Comics Kingdom and Black History Month: Billingsley, Gant, Bell, Xunise, and Shearer

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Current King Features cartoonists Ray Billingsley, George Gant, Darrin Bell, and Bianca Xunise plus, from the past, pioneering Black cartoonist…

Romero – RIP

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Comic strip artist Enrique Badia Romero has passed away. Enrique (aka Enric) Badia Romero May 13, 1930 – February 15,…

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There are several major news stories going on, but they happened late in the week, so, since only a few…

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British comic artist, writer, and editor Paul Neary has passed away. Paul Neary December 18, 1949 – February 10, 2024…

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Some notes taken while reading this week’s comics. J. C. Duffy started the week with one of his Fusco Brothers…

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Editorial cartoonist Michael de Adder shares news via X/Twitter of a new comic strip project: I’m working on a comic…

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When I was in college, Notre Dame had a game against Tulane. I was in the reception area of a…

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GoComics serves notice of Wannabe by Luca Debus, a new comic strip that debuted a month ago. This new digital…

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The time honored tradition of the newsboy delivering the daily newspaper is no more. Begun long ago with boys hawking…

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Got a bit of a whiplash reading the Sunday Funnies today what with cartoonists using their Sunday comics to switch…

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Original Peanuts comic strip artwork by Charles M. Schulz are highly prized by collectors. So naturally some try to profit…

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Ralph Hagen comes up with a brilliant observation in this morning’s The Barn (Creators), though I guess if you enjoy…

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Presenting a duke’s mixture of cartoonist and comics related news items. With Lent and a period of self-sacrifice quickly approaching…

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The big news this morning is about Tucker Carlson’s interview with Vladimir Putin last night. It was so predictable that…

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Although the entire run of Calvin and Hobbes is available both online and in print, many fans are interested in…

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