Ralph Newman Gets The Bill Finger Award
From the San Diego Comic-Con Bill Finger Award page: Jo Duffy and Ralph Newman are this year’s recipients of the…
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Women (Cartoonists) Laughing
As good as Liza Donnelly is at being a cartoonist she has proven herself just as adept at researching and…
Funny Stuff – The Book
“Novel ideas spring from a cartoonist’s mind because it is not weighed down too heavily by reality.” Rex and Phil,…
Cartoonist’s Cartoonists Out and About
Jules Feiffer, Mort Gerberg, J.N. “Ding” Darling, and the 1949 King Features Syndicate “bullpen.” An Appreciation of Jules Feiffer Steven…
Miss Cellany Runs Thru Brambles & Bushes
Being a collection of items about cartoonists, cartooning, and comics. Michael Cavna Wins Cartoonist and journalist Michael Cavna took a…
Hey Kids! Comics! Special Bud Grace Edition
A note from cartoonist Bud Grace of Ernie/Piranha Club fame: Whew! I finally put together all the books that I…
Don Madden – RIP
Playboy cartoonist and children’s book illustrator Don Madden has passed away. Donald Lewis (Don) Madden October 14 (24?), 1927 –…
Hey Kids! Comics! For Summer Reading
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for June 2024 release.Images and links from a variety of publishers…
Wayback Whensday – The Berenstains
Stan and Jan Berenstain, the Philly natives who created [The Berenstain Bears], met as art students at the Philadelphia Museum and School…
Roz Chast Awarded the First Thurber Prize for American Humor in Cartoon Art
Liza Donnelly reports: Last year, Michael and I were instrumental in helping to establish the Thurber Prize for American Cartoon…
Solve the Charles Addams Cartoon Mystery – Update: Cartoon Found
Original May 25 post: From a Witney Seibold article at SlashFilm about 1991’s The Addams Family film: On Christmas 1946,…
Bob Mankoff from the Queens Land
Becoming a great comedian or cartoonist doesn’t happen overnight. As with many professions, it takes tremendous commitment and practice, a…
Rerunning Thru This Past Week’s Comics
And we’ll start with the For Better or For Worse rerun that went through the after effects this week of…
Midweek Museum Miscellany
Louis M. Glackens: Pure Imagination April 14, 2024 through March 30, 2025 Louis Glackens was a trailblazing figure who became…
Leo Michael Debuts as New Cartoonist
From Plastic News: This week’s issue marks the first time since Plastics News was founded in 1989 without a Rich…