This ‘n’ That from This Week That Was
I’m not going to make a habit of commenting on things I’ve drawn, but I think I do need to…
Exhibits
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“Love! Heartbreak! Applause! Self Pity!”
American cartoonist Jules Feiffer is considered the most widely read satirist in the country. In 1986, he won the Pulitzer…
Walt Kelly’s Pogo is New Billy Ireland Exhibit
Into the Swamp: The Social and Political Satire of Walt Kelly’s Pogo, an exhibition curated from the Billy Ireland Cartoon…
COVID-19 Resurgence: The Billy Ireland Closes
The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum is closing again: Beginning Friday, November 20, the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library &…
Cartoonists’ Profiles
© Grant Snider Grant Snider, whose newest collection “I Will Judge You By Your Bookshelf,” was nominated for a 2020…
A Century of Wayne Thiebaud – Happy Birthday!
Famed pop artist Wayne Thiebaud was born on October November 15, 1920 and celebrates his 100th birthday today! To…
Tales From Cartooning
Joe Kubert is an acknowledged master of the comic arts,but here Mark Avila appreciates him as the greatest teacher of…
A Virtual Visit to The Billy Ireland Library & Museum
As the Columbus Dispatch says: For those who haven’t set foot in the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, now…
Collectors’ Growing Interest in Original Art
above: Régis Loisel An exhibit of original European comic art in New York City gives Forbes a reason to look…
So, This Happened (Clearing a Backlog of Items)
Lynn Johnston has a new outlet for her licensed products. What Would Mary Do? Washington Post on the…
Thurber and Company
The 125th anniversary of James Thurber’s birth arrives on Sunday, December 8, and this year fans of the legendary humorist…
Talking Funny and Comic Looking
Lectures, Conversations, and Exhibits. Mark Dery on Nursery Crimes: Edward Gorey’s Morbid Nonsense. In [an] illustrated lecture, cultural critic…
A Cornucopia of Comic News Items
The Improbable Remains On his How To book tour Randall Munroe goes north to Alaska. The Juneau Empire reports on…
A Boy and His Tiger: A Tribute to Bill Watterson – Being for the Benefit of the Cartoon Art Museum
The Cartoon Art Museum proudly announces its second tribute auction. This year’s theme will be A Boy and his Tiger:…
A Century of Women’s Comics and Cartoon Art
Ladies First: A Century of Women’s Innovations in Comics and Cartoon Art Nov. 2, 2019-May 3, 2020 at The Billy…