Bill Friday – RIP
Oregon cartoonist Bill Friday has passed away. William Rodney (Bill) Friday November 8, 1942 – August 23, 2024 From the…
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We’ve been suspended (but only on Facebook)
For some odd reason which they seem unwilling to explain, Facebook has suspended our account. If you are used to…
CSotD: Odds and Ends, mostly odd
Xitter has been kicked out of Brazil, as Joy of Tech notes without mourning. It seems Musk got in a…
Miss Cellany – Still On Weekend Watch
1814 Surrender of Alexandria, Amtrak across America, Page One-above the fold Cartoonist Profile, Letterer Appreciation Day, Cartoonists for ,la. Prominent…
The Age retires Michael Leunig after 55 years
Cartoonist Michael Leunig, a fixture for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, for 55 years, was laid off along…
Miss Cellany’s Weekend Watch
Mike Lynch (with Art Bouthillier, Randy Glasbergen, Ted Goff, George Jartos, Bart Roozendaal, and George Trosley), Ed Steckley, Warner Bros…
CSotD: A Literal Labor Day
Douglas Rodger saluted American workers with this Labor Day cartoon in the San Francisco News a century ago, but, in…
Peanuts and Charles Schulz Rarities
We start not with Peanuts but Sparky’s other comic It’s Only A Game. A dozen years ago Nat Gertler wrote…
Bill Stott 1944-2024 – RIP
British cartoonist Bill Stott passed away on August 25. His career began as an art teacher in Liverpool. His cartooning career started…
CSotD: Soiling the Nest
Michael Ramirez (Creators) offered a curious take on CNN’s candidate interview. It appeared the morning after, but that likely means…
Interviewed: Bob Moran on life as a controversial cartoonist
The UK Column has posted a 90-minute video interview with Bob Moran, former political cartoonist for the Daily Telegraph. Bob is…
Comic Strip News and News-Like Notes
Ruben Bolling, Georgia Dunn, Keith Knight, and dozens of more cartoonists; plus Dogs of C-Kennel, Lola, Shifts, Crabgrass, and the…
CSotD: Our Siloed Society
Sometimes the view from a distance is clearer. David Rowe, watching the latest scandalous behavior from Dear Leader and his…
Galway Cartoon Festival announces line-up
The Galway Cartoon Festival has announced their line-up for this year’s event. The annual festival in Galway Ireland will feature…
Cartoonist Profile: Keith Van Douglas
Douglas is an artist and political cartoonist from New Orleans who has lived in Baton Rouge for 24 years. He’s…