Jason Chatfield Emigrates to America July 4, 2014
We landed in America today, the 4th of July. Last week, Sophie and I donated or sold just about everything…
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Telnaes Interactive Web Cartoon Printed in WaPo
From left to right: Elena Kagan, Brett M. Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas (with his wife Ginni Thomas behind him), Chief Justice…
Comic Strip News & Reviews On, but not of, The 4th
As was foretold here a couple weeks ago, Scott Cohn began signing the Judge Parker comic strip today. No, we…
CSotD: The Glorious Fourth and the Damp Squibs
Joe Heller manages to capture the two major topics this year: A divided country and fireworks. I know which one…
Speedy Zawistowski, Gag Man
Yesterday’s notice of Speedy Zawistowski‘s passing got me searching. I did find a couple references to Speedy in the Google…
Cartoonist Randy Milholland Gladly Gets Paid Tuesday for a Sunday Popeye Comic Strip Today
When Randy Milholland’s first-grade teacher asked what he wanted to do when he grew up, he said, “I want to…
CSotD: Holiday Eve
The Founders in Christopher Weyant‘s cartoon ask a very good question, though I might like it better if he’d left…
Op-Ed Cartoonists Merit Pulitzer Consideration
Author/attorney, former journalist/publisher Dennis Shere: When the Pulitzer Prize committee announced the 2022 winners in early May, one category was…
Shh – Pickles Now w/ Andrews McMeel Syndication
The turning of the calendar page saw Pickles by Brian Crane switch distributors. On June 30, 2022 (above) it was…
Speedy Zawistowski – RIP
Gag writer Speedy Zawistowski has passed away. Rollin William (Speedy) Zawistowski March 31, 1926 – June 26, 2022 From…
CSotD: Comic Relief on a Holiday Weekend
Wallace the Brave (AMS) and his buddies are off for the summer, and the last day of school provided an…
Cartoonists in the News
Cartoonist Pierre “Peb” Bellocq Honors The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) and the National Museum of Racing and Hall…
CSotD: Facts, logic and other irrelevancies
Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-NY) said, “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but he’s not entitled to his own…
Locher Award Deadline Extended to July 15
The July 1st deadline for the Locher Award has been changed to July 15, 2022. The AAEC’s John Locher Memorial…
Neal Rubin on His Sporting Life with Gil Thorp
In 1996 Neal Rubin reported on the death of cartoonist Jack Berrill and the fate of Gil Thorp. Neal had…