Revolutionary Era Political Cartoons
An exhibit of political cartoons in part from the last half of the 18th Century in (where else?) Philadelphia is…
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Wayback Whensday – I Was Just A Child Then
Among the newly added journals at newspapers.com is a 10 month run from May 1880 to February 1881 of The…
Miss Cellany Runs Thru Brambles & Bushes
Being a collection of items about cartoonists, cartooning, and comics. Michael Cavna Wins Cartoonist and journalist Michael Cavna took a…
Racial Insensitivity in Pre-WWII Comics and the Missing Vintage Barney Google Strips
From the Jim Crow Museum: The Introduction of comic strips in the American press in the 1890’s corresponds with the…
CSotD: And you thought Taylor Swift was everywhere
Yesterday, Tom Heintjes, known to comics historians for the magazine Hogan’s Alley, posted on Blue Sky that it was the…
Hey Kids! Comics! For Summer Reading
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for June 2024 release.Images and links from a variety of publishers…
News of Note Or Not, We Report You Decide
Steven Heller, Harvey Kurtzman, and Alfred E. Neuman; Comics Conventions and Artists Alleys; a 1950s mania; Carol Lay’s new science…
John Adler – RIP
Harper’s Weekly compiler/indexer and Thomas Nast biographer John Adler has passed away. John Adler September 29, 1927 – June 11,…
June 11, 1934: Enter Mandrake the Magician – A First and Last Entry
Ninety years ago Lee Falk began his 65 years in comic stripping by writing and drawing the first two weeks…
Miss Cellany’s Cartoonews
Highlights from the Collection of Jules Feiffer Later this month Swann Auction Galleries is presenting art for bid from cartoonists…
John Adcock – RIP
Comics scholar and illustrator John Adcock has passed away. John Kenneth Adcock May 1950 – June 1, 2024 From the…
Mallard Fillmore, 30 Years a King Comic
Mallard Fillmore by Bruce Tinsley made its King Features syndicated debut 30 years ago today. Since the Comics Kingdom archives…
Wayback Whensday – Han Ola og han Per
There is no better portrayal of the assimilation of early Houston County [Minnesota] Norwegian emigrants into American culture and society…
Comic Strips Back to the Future
Yesterday’s, today’s, and tomorrow’s comic strips. Old Spanish comic strip is new Comics Kingdom comic strip. Goomer by Ricardo Antonino…
Jim Davis’ Comic Strips Before Garfield
Despite being the world’s most syndicated comic, pulling in hundreds of millions of dollars every year, Garfield was originally meant…