Peyote Cowboy: In The Old (Bizarro) West
So you’ve been wondering what Dan Piraro has been up to since giving up Bizarro dailies to Wayno? Apparently he’s…
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74th Annual Reuben Awards/2020 NCSFest Lineup
The National Cartoonist Society has released its schedule for the September 12, 2020 NCSFest and Reuben Awards. Streaming broadcast…
Hey Kids! Comics! Summer Reading
above from Half Full by Maria Scrivan Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for July 2020 release….
John Backderf at 60 on Kent State at 50
In the opening pages, Derf is 10 years old on April 30, 1970, clutching a MAD magazine in the passenger…
Hey Kids! Comics! Book Love
Seems Dennis is right: I love books. The problem is that my book-buying habit outpaces my ability to read them….
Newbery Medal Winner is New Kid by Jerry Craft
Jerry Craft and his New Kid graphic novel make history. The School Library Journal reports: History was made at the…
NCS Last Call…Imminent Deadline! January 23!
Your submissions must be delivered to their respective locations by January 23, 2020 for consideration The National Cartoonists Society website has…
For Jerry Craft Comic Reading Was Fundamental
In sequential panels cartoonist Jerry Craft, for the New York Times Book Review, tells how comic books were a portal…
NCS Divisional Reuben Awards 2019 Call for Entries
December 20, 2019 Letter from the National Cartoonists Society calling for submissions. Note that membership is not a requirement to…
Dav Pilkey is Publishers Weekly Person of the Year
Publishers Weekly has named Dav Pilkey their 2019 Person of the Year. Dav is the author/illustrator of the hugely successful…
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…
Books – Reviews, Previews, and News
Eddie Campbell reviews Screwball for The Comics Journal: Screwball follows an isolated strain of comics history as opposed to those…
Classics Cartooned
Forget Classics Illustrated, let’s read Classics Cartooned. I’m Katie, and I’ve been drawing single-panel cartoons for the past eight years….
Comic Shops May Not Survive The Book Channel
Business Insider reports: The “book channel” – which includes chain bookstores and online retailers – is projected to surpass comic…
Documents Illustrated – The Mueller Report
Ashlie D. Stevens: In March, Special Counsel Robert Mueller submitted the “Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the…