Seeing May Out with Miss Cellany
Jeffrey Lindenblatt’s Paper Trends returns with a survey of the comics page of the year 2000. The Rookies, Biggest Winners…
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Wayback Whensday – Centuries of Comics
Louis M. Glackens, Benjamin Franklin, Rube Goldberg, Harvey Kurtzman, Homer Davenport. [Louis M.] Glackens was born in 1866 in Philadelphia…
Saturday with Miss Cellany
I am deeply honored and thrilled to share that I am the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists‘ (AAEC) inaugural 2024…
2024 Eisner Awards Finalists – Comic Strips
The San Diego Comic-Con has announced the nominees for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. Once again, this year’s nominees…
Wayback Wednesday – GUMPtion and POGO
Chicagology present a fully illustrated history of Sidney Smith‘s career as a Chicago Tribune cartoonist. From Old Doc Yak to…
Hey Kids! Comics! May Flourishes
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for May 2024 release.Images and links from a variety of publishers…
25 Years of National Cartoonists Days
It’s the Silver Anniversary of National Cartoonists Day! As News18 tells it: During World War II in 1943, cartoonists including…
Wayback Whensday: Steve Canyon Extras
To paraphrase Eric Burdon: When I was young it was more important to get my comics as a half page….
Buy Me Some Peanuts and Charlie Brown
A collection of some Peanuts/Snoopy/Charles Schulz items from April 2024. The 2024 Major League Baseball season brings with it Charlie…
Wayback Whensday: Comic Stamps and Funny Money
A couple Sundays ago we noted Bob Weber, Jr.’s use of Lucky Bucks and crediting Paul Fung. We also linked…
Obituary Redux
Since The Daily Cartoonist has reported the deaths of Don Wright, Bob Beerbohm, and Trina Robbins others, including The New…
Hey Kids! Comics! Tax Return Suggestions
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for April 2024 (and some March) release.Images and links from a…
The Saturday Satchel
Ernest Lawrence Thayer with Brian Nelson and Harvey Kurtzman and Jack Davis, Garfield, Steve Brodner and The Herblock Prize, Jay…
Trina Robbins – RIP
Comix cartoonist and comics “herstorian” Trina Robbins has passed away. Trina Robbins (née Perlson) August 17, 1938 – April 10,…
Superman of Tomorrow? Or of Krypton? Wayback Whensday Origins Issue
The recent auction of a three page synopsis sent by Superman creator Jerry Siegel to cartoonist Russell Keaton has once…