CSotD: As they were saying …
Mike Smith sets the stage as political cartoonists discuss the news, the announcement and the reaction to both. It’s a…
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Syndicate History – Stereotypes and Matrices
…to refer to any 20th-century daily paper as a “local paper” hides an important truth: the proportion of newspaper content…
Yahoo Groups Goes Private, Deletes Files
“Attention: Starting December 14, 2019 Yahoo Groups will no longer host user created content on its sites. New content can…
Vernon Grant, 1960s Stars and Stripes Cartoonist
Cartoonist and Army officer Vernon Grant had a unique ability to capture the soldier’s perspective during the Vietnam War. The…
Poking at the Rich and Famous 500 Years Ago
Far from being admired as an extraordinary genius, Leonardo da Vinci was repeatedly lampooned and teased about his unusual red…
Hype Igoe on 2020 Boxing Hall of Fame Ballot
Sports reporter, writer, and cartoonist Hype Igoe is among those on the ballot for the 2020 International Boxing Hall of…
CSotD: AAEC Day Two
Day Two of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists included some fun, with a “Chalk Slam” happening on the sidewalk…
Bechdel Joins Goldberg in Merriam-Webster
I hate to discuss this in relation to a man but … Alison Bechdel has joined Rube Goldberg as a…
The Debt That All Cartoonists Owe to Peanuts
It’s not the skill of the drawing, or the lines, or the lettering, or the funny words that make a…
Updates…Updates…Updates
Updating some recent posts. The Knight Life Ends. Keith Knight uses The K Chronicles to confirm the ending of…
The Battle of the Century
So what fight was the actual Battle of the Century? Jack Johnson and James J. Jeffries? Muhammad Ali and Joe…
Kurt Mitchell Replaces Bill Schelly on American Comic Book Chronicles 1945-1949
Following the death of long-time comic book fan and long-time comic book historian Bill Schelly, Kurt Mitchell has taken on…
Hey Kids! Comics! A Good Harvest Moon Crop
Here are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for September 2019 release. Images and links (mostly) via Amazon, though…
Comic Art: 120 Years of Panels and Pages
From Fine Books & Collections: Washington, D.C. — A new exhibition at the Library of Congress explores the fascinating evolution…
Dave Astor’s E&P Syndicate News Archives
For 25 years, from 1983 to 2008, David Astor reported on the newspaper syndicates for Editor & Publisher. Alan…