Randy Wicks Papers Donated to Historical Society
The complete works of nationally recognized editorial cartoonist Randy Wicks, who drew pointed and poignant illustrations of local and worldwide…
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Gaspar Saladino, Letter Man
Before the 21st Century’s enthusiastic embrace of computer fonts, letters had personality. © NEA “A good lettering man is to…
CSotD: Rah Rah Rah Rah Sis Boom Bah!
Christopher Weyant captures the moment in a way that, as the fellows say, seems a sign of how bad things…
Original Art – Herriman v Raymond v Watterson
Heritage Auctions currently has the original art of a George Herriman/Krazy Kat daily strip, an Alex Raymond/Flash Gordon Sunday page,…
CSotD: Culture Wars and Food Fights
We’ll start off the day with a really stupid idea and then you can judge whether we are moving up…
Throw-Stuff-At-The-Wall Thursday
As we jump all over the place let’s start with – The Are You Calvin or Are You Hobbes Quiz….
CSotD: Truth, Justice, or the American Way
Kevin Siers puts our current crisis in plain terms: We’ve somehow become involved in an argument in which the concept…
News Corp Australia Cancels Comic Strips
News Corp Australia, which publishes about 100 newspapers there, has decided to no longer carry comic strips and panels in…
CSotD: The Good, and not so good, Old Days
There’s an interesting collision going on between routine Back to School comic strips and political cartoons marking the current teacher…
The ACA Stanley Awards Call For Entries
The Australian Cartoonists Association is now calling for submissions for the 38th Stanley Awards. There are nine award categories: Animation…
King Features Joins the Book-of-the-Month Club (Comic Chronicles)
With content by cream-of-the-crop illustrators like Hal Foster, Frank Godwin, James Montgomery Flagg, F. R. Gruger, William Meade Prince, and…
Kirk Luehrs – RIP
Cartoonist and advertising artist Kirk Luehrs has passed away. Kirk Allan (Bro Kirk) Luehrs March 23, 1941 – August 1,…
New to Comics Kingdom – Bob Mankoff Presents: Show Me The Funny
Premiering at Comics Kingdom, in the middle of the night with no advance notice, isBob Mankoff Presents: Show Me The…
CSotD: The Futility of Fighting Fanatics
Tom Tomorrow demonstrates a pair of things Constant Readers have read here more than once. One of the most devastating…
Hey Kids! Comics! Hot August Books
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for August 2022 release. Images and links (mostly) via Amazon, though…