Hey Kids! Comics! A Summer Reading List
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for July 2022 release. Images and links (mostly) via Amazon, though…
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CSotD: Great Expectations
Since I don’t follow Canadian politics closely, I’m not sure if the Fat Cat in Bruce MacKinnon’s commentary on the…
50 Years Ago – Maus Origins
50 years ago, on July 15, 1972, Apex Novelties released Funny Aminals #1, an underground comix book with work by…
Judy Dixon – RIP
Editorial cartoonist Judy Dixon has passed away. Judith Grace (Judy) Dixon (neé McCormack) January 15, 1927 – July 7, 2022…
Cartoonists and the USA Gun Culture
Sandy Hook Elementary. San Bernardino. Stoneman Douglas High. Uvalde. AR-15-style weapons are so common in American mass shootings that graphics…
CSotD: In Which I Lose a Year
I woke up this morning feeling really refreshed, but couldn’t tell why until I began going through the political cartoons…
Durango Herald Joins Pulitzer Cartoon Protest
By Jan. 25 of every year, about 1,100 journalism entries are submitted to the Pulitzer Prize board. The competition is…
CSotD: The Age of No Reason
Well, yes, Prickly City (AMS), Carmen is correct that this is no longer the Age of Reason, defined as any…
CSotD: Fair Commentary
There’s a dust-up among editorial cartoonists over a fellow who cartoons for Cagle under a cloak of anonymity, which seems,…
CSotD: Conversations in a wind tunnel
Perils of working too far in advance: Prickly City (AMS) doesn’t seem aware that watching gas prices has become nearly…
George Alexopoulos, “Center-Right Moderate” Cartoonist Invades the Digital Land of The Left
Scrolling through the sea of posts, pictures, and memes online can make conservatives feel like they’re outcasts. Endless screeds claiming…
CSotD: The Downer Report
Here’s a bit of bad news from Jimmy Margulies (KFS), which doesn’t fit my politics, because I’m far from ready…
Robert C. Harvey – RIP
Cartoonist and comics historian Bob Harvey has passed away. Robert Charles (Bob) Harvey (a.k.a. R. C. Harvey) June 22, 1937…
CSotD: Of muses, frogs and fools
I’m not in the mood for politics today, but Kevin Siers’ comment on the resignation of Boris Johnson is simply…
25 Years: Graeme MacKay & The Hamilton Spectator
Editorial cartoonist Graeme MacKay celebrates his 25th anniversary with The Hamilton Spectator. … this week marks the 25 year milestone…