Tom Batiuk to Launch Book Banning Series in Crankshaft Comic Strip
Tom Batiuk, creator of the tremendously popular Crankshaft and Funky Winkerbean comic strips, has created a compelling storyline that illuminates…
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Bangladesh exhibit celebrates cartoons that inspired Revolution 2024
An exhibit of cartoon art called Cartoon Ey Bidroho (Rebellion in Cartoons) is on display at the Drik Gallery in Dhaka Bangladesh. The…
CSotD: Legends, Tall Tales & Damned Lies
I don’t know that voters have ever, as a whole, truly understood the issues being laid before them, but Gary…
And All That Jazz (Clearing the Queue)
Following is a collection from a wide range of comics/cartoon related items. … Funny thing is, that isn’t even my…
Cathy Wilcox wins Kennedy Award for Outstanding Cartoon
The Australian Kennedy Foundation has announced this year’s winners of the Kennedy Awards for Outstanding Journalism. In the category of…
Comic Strips – Real and Imagined
Crankshaft Leadtime (again). Last week I implied that Crankshaft was at least a year ahead on its deadline. This week…
CSotD: Do you think I mean country matters?
We’re going to take a little break from politics today, while I recover from having spent the past week banging…
Cartoonist PROfiles (apologies to Jud*)
Profiles of and interviews with Walt Handelsman, Brian Box Brown, Crockett Johnson, R. Alan Brooks, Jeff Smith, and Phil Hands….
Sports Cartooning & Topps Baseball Cards
Roy Carlson has a column at Sports Collectors Daily specializing in Topps Baseball cards. Like many, I grew up watching…
CSotD: Not All Nonsense Is Funny
Guy Parsons is being somewhat cynical here, but that’s not to say he’s wrong. There was a time, O Best…
How do you decide who you’re going to be when you get up in the morning?
A visit to Edward Sorel to deliver his Reuben Award sets Jason Chatfield thinking about how to cartoon. Sorel is,…
Hey Kids! Comics! For Your School Library
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for August 2024 release. Images and links from a variety of…
CSotD: Finding Reasons to Disbelieve
Pat Byrnes criticizes the press with an imaginary Page One, accusing them of seeking to find faults with the Harris/Walz…
Midwest Nice and Midwest Nasty Editoons
‘Midwest nice’ cartoonist for The New Yorker is ready for Chicago and the DNC Paul Noth [link added], who contributes…
Russell Myers Enters NCS Hall of Fame
Russell Myers, by unanimous vote of the National Cartoonists Society (NCS) Board of Directors, will be the recipient of their…