Joe Kubert passes at age 85
Comic legend Joe Kubert has passed away at age 85. Tom Spurgeon, as usual, has the obit of record. Like…
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Help OSU Cartoon Library identify classic characters
The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum has a blanket or quilt with 120 classic cartoon characters stitched into it….
MoCCA merges with Society of Illustrators
The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) has announced it is transferring all its assets to the Society of…
Al Hirschfeld exhibit opens in St. Louis
In the St. Louis area? Check out the new Al Hirschfeld exhibit set to open September 7. Al is best…
Harvey: Milt Caniff often in hot water over the women he drew
R.C. Harvey has an interesting write-up over on The Comics Journal about the trouble Milt Caniff would get into with…
Check out: photos of the biggest names in comics during golden age
Somehow I missed these from Mike Lynch who has posted six pages of photos of some of the biggest names…
New book: American Newspaper Comics
University of Michigan Press is publishing “American Newspaper Comics, An Encyclopedic Reference Guide” by comic strip historian Allan Holtz. The…
Check out: Jack Davis Foundation
After this weekend in Vegas I can now say that I have met the great Jack Davis (and have a…
This would not go over well today
Interesting historical photos post over at Retronaut. Hard to imagine this being acceptable today. “I?ve been the owner of these…
Conservatives getting whipped into a lather over misrepresented historical cartoon
Some in conservatives circles are using an historical propaganda cartoon used in a Iowa classroom as rhetoric to end “the…
Bill Gallo named Daily News Sportsman of the Year
The New York Daily News has named one of their own as their News Sportsman of the Year. Bill Gallo…
Ronald Searle passes at age 91
Beloved cartoonist Ronald Searle has passed away at the age of 91 on Saturday after a short illness. From the…
Opposition to Nast Hall of Fame nomination grows
Earlier this month an Irish-Catholic fraternal group objected to the nomination of Thomas Nast to the New Jersey Hall of…
Check out: NCS photos of Jerry Robinson
Mike Lynch took the time to scan photos of Jerry Robinson from various NCS events.
Winsor McCay screens Gertie to fellow cartoonists
Cool video found by Mike Lynch of Winsor McCay screening his first animation “Gertie the Dinosaur” to his fellow cartoonists….