Pete Kesling – RIP
Orthodontist and cartoonist Pete Kesling has passed away. Dr. Peter Crawford (Pete) Kesling January 1, 1932 ~ July 25, 2022 …
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Comic Strips: Yesterday and Today
Wallace the Brave gets my, to borrow a phrase, Comic Strip of the Day endorsement. © William Wilson A…
CSotD: Are you tired yet?
I have a degree of sympathy for cartoonists who are locked into a schedule by their publishers and can’t simply…
Failure to Ban Books Leads to Defunding Library
JAMESTOWN TOWNSHIP—What started as a fight over an LGBTQ-themed graphic novel may end with the closure of a west Michigan…
Gretchen Grauer Vanderhoof – RIP
NEA colorist Gretchen Grauer Vanderhoof has passed away. Gretchen deSanzi Grauer Vanderhoof August 9, 1930 – July 27, 2022 …
CSotD: Friday Follies
Tank McNamara (AMS) is willing to keep the Saudi sportswashing effort in front of the public, though I get a…
Gannett’s Very Bad Second Quarter
Gannett recorded a dismal second quarter financially, the company reported Thursday – important revenues sources down, costs up and a…
Assorted Accounts of Informed Items
Cartoons Have been Grooming Kids for Decades The last 12 months has witnessed a bit of a frenzy surrounding kids’…
Schulz Centennial – August Report
As the 100th anniversary of Charles Schulz‘s birth nears (November 26, 1922) salutes continue. 2022 also marks the 20th anniversary…
CSotD: Gender Politics
Given that Kansas promotes itself as the “Land of Ahs” — with or without that apostrophe — it’s hardly surprising…
Randy Farb – RIP
Librarian and comic strip author Randy Farb has passed away. Randy Hugh Farb August 27, 1960 – July 24, 2022…
CSotD: Headline Hijinx
Lee Judge (KFS) is right, largely because the covid virus isn’t influenced by what all the other viruses are doing,…
Pat Cross Forsakes Cartoons For Higher Calling
Cartoonist Pat Cross wrote to his followers: After much discernment and prayer, I have decided to enter St. Michael’s Abbey…
Joel Pett: No Disrespect Intended in Cartoon
Such a large contingent of Kentucky readers misinterpreted an editorial cartoon in The Lexington Herald Leader that cartoonist Joel Pett…
Trump and Trudeau (Donald and Doonesbury)
Peter Parisi: Though former President Donald Trump has been out of the White House now for more than 18 months,…