Miss Cellany Tours the British Isles
First stop is Galway Ireland where she will return in a few months for The Galway Cartoon Festival. According to…
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CSotD: Civilization and My Discontents
One bit of political commentary before we switch to humor: Wilbur Dawbarn’s piece reminds me of a conversation I had…
A Peanuts Gallery
Peanuts Worldwide is getting an early jump on the comic strip’s 75th anniversary: In honor of the 75th anniversary of Charles…
Seven Days’ 2024 Cartoon Issue
Vermont’s alternative newspaper Seven Days has released its annual Cartoon Issue. This year’s special comic features includes efforts by Mary…
Malcolm Bridgewater’s Working Daze History (Revised and Expanded Edition)
About ten years Working Daze artist Scott Roberts (as Malcolm Bridgewater) gave us an in depth look at the history…
Cartoonist’s Cartoonists Out and About
Jules Feiffer, Mort Gerberg, J.N. “Ding” Darling, and the 1949 King Features Syndicate “bullpen.” An Appreciation of Jules Feiffer Steven…
Our (Two Week-) Long National Nightmare is Over; or, Quelling the Village Uprising
Hopefully the restless natives are now calming down. Today Greg Evans returned to the drawing chores on Luann after a…
CSotD: Don’t Know Much About History
Today’s Rubes (Creators) brings back memories of being a reporter at a paper in a city on Lake Champlain, which…
P as in Pickles, Prickly, Phoebe, Proverbs; plus Other Sunday Funnies
A few comic strips in GoComics “P” section went proverbial today. Phoebe and Her Unicorn, Pickles, and Prickly City comic…
When Comic Strip Ambitions Fail
Rejection is a bitter pill to swallow, particularly when it’s something that you really want. Imagine applying to your dream…
Earl by M. C. Tin Star 1992(?) – 2024(?)
Earl (originally Ranchin’ with Earl) by M. C. Tin Star seems to have ended its run earlier this year. Wally…
CSotD: The Lion Always Gets His Share
Sunday’s Rubes (Creators) brought to mind an African folktale whose more precise origin I can’t remember, of the lion, the…
Cartoonists On Display at The Comic-Con
This year’s San Diego Comic-Con is coming up at the end of July 2024 and they have some special guests…
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…
Angels From the Attic Pack It Up? – updated
It seems earlier this year that Angels From the Attic by Mark Marderosian ceased being published. In 2007 Mark Marderosian,…