100 Years Ago: Skippy by Percy L. Crosby
Percy Crosby was born in 1891 and was working and cartooning for newspapers before he was out of his teens….
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Hey Kids! Comics! The Books of March
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for March 2023 release.Images and links (mostly) via Amazon,though ordering through…
Joe Wos Finds the Path to Comics Kingdom
Fourteen months after Joe Wos switched his MazeToons from Creators to King Features the panel has finally been added to…
CSotD: Bank shots and direct hits
We’ll start the day with a pair of cartoons about a topic I’m not going to cover yet, though I…
CSotD: What’s tall, white and scares teenagers?
Today’s headline is an old joke; the answer is in Ann Telnaes‘ cartoon. The stork ought to still scare them,…
Bill Tidy – RIP
Famed British comic strip and gag cartoonist Bill Tidy has passed away. William Edward (Bill) Tidy, MBE October 9, 1933…
Dilbert 1989 – 2023
Dilbert by Scott Adams has ended its syndicated newspaper run. Dilbert debuted in 1989. It is unknown if the Sunday…
CSotD: Confessions of a Pre-Teen Mind
I’m with Elliott, or, as Napoleon once remarked to Marshal Bernadotte, “Je ne donne pas une merde.” Or words to…
First Date by Joseph Bergeron (New Comic)
Cartoonist Joseph Bergeron of New Hampshire has placed his First Date comic strip in the Eagle Times: CLAREMONT — Local…
CSotD: Different sorts of awards
I will confess I haven’t seen any of the movies up for Oscars tomorrow night, but I will declare Drew…
The Great Replacement
Hundreds of newspapers, probably over a thousand, are introducing new comic strips to their readers as space becomes available on…
CSotD: Just a Routine Welfare and Mojo Check
Life is good, and I’m well past midlife, as depicted in this Non Sequitur (AMS). As for my mojo, either…
Comic History for Wayback Wednesday
Some cartoonist and comic strip histories from during and before our lifetime. Jeffrey Lindenblatt returns to Stripper’s Guide with the…
The Tuesday Times
A New Comic Strip Lum and Abner cartoonist Donnie Pitchford has created a new comic strip called A New Comic…
King Features hires former AMU exec John Glynn
Sources tell TDC that former Andrews McMeel Universal President John Glynn has been hired by King Features Syndicate. John will help with…