Rhea Ripley of the WWE and of Gil Thorp
Rhea Ripley, a superstar of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), has one of her ring battles being featured in the Gil…
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British man arrested for encouraging 2015 Charlie Hebdo attack
A Leicester man has been arrested for his online connection to the 2015 terrorist attack on the French satirical newspaper…
Egypt extends detention for cartoonist Ashraf Omar
The Egyptian state security prosecutor extended the detention of cartoonist Ashraf Omar for another 15 days. Ashraf was taken from…
Reader Faves Return to AV Press
Two months ago we reported that The Antelope Valley Press was among some Horizon newspapers making changes to their comics…
CSotD: Profiles in Discourage
Mannequin on the Moon (AMS) suggests a line that some major newspapers could adopt for the benefit of readers. I…
Hey Kids! Comics! An August Supplement – British Newspaper Strips
British Newspaper Strips: A Contextual History by Adam Twycross This book explores the history and development of the British daily…
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…
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…