Cartoonists and Politicians – Comic Chronicles
John Miller Baer, cartoonist turned politician turned cartoonist John Miller Baer, the first Representative elected to Congress under the endorsement…
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Vintage Chi-Trib Funnies (Comic Chronicles)
The Chicago Tribune ran a piece by Rick Kogan over Memorial Day weekend remembering the Chicago Tribune comics of the…
The William Heath Robinson Sesquicentennial
From the Heath Robinson Museum: William Heath Robinson is an artist whose work, whether in his well known humorous…
Jules Feiffer at Sag Harbor
On May 28, there will be a 4 p.m. screening of “Popeye,” the film, at the Sag Harbor Cinema, followed…
Rube Goldberg, Inventor (Comic Chronicles)
From the archives: Rube Goldberg machines are serious business In the June 1923 issue of Popular Science, Rube Goldberg himself…
CRT Hits The Herblock Prize (Lalo Alzcaraz Won)
The Caucasian Replacement Theory is making its way into American Awards*. Like many prestigious awards that recognize great accomplishment in…
Comic Strips and Comic Books (Stupid Fresh Mess)
Comic books have always had a relationship with comic strips. The modern comic book began by either reprinting comic strips…
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…
75 Years Ago – Caniff Wins First “Reuben” Award
In May 1947 Milton Caniff was voted “Outstanding Cartoonist of 1946.” Seventy-five years ago Milton Caniff, creator of the Terry…
ComicMix Mixes It Up With Seuss Enterprises (Again)
Publishers Weekly is reporting that Less than a year after settling a lawsuit with Dr. Seuss Enterprises, ComicMix is launching…
Update: Sack, MacKinnon, S.Adams, Whiting, Green
A Sack Full of Wit © Journal Gazette/Steve Sack When Steve Sack, the editorial cartoonist for The Minneapolis Star Tribune,…
CSotD: Mother’s Day and our Freedom of Dissembly
Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world a mother’s love is not. Your mother brings…
Hogan’s Alley Magazine for Free Comic Book Day
For those wanting to know what all the hoopla surrounding the Hogan’s Alley magazine is about here’s your shot at…
In Memoriam: Neal Adams
A collection of obituaries and appreciations of Neal Adams. The Guardian published their obituary of Neal Adams today. Adams was…
Comic Chronicles – This Was Then
Not forgetting comics’ past. McDougall’s Monsters When a child picks up a newspaper, it is often to see the wacky…