I’m Late, I’m Late, for a Very Important Date (Weekend Roundup)
September Mourn above: “Morning Music” by Sempé © Condé Nast The New Yorker’s new issue (dated September 5, 2022) features…
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Ella Cinders – A Plum(b) Job (Comic Chronicles)
Folktales are told and retold through the generations with each adding its own twist. The story of Cinderella is one…
First and Last – Mutt and Jeff Part 2: Examiner
When last we checked in with Bud Fisher he had created the first successful daily newspaper comic strip* Mr. A….
Max Beerbohm Sesquicentennial
Max Beerbohm was born 150 years ago. A Catalogue of The Caricatures of Max Beerbohm (1972)From Wikipedia: Sir Henry Maximilian…
Gaspar Saladino, Letter Man
Before the 21st Century’s enthusiastic embrace of computer fonts, letters had personality. © NEA “A good lettering man is to…
Throw-Stuff-At-The-Wall Thursday
As we jump all over the place let’s start with – The Are You Calvin or Are You Hobbes Quiz….
King Features Joins the Book-of-the-Month Club (Comic Chronicles)
With content by cream-of-the-crop illustrators like Hal Foster, Frank Godwin, James Montgomery Flagg, F. R. Gruger, William Meade Prince, and…
Hey Kids! Comics! Hot August Books
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for August 2022 release. Images and links (mostly) via Amazon, though…
Miscellaneous Monday: Editoons and Comic Strips
I won the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights journalism award for cartooning last May… The check for winning arrived a…
Ron Barlow – RIP
Classic comics compiler, editor, and publisher Ron Barlow has passed away. Ron Barlow January 1, 1949 – August 9, 2022…
New Book – America’s Most Influential Journalist: The Life, Times and Legacy of Thomas Nast
This 830-page biography contains 1,000 Nast cartoons, illustrations, sketches, and paintings. 800 from Harper’s Weekly, the balance from other rare…
The Way They Were (Comic Chronicles)
Al Williamson The auction last month of some of Al Williamson’s pre-Manning Star Wars comic strip proposal (we featured them…
2022 San Diego Comic Con Souvenir Bookazine
The 2022 Comic Con International: San Diego ends today, but the memories can last a lifetime with the 2022 Souvenir…
Thanks For the Memories: To Those Who’ve Passed
There have been a few eulogies to some recent deaths. I was 16 or 17 when I first met Jim…
SDCC 2022 Eisner Award Winners
The Eisner Awards were handed out Friday night at the San Diego Comic Con. Below are a select few with…