Liza at The Oscars, + Animation Winners
So you and I missed The Oscars. We can still experience it vicariously through the sketches of cartoonist Liza Donnelly….
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From 1922: Origins of The Sunday Funnies
The colored comic supplement is regarded by foreigners visiting this country for purposes of study as one of our natural…
CSotD: What’s tall, white and scares teenagers?
Today’s headline is an old joke; the answer is in Ann Telnaes‘ cartoon. The stork ought to still scare them,…
Bill Tidy – RIP
Famed British comic strip and gag cartoonist Bill Tidy has passed away. William Edward (Bill) Tidy, MBE October 9, 1933…
Dilbert 1989 – 2023
Dilbert by Scott Adams has ended its syndicated newspaper run. Dilbert debuted in 1989. It is unknown if the Sunday…
CSotD: Confessions of a Pre-Teen Mind
I’m with Elliott, or, as Napoleon once remarked to Marshal Bernadotte, “Je ne donne pas une merde.” Or words to…
Saturday Briefing
Morten Morland, a frequent Mike Peterson choice, has been named The Press Awards’ Cartoonist of the Year. Hat tip to…
First Date by Joseph Bergeron (New Comic)
Cartoonist Joseph Bergeron of New Hampshire has placed his First Date comic strip in the Eagle Times: CLAREMONT — Local…
CSotD: Different sorts of awards
I will confess I haven’t seen any of the movies up for Oscars tomorrow night, but I will declare Drew…
2023 Association of American Editorial Cartoonists Convention October 6-8 in S.F.
The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists in partnership with the Association of Canadian Cartoonists will hold their 2023 convention on…
CSotD: Playing ‘What if?’
The game of “What if?” can be silly. Here, Lisa Benson plays “What if libruls didn’t want the entire trove…
The Great Replacement
Hundreds of newspapers, probably over a thousand, are introducing new comic strips to their readers as space becomes available on…
Ian Falconer – RIP
New Yorker cover artist Ian Falconer has passed away. Ian Woodward Falconer August 25, 1959 – March 7, 2023 From…
CSotD: Just a Routine Welfare and Mojo Check
Life is good, and I’m well past midlife, as depicted in this Non Sequitur (AMS). As for my mojo, either…
Comic History for Wayback Wednesday
Some cartoonist and comic strip histories from during and before our lifetime. Jeffrey Lindenblatt returns to Stripper’s Guide with the…