Gus Arriola, Bill Watterson, Orrin Evans, and Cartoonyfellers (A Comic Chronicles Edition)
How Gus Arriola and Gordo Became Accidental Ambassadors of Mexican Culture When Arriola started his comic strip, words like ‘burrito’…
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Summer’s Last Roundup
Some stray news items from the end of Summer 2022. The New Improved NCS Divisional Award Rich Powell compares his…
CSotD: Hold the Paranoia
Good thinking, Willie. I’m gonna throttle back a little myself. It’s not that there’s no news to analyze, but much…
It’s A Woke Conspiracy to Cancel Dilbert!
While a number of cartoonists are unhappy about the decision by Lee Enterprises to downsize their newspapers’ comics pages, the…
David Boyd – RIP
Editorial cartoonist and illustrator David Boyd has passed away. Robert David Boyd (Sr.) October 1938 – September 20, 2022 From…
CSotD: The Gotcha Game
Rob Rogers’ cartoon is a good starting place today, because it’s not dishonest, but it’s definitely over-simplified and feeds into…
Lee Action Reaction (Dilbert Update)
No matter what kind of change, other than doubling the amount of comics while keeping all the regular ones, newspaper…
Of Pultizers and Things
For reasons unexplained, the Pulitzer Prize in editorial cartooning was not awarded in 1923, 1936, 1960, 1965, 1973, and 2021….
CSotD: And now, in other news …
Oh, lord, I hope so. Granted, Pat Hudson is an Aussie, not a Pom, but it’s not like the wretched…
Tex by Jesse Atwell – New GoComics Strip
Tex by Jesse Atwell (signing “jesse”) is a new web comic strip at GoComics. TEX follows namesake character Tex Clapsaddle,…
Bruce Cochran – RIP
Magazine cartoonist and humor writer Bruce Cochran has passed away. Edward Bruce Cochran October 9, 1935 – August 22, 2022 …
The Sunday (and Surrounding) Funnies
Minit Mysteries returns for another whodunnit, as does former Dick Tracy artist Joe Staton. This comic strip version of Clue…
CSotD: Der Perfekte Sturmer
Timing is everything in comedy, and today’s Barney & Clyde (WPWG) was excellently timed, coming after the first wave of…
The New Lee Enterprises Sunday Funnies
You may have heard that Lee Enterprises has instituted a standard daily comics page for all their 70+ newspapers. That…
Jerry Holbert – RIP
Editorial cartoonist Jerry Holbert has passed away. Jerry W. Holbert November 9, 1958 – August 2, 2022 From the…