CSotD: Waiting While the Waters Rise
I’ve often criticized cartoonists for failing to defy their schedules when breaking news demands commentary, but this won’t be one…
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Elon Musk Tweeted Cartoon Now For Sale as NFT
Colin Wright, evolutionary biologist, is the man who created the now famous cartoon Elon Musk tweeted last week. Colin has…
Free Comic Book Day is May 7
As long as we’re talking bargain books … how about FREE? Free Comic Book Day is Saturday May 7, 2022….
University Press of Mississippi Book Sale
The University Press of Mississippi is taking 40% off ALL their books from May 2 to May 9, 2022. And…
CSotD: Freedom, Responsibility and Rent
Tomorrow is World Press Freedom Day, and, as Ann Telnaes notes, it couldn’t come a moment too soon, a point…
Edward Gorey Philately
The “Doubtful Guest” peeking out from your letters? Maybe a mysterious black-cloaked “Mystery!” figure standing watch over the address? Or…
Justin Green, Gentleman Cartoonist
Green became known for a personal warmth that seemed at odds with the angst he would spill across a page….
May Day Sunday Funnies
© Jim Toomey May 1st 2022 brings Sherman’s Lagoon to Andrews McMeel Syndication(AMS) and GoComics. Jim Toomey‘s comic strip is…
CSotD: M’aidez? Non, Sauve Qui Peut!*
Rabbits Against Magic (AMS) offers an all-too-realistic view of the non-floral May Day in our current days of stubborn selfishness,…
Assorted Saturday Short Subjects
Reading The Funnies as a Family There’s a secret to the comics page, though. The secret is, you don’t need…
CSotD: On Further Review
We’ll start a day of second-thoughts with Gary Markstein (Creators)’s accurate assessment of the difference between “the end of the…
Neal Adams – RIP
Comic book and comic strip artist Neal Adams has passed away. Neal Adams June 15, 1941 – April 28, 2022…
SCOTUS Sketch Artist Art Lien Retires
Respected and long time U. S. Supreme Court sketch artist Art Lien is retiring. From SCOTUSblog: Yesterday was the last…
CSotD: Lemme Give You A Tip
We’re avoiding politics today, but that doesn’t mean unbridled frivolity. Betty (AMS) brings up a thorny question, which is how…
Stilson Greene Retires His Political Pen
Stilson Greene, longtime local editorial cartoonist for Loudoun County, is retiring his political pen. For 38 years I have written…