While Preoccupied, This Happened
Had a hectic last week, without even making it to The Reubens, so let’s catch up. The Society of Illustrators…
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Rose Anne Retires to the Cartooning Life
Rose Anne Prevec is about to reach 100 — cartoons sold, that is. A few years ago, the Dundas artist,…
The Changing Mores of Goofus & Gallant
The boys are prepubescent, but their exact age is unclear, as is their relationship to each other … Are they…
Cartooning – Worst Job in America?
Do you crave high stress, low pay and lack of job security? Pick up a pen (or a Wacom tablet)…
Sidney Harris = Senior Stripper
A belated Happy Birthday to cartoonist Sidney Harris who turned 90 years old last Monday. Having been born on May…
Cartoonists Making Late April News
Among Chicago problems not going away any time soon is parking meters. After the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed…
Coming in 2024: The Thurber Prize for American Humor in Cartoon Art
Attending this year’s The Thurber Prize show were Michael Maslin and Liza Donnelly (herself a Thurber Prize finalist), there to…
Bruce Petty – RIP
Australian cartoonist Bruce Petty has passed away. From the Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Australian cartoonist, filmmaker and satirist Bruce Petty has…
Bill Tidy – RIP
Famed British comic strip and gag cartoonist Bill Tidy has passed away. William Edward (Bill) Tidy, MBE October 9, 1933…
Toons & Tunes on Wayback Wednesday
From 100 years ago is an article on the then-current comics scene from the February 1923 Vanity Fair. THE largest…
Adrian Tomine: 20 Years a New Yorker
Adrian Tomine first appeared in The New Yorker in 1999, he first appeared on The New Yorker in 2004. About…
Christopher Weyant – Magazine v. Editorial Cartooning
Christopher Weyant is an editorial cartoonist for The Boston Globe and Cagle Cartoons, and a magazine cartoonist for The New…
Dan Rosandich – RIP
Magazine cartoonist Dan Rosandich has passed away. Daniel Nicholas (Dan) Rosandich July 21, 1957 – January 9, 2023 From the…
Phil Witte, Magazine Cartoonist and Cartoon Critic
You may have read some Phil Witte cartoons… Phil’s cartoons have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, San Francisco…
The Very Model of a Modern American Santa
Since the name of Thomas Nast came up the other day, let’s make note that it was 160 Christmases ago…