Concord Monitor Revamps Sunday Funnies
The Concord (New Hampshire) Monitor is moving their Sunday comics from the Sunday magazine to the paper’s broadsheet section. The…
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CSotD: Sunday Funnies
Asked and answered, Prickly City (AMS). It’s not so much that he’s defied the law as it is that so…
Ella Cinders – A Plum(b) Job (Comic Chronicles)
Folktales are told and retold through the generations with each adding its own twist. The story of Cinderella is one…
Mason Mastroianni – Triple Threat Interview
Mason Mastroianni, who draws the B.C., Wizard of Id, and Dogs of C-Kennel comic strips and is also the co-writer…
Comic Strips Going Down Down Under
Rifling through the newspaper to dig out the comic strips will soon be a thing of the past. News Corp…
CSotD: On Further Review …
A day for catching up on various things, and we’ll start with today’s Zits (KFS), in which it turns out…
The Wit & Wisdom & Wiggly Wiles of R O Blechman
Today, at 92 the artist/writer is still spry, productive and creative. Currently we are blessed with a new book (actually,…
World-Famous Astronaut Returns to Space
Snoopy [is] scheduled to lift-off during a two-hour window that opens at 8:33 a.m. EDT on Monday, August 29….
Lily Renée – RIP
Golden Age comic book artist Lily Renée Phillips has passed away at age 101. Lily Renée Peters Phillips…
CSotD: A Diller, A Dollar
Biden’s decision to cancel a portion of student loan debt is top of the news, and Kevin Siers makes the…
Steamboat Willie Goes PD, The Mouse Not So Much
In 16 months Mickey Mouse‘s official debut* animated cartoon, Steamboat Willie, will go public domain, but The Mouse will remain…
Book Publishers Antitrust Trial: PRH/S&S v. DOJ
Book publishers just spent 3 weeks in court arguing they have no idea what they’re doing On August 22, oral…
Caricature and The Right of Publicity
Can a caricaturist sell copies of his caricature of Jack Nicholson or any celebrity on T-shirts at some store or over the internet?…
First and Last – Mutt and Jeff Part 2: Examiner
When last we checked in with Bud Fisher he had created the first successful daily newspaper comic strip* Mr. A….
CSotD: Scheduling Issues
Today’s Zits (KFS) illustrates the problem I have with podcasts. It’s not that they’re a collection of belches and farts,…