CSotD: Ignorance, Incompetence and Lies
Rick McKee posted this yesterday, but, upon closer examination, it appears to be from two years ago. That would…
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The Last Hogan’s Alley … and the First
Hogan’s Alley was a famous (now and then) Sunday comic that began in Joseph Pulitzer’s New York World. It was…
November Glitch Causes December Reruns at AMS
As Darryl Heine mentions there are a number of reruns at Andrews McMeel Syndication this week. And, yes, this is…
Alley Oop is 90 (90,000?) Years Old
By the time Vincent Trout Hamlin was in his twenties (born May 10, 1900) he had, among numerous jobs, mostly…
CSotD: Mediacrity
Social media has been full of people complaining that neither the Washington Post nor the NY Times led their front…
Signe Wilkinson Remembers Tony Auth
A decade after the Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist departed The Inquirer, a colleague reflects on his memorable career — and…
CSotD: Dropping the Masks
It may seem odd to begin a discussion of the end of America with today’s Buckets (AMS), but what may…
Wildly Random Weekend Roundup
Award Winning Cartoonists Kevin Necessary (1st Place) and Rich Williams (2nd Place) win 2022 cartooning awards…
CSotD: Bits and Pieces
Daniel Boris offers a Juxtaposition of Himself: Two versions of a single cartoon. I prefer the first iteration, specifically because…
WaPo Kills Style Invitational; Staake Loses Job
After running for nearly 30 years (since March 7, 1993) The Washington Post has canceled their popular Style Invitational feature….
Dick Tracy Comic Character Tom De Haven Profiled
From the VCU News: Tom De Haven, a retired Virginia Commonwealth University professor and author of a series of novels…
Updating Several Previous Items
Charles Schulz 100/Terri Libenson – – David Pope/The Gold Stanley – – Candorville/King Features – – Gene Basset/Mankota Free Press…
CSotD: Not with a bang
I was thinking of using the headline “WGASA Forever,” but several of today’s cartoons are about things we really should care…
Aline Kominsky-Crumb – RIP
Comix cartoonist Aline Kominsky-Crumb has passed away. Aline Ricky Kominsky-Crumb (née Goldsmith) August 1, 1948 – November 29, 2022 …
Random Acts of Comics
Most of us can relate to Bill Whitehead’s Free Range. We all get our most brilliant thoughts as we lay…