Ramona Fradon – RIP
Comic book and comic strip artist Ramona Fradon has passed away. Ramona Dom (née Domboorajian) Fradon October 2, 1926 –…
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The Real Gannett Conspiracy = Chauvinism
In one of my answers in the comments section of The Great Gannett Comics Conspiracy I sarcastically said, “It’s like…
CSotD: Science in the News
I think Eric Carle — having faked his own death to escape the world of children’s books — has taken…
Suburban Fairy Tales by Francis Bonnet Coming Soon to Comics Kingdom
Last month Cartoonist Francis Bonnet has announced that his webcomic has been picked up by Comics Kingdom: It’s true! Suburban…
Comics Kingdom Relaunch Set For Feb. 28
Comics Kingdom has notified subscribers that the relaunch of their website will take place on February 28, 2024. The announcement:…
The Gannett 34 Comics Lineup – An Update: The Lockhorns Out, Sally Forth In
All this talk about Gannett and Doonesbury and The Gannett 34 reminds me I never updated the list. The original…
CSotD: Thursday Potpourri
A little political humor on a day I don’t intend to be political at all. As I’ve said before, however,…
Wayback Whensday – Far Away & Long Ago
Chester Gould pre-Dick Tracy; Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson and Star Wars; the wonderful art of Bud Blake; Drowsy Dick…
The Great Gannett Comics Conspiracy to Rid the Nation of G. B. Trudeau’s Doonesbury
Here we thought the USA TODAY Network’s move to restrict their newspapers’ choice of comics to some part of The…
Comics Trivia – but they got it wrong
So earlier today Mike Peterson brought up trivia contests. Mike said: I gave up on trivia contests after losing a…
CSotD: Tuesday Titters
Start with a confession: I like this Off the Mark (AMS) because, once he’s found true love, they can get…
Here Come de Judge Again
They should change the name of this KFS Vintage feature to “Judge Crater.” Here are the missing episodes, plus a…
CSotD: Do you remember truth?
Seems like President’s Day is a good excuse to start with this example of our love of lies and mythology…
Sunday Survey of Sundry Subjects
Heathcliff, J. D. Crowe and Mardi Gras, Vintage Comic Strip Preservation and sharing, Robb Armstrong and Franklin Armstrong, Brad Guigar…
BOLO Alert: New Regular Dick Tracy Artist – Confirmation Update
Original February 15 item: It seems that a new artist will take over the Dick Tracy comic strip soon. Possibly…