These past decades have seen pro sports fans around the country spurned by the teams they support and cheer when owners of sports franchises see shinier, brighter, newer things elsewhere – well, Money Talks. Oakland, California has been especially hard hit lately. Five years ago, after nearly 50 years in Oakland the Golden State Warriors […]
It is a more frequent occurrence than you would imagine – an editorial cartoon goes awry from what the cartoonist envisioned. Michael de Adder‘s recent cartoon about the crowded field running for Halifax mayor drew criticism. From the CBC: The cartoon, by longtime freelance cartoonist Michael de Adder, depicts a bald white man and a […]
There’s nothing all that new if you take Guto Dias’ cartoon in the broad, overall sense. Both graphic and literary artists have had to leave creativity aside when entering the commercial arena, and if some leaks in, it generally gets committeefied into pap before anybody in the public sees it. But the advent of AI […]
I would certainly love to be at the September 28 opening of The Larry Todd Retrospect at The Willits Center. According to The Ukiah Daily Journal: In addition to the exhibition, Larry Todd will be present for an opening reception on Sept. 28 from 6-9 p.m., where visitors will have the chance to meet the […]
By future Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers creator from late 1966 or early 1967, during the height of the Vietnam War, comes a comic of the times: “Everybody Seems To Be Going Over To Viet Nam,” a three page story by Gilbert Shelton and Tony Bell first seen in Wonder Wart-Hog #1 (Winter 1967). The story […]
I’m not buying what the woman in this Phil Hands cartoon is selling. She may be busy, but being too busy to keep up with politics in a presidential election year is just silly. It’s like saying you were too busy to notice three feet of snow in your driveway. And it only snows a […]
What happened? From Console and Associates P.C. via JD Supra: On January 25, 2023, Andrews McMeel Universal (“AMU”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of New Hampshire after discovering that an unauthorized party was able to access confidential consumer information maintained on the company’s IT network. In this notice, AMU explains […]
This Comic Strip Is the Best Read for Fans of The Far Side Maria Scrivan’s Half Full is a comic strip with similar offbeat humor to The Far Side that fans will love. Arantxa Pellme, in a two minute video from Comic Book Resources, nominates Maria Scrivan’s Half Full as the rightful successor to Gary […]
The Cartoon Museum in London, England, has been nominated for a Best in Heritage Award for their work with autistic young people. The international award recognizes excellence in museums, heritage and conservation. The museum runs a “Relaxed Monday” event each a month “specifically designed for children and young people with autism spectrum conditions or sensory […]
Our first conflict was brought forth in part by this morning’s Tank McNamara (AMS) and in part by my having missed the first three weeks of the football season and not feeling all that bad about it. There was a point at which I would agree with the fellow suggesting a three-concussions-and-you’re-out approach, and I […]
The inclusion of EWK Prize winner Mohammad Sabaaneh at The Lakes International Comic Art Festival (LICAF) has faced pushback due to accusations that his work contains antisemitic imagery. With less than a week until the kickoff of the 12th installment of the festival, Rob Lownie writes in UnHerd about the difficulty within LICAF board members […]
A great presidential caricature — the word “caricature” is derived from the Latin word that means to load or charge, as in load a gun or charge a battery — isn’t a matter of capturing a likeness. Harnessing the power of satire and humor, it cements an enduring avatar for the individual while they’re in […]
Based on the posts of an X account that bears the name of Dutch cartoonist Bart van Leeuwen, a profile picture of his face and short professional bio, one would think the Amsterdam-based artist is a staunch supporter of China and fierce critic of the United States. In one post, the account blasts what it […]
Dana Summers (Tribune) shows what happens when you only watch Fox News but not, for instance, when they carry the debate between Trump and Harris, in which she explained her position on Ukraine, as she has several other times. To which I would add that, if she has repeated her stump speech often enough that […]
Continuing our roundup of items from Friday with The Return of Jimmy Johnson; FurBabies, FDR, and Fala; L.A.Times’ op-comic by Teresa Wong; Travels with Hilary B. Price; The Wizard of Goldberg Machines; Jules Feiffer takes us to other dimensions; Jack Chick tracts re-engineered; Sandra Bell-Lundy sets the girls free; last chances for Smercomics 2024 and […]