegram 1972 – 2008) drew a comic strip for her newspaper for…
Lucien De Gieter Joins TDC’s Senior Strippers Club
Lucien De Gieter, born September 4, 1932, turns 90 today and becomes one of The Daily Cartoonist’s Senior Strippers. Lucien’s…
Comparing Buck Rogers and Anthony Rogers (Comic Chronicles)
In August 1928, Philip Francis Nowlan published a short story called “Armageddon 2419 A.D.” in the science fiction magazine Amazing…
Szyk Show – Arthur Szyk: Art & Human Rights
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – A special exhibit examining the work of artist and political cartoonist Arthur Szyk will be on…
1990 Numbers (Comic Strip Survey)
This week saw the return of Jeffrey Lindenblatt’s survey of newspaper comic strip trends of the past, this time he…
Olive & Popeye – New Comics Kingdom Strip
Debuting today (August 30, 2022) is Olive & Popeye, a new twice weekly webcomic from Comics Kingdom starring a couple…
Kat, Mouse, & The Brick of Love (The Way it Began)
Everyone is familiar with Krazy Kat and Ignatz Mouse and The Brick. It began with the introduction of the pair…