Reed Hoover – RIP
Champion Pluggers contributor Reed Hoover has passed away. Reed Hoover February 16, 1931 – March 25, 2019 From…
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Ken Bald – RIP
Comic artist Ken Bald has passed away. Kenneth Bruce (Ken) Bald August 1, 1920 – March 17, 2019 …
Tom K. Ryan – RIP
Tumbleweeds creator Tom K. Ryan has passed away. Thomas Kreusch (Tom K.) Ryan (aka T. K. Ryan) June 6, 1926…
Tom K. Ryan 1926 – 2019
King Features has noted the passing of Tom K. Ryan. Tom’s Tumbleweeds collections were some of my most…
“Sailor Bob” Griggs – RIP
Cartooning children’s show host ‘Sailor Bob’ Griggs has passed away. Robert Thomas (Bob) Griggs (aka Sailor Bob) November 21,…
Dave Smith – RIP
Famed Disney archivist Dave Smith has passed away. David Rollin (Dave) Smith October 13, 1940 – February 15, 2019…
Tomi Ungerer – RIP
Author, Illustrator and cartoonist Tomi Ungerer has passed away. Jean-Thomas (Tomi) Ungerer November 28, 1931 – February 9, 2019* *Ungerer…
Jim Earle – RIP
Cartoonist and teacher Jim Earle has passed away. James Hubert (Jim) Earle May 2, 1932 – February 4, 2019…
Batton Lash – RIP
Comic strip and comic book cartoonist Batton Lash has passed away. BATTON A. LASH (né Vito Marangi) October 29,…
2018: The Dearly Departed
This is an installment of 2018 Newspaper Comics: Debuts, Departures, and the Dearly Departed. (part 1: Debuts – –…
Frank Bernard – RIP
Cartoonist/caricaturist Frankie Bernard has passed away. FRANCIS J. (FRANKIE) BERNARD, JR. April 30, 1967 – December 18, 2018 …
Bobby Hart – RIP
Bobby Hart, the Matriarch of the John Hart Studios crew, has passed away. From the obituary: Bobby Hart (Ida…
H.W. and Barbara Bush Bookend Tribute Cartoons
Upon learning the news that George H. W. Bush had died editorial cartoonist Marshall Ramsey knew what to draw….
Wayne Stayskal – RIP (updated)
Editorial and comic strip cartoonist Wayne Stayskal has passed away. WAYNE H. STAYSKAL (né Stejskal) December 11, 1931 – November…
Werner Wejp-Olsen – RIP
Cartoonist Werner Wejp-Olsen has passed away. The Wejp-Olsen family has informed the world: It is with our deepest sorrow…