The New (Diverse) Yorker Starts With Emma Allen
photo: Anna Watts for The Washington Post The tiniest line and the big picture. That is her purview since becoming…
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L. Bruce Holman – RIP
Cartoonist (and teacher, author, etc) L. Bruce Holman has passed away. Loyd Bruce Holman January 30, 1939 – April…
David Simonson – RIP
Publisher, journalist, and cartoonist David Simonson has passed away. David C. Simonson May 9, 1927 – August 27, 2021…
Gag Cartoons and Diversity
Of the many challenges cartoonists face — rejection, money, drink, or lack of — one of the trickiest is the…
Comic Chronicles – Past Tents
MAD and MAD images © EC Publications You may not immediately recognize the name John Caldwell of Ballston Lake….
The New Yorker on Food and Chicago Comics
The new New Yorker is a Food and Drink issue. One of the thrills of living in a big city,…
Sam Ansell – RIP
Gag cartoonist Sam Ansell has passed away. Samuel Tarshis (Sam) Ansell May 25, 1922 – August 1, 2021 …
Hey Kids! Comics! Free Comic Book Day is Over
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for August 2021 release.Images and links (mostly) via Amazon,though ordering through…
A Cartoonist’s Life: Sunshine, Rainbows, Lollipops?
Self portrait © by Stephan Donche Comics journalist and author Chris Arrrant asked Comic industry people: What’s something about…
Cartoonists in the News
New Illustrator on Ripley’s Believe It or Not For the second time this year John Graziano has been replaced on…
Don Margolis – RIP
Magazine cartoonist Don Margolis has passed away. Donald Eugene (Don) Margolis September 1932 – August 3, 2021 “He spent his…
Cartooning While Black
Really late on this exhibit. Chashama and Art To Ware present Cartooning While Black, a preview of the art from…
A New Yorker Cartoonist in Connecticut
© Geoffrey Kloske and Barry Blitt Canadian-born Barry Blitt came to New York in the 1990s to pursue a career…
Yet Another Round of Weekend Whatnots
CDC warns of swimming with diarrhea in animated tweet. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made a splash on…
A Desert Island Cartoon Before It Became Cliché
© Bill Griffith 2020 Of the 126 or so cliché cartoon gags probably none is as well known as the…