Dick Tracy, With Special Guest Stars… (beginning)
In the nearly nine years that Mike Curtis and Joe Staton have been doing Dick Tracy special appearances and cameos…
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First and Last – Drago, Dondi
Burne Hogarth took over the Tarzan Sunday page from Harold Foster and, like Foster, became very famous drawing that feature….
CSotD: Holiday Delights
If you haven’t had quite enough Thanksgiving, I recommend a trip to Paul Berge’s blog, where you can check out…
Charlie Brown and Pogo Possum Correspondence
Charles Schulz writing to Walt Kelly (late 1954): My book is filled with so much bad work, that I would…
A Cumulative Remembrance – Gahan Wilson
A collection of news stories and tributes on the death of Gahan Wilson. above: Michael Cavna-Warped News The Washington Post…
Lew Little – RIP
Famed comics syndicator Lew Little has passed away. Lewis Auburn (Lew) Little September 1, 1933 – November 21, 2019 …
A Cornucopia of Comic News Items
The Improbable Remains On his How To book tour Randall Munroe goes north to Alaska. The Juneau Empire reports on…
Hey Kids! Comics! Giving Thanks for Comics
Here are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for November 2019 release. Images and links (mostly) via Amazon, though…
Five For Friday Results Post #Last – Tom Spurgeon
Recently Comics Beat asked friends and fans of Tom Spurgeon to “Name your 5 best memories of Tom Spurgeon. It…
Books – Reviews, Previews, and News
Eddie Campbell reviews Screwball for The Comics Journal: Screwball follows an isolated strain of comics history as opposed to those…
100-Year-Old Felix the Cat
Although there were earlier cats animated by the Pat Sullivan Studios, it is generally agreed that Feline Funnies, released on…
Richard Marschall and Theodore Roosevelt
The Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University was built to study and analyze the life and legacy of the…
Political Cartoons That Got People Fired
Political cartoons are just the coolest. You get to make fun of people in power in a funny way, plus…
A Century of Women’s Comics and Cartoon Art
Ladies First: A Century of Women’s Innovations in Comics and Cartoon Art Nov. 2, 2019-May 3, 2020 at The Billy…
Día de los Muertos (2)
We want to open this year’s respect to those who have come before us by thanking the people who made…