Early Pogo clips of animated show on YouTube
Here are a couple of interesting clips of an early Pogo animated show that according to Mike Lynch, the animated…
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Chicago Sun-Times recaps 60 years of editorial cartooning
The Chicago Sun-Times is celebrating its 60th birthday and part of that celebration is republishing some of the best cartoons…
News Briefs for February 7th, 2008
Scott Hilburn, creator of the soon-to-be-launched-to-papers Argyle Sweater has posted part two of a continuing history of how his feature…
The history of African-American cartoonists in papers
Dave Astor has written another article regarding the February 10 “action” of several African-American cartoonists in which they will all…
Martha Arguello passes at age 90
The San Francisco Chronicle has written that Martha Arguello has passed away at the age of 90. Martha was the…
B.C. compilation book sold out
The Growing old with BC – A 50 Year Celebration book that I reported to be out this fall has…
Prince Valiant reaches 3,700 episodes
E&P reports that Sunday’s Prince Valiant was the 3,700th installment. The feature is currently being created by Gary Gianni and…
Strippers Guide releases first video
Allan Holtz from the Strippers Guide blog has posted a video preview of the new software release of the Strippers…
Willie & Joe: The WWII Years
Back in July I told you about Fantagraphic Books’ plans to release a collection of Bill Mauldin’s Willie and Joe…
Katzenjammer Kids, comic strip pioneer, turns 110
American Heritage has a great article on the original The Katzenjammer Kids – which turns 110 years old today. The…
Debunking Bill Watterson’s greatness
After reading Kiel Fleming’s high praise for Bill Wattersons’s Calvin and Hobbes as the best strip ever, Noah Berlatsky felt…
Original Peanuts sells for $113,525
An original Charles M. Schulz Peanuts Sunday strip, dated April 10, 1955, recently sold for $113,525. The auction, held by…
Civil War era editorial cartooning
There is an interesting article in the L.A. Times regarding editorial cartooning during the Civil War era in U.S. history….
Slate posts slideshow essay on Charles Schulz
Slate has posted a slideshow essay about Peanuts creator Charles Schulz. The slideshow is based on information found in David…
Robert K. Bindig passes as at 87
Robert “Bob” Bindig, the artist for the comic strip Big Boy from 1985 to 1995 passed away on Tuesday at…