CSotD: Ancient skinks and other delights
I took one look at the beast being transported in this BC (Creators), summoned up my inner eight-year-old and declared…
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Matt Bors Puts The Nib Into Storage
For ten years The Nib has been the epitome of combining editorial cartooning and comics journalism. Sadly that will come…
CSotD: Current Events and suchlike
Some topical humor from Frederic du Bus. Pardon my crude translation: In a world ravaged by global warming, the survivors…
One Fine Spring Week in the Funnies
A quick look at a some comics from the past week before Mike leads us into the new week in…
Don Carlton – RIP
Longtime Doonesbury inker Don Carlton has passed away. From the obituary: Don’s early career in the publishing industry included a…
CSotD: Clear thinking on a Sunday morning
So here’s the thing: I didn’t have to wait until the final panel of today’s Barn (Creators) to know what…
Joplin Globe Funny Pages Less Funny
“Pickles” is safe. So is “Zits.” And please, no calls about “Prince Valiant.” Our hero survives. We are making some…
Hartman In, Kelley Out at Post-Gazette
Tim Hartman has been the “new” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial cartoonist for over four months now, replacing the Post-Gazette’s previous staff…
CSotD: If your mother says she loves you …
The familiar advice to new journalists will never become obsolete: “If your mother says she loves you, check it out.”…
The Weird Characters of Heathcliff
Tanks. Jimmy. Meat robots. These are the weirdos that make up the only extended universe that matters: Heathcliff. If all…
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)…
CSotD: A marginally qualified lecture on copyright
Today’s Non Sequitur (AMS) starts off a posting which also begins with my admission that I am not a lawyer…
Cartoons and Cartoonists in the News
‘The Bronco Bar Incident’ BAR HARBOR [Maine] — Last season, a driver from New Jersey got his Ford Bronco stuck…
Maria Scrivan Ends Half Full Syndication
Maria Scrivan has decided to pull her Half Full comic from print newspaper syndication. She will continue the panel as…
CSotD: Points of Order*
*Someone will observe that these are not points of order but points of personal privilege. However, (A) I’ve already used…