University Press of Mississippi Book Sale
The University Press of Mississippi is taking 40% off ALL their books from May 2 to May 9, 2022. And…
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Justin Green, Gentleman Cartoonist
Green became known for a personal warmth that seemed at odds with the angst he would spill across a page….
Comic Chronicles: McManus, Schulz, Perez
George McManus and The Art of Entertaining Readers Daily Comic disharmony between Jiggs and Maggie over their social climb was…
Friday Free-For-All
We’ve been on a bit of a book kick here lately, so let’s start with that. While every year is…
Stripper’s Guide Moves to Comic Strip History
Comic strip historian Allan Holtz is moving his Stripper’s Guide blog to Comic Strip History website. Hello, fellow strippers. After…
Hey Kids! Comics! – Tax Your Bookselves
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for April 2022 release.Images and links (mostly) via Amazon,though ordering through…
Happy 90th Angelo Torres
Comic book and comic strip artist Angelo Torres joins our Senior Strippers as he turn 90 years old, having a…
Whatever Happened to … Bill Lee
Bill Lee was a well-known magazine and syndicated newspaper cartoonist from the 1970s to, well, whenever. Said Allan Holtz:…
A Pair of Poe
In 1926 Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) began a series of stories about American heroes. These were brief one week…
1926 Newspaper Convention Comic Supplement
The American Newspaper Publishers Association Convention in 1926 was naturally covered by Editor & Publisher. E&P previewed it in their…
Fools’ Silver – The Great Switcheroonie
Twenty-five years ago Jim Scancarelli‘s Gasoline Alley mentioned comics characters looking funny. And the comics did look off-model that day…
When Overground Cartoonists Went Underground
The late 1960s to the mid 1970s was the height of the underground comix, and the creators and producers of…
CSotD: The Art of War
My blogging partner, DD Degg, forwarded an article from the Spectator on war and cartooning, in which the above WWII…
Fifty Funky Years
March 26, 1972 saw a new comic strip appear about a group of high school students created by school teacher…
Swiss Family Robinson Adapted by George Storm
In 1926 cartoonist George Storm adapted Johann Wyss’ The Swiss Family Robinson into a comic strip serial for the McClure…