Book Reviews and Book Revues
Despite their vast impact, the whole story of the underground comix movement has never been fully told in a coherent,…
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Recalling the Cartoonists of Carmel
On the East Coast they have Cartoon County. On the West Coast there is the city of Carmel. They used…
See You in the Funny Papers – Exhibit & Etymology
“See You in the Funny Papers”: a phrase that began to grace the American lexicon around the 1920s and served…
130 Years Ago The First U.S. Newspaper Color Supplement Appears in The Chicago Inter Ocean
June 23, 1892: Comic strip historians credit H.H. Kohlsaat as the grandfather of the Sunday comic supplement. Though he was…
Two For Tuesday: Clifford Berryman & Arthur Szyk
Golf. It’s not just the game of kings but the preferred sport among American politicians. And it isn’t anything new….
My Dinner with Angelo (A Vimeo Video Interview)
As Scoop describes it: Cartoonist and caricaturist Angelo Torres, known for his work in MAD, EC, and Warren, is the…
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…
80 Years Ago: The Sad Sack Gets Drafted
Dated June 17, 1942 was the first issue of Yank, The Army Newspaper. That issue contained a number of cartoons…
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…
Comic History – A Comic Chronicles Installment
History of the Comic Strip (in a nutshell) Through 1960 Rudolphe Töpffer – Primitive comic book creator. His books were…
Justin Green Remembered
John Kelly and The Comics Journal has collected reminiscences of Justin Green by cartoonists, editors, historians, friends, and family of…
Cartoonews – Editoon Edition
So much to do, there’s plenty on the farm… Editorial cartoonists become accustomed to being revered and reviled — frequently…
60 Years of Ant Man, Spider-Man, Thor, and Larry
Sixty years ago, on June 5, 1962, Marvel Comics introduced the4th, 5th, and 6th super heroes of The Marvel Age…
Cartoonists, Animated and Otherwise – A Roundup
Graphic Illustrator or Cartoonist? What is a graphic illustrator? A graphic illustrator is a professional who creates illustrations with the…
CSotD: Wall Street Killed The Newspaper Stars
If you haven’t read my Daily Cartoonist partner DD Degg’s report on Gannett’s killing of editorial pages, you really must….