Mel Keefer – RIP
Comic strip artist Mel Keefer has passed away. Melvin James (Mel) Keefer July 2, 1926 – February 11, 2022 …
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Matt Bors Returns to Cartooning
Matt Bors is returning to comics, not political cartooning, rather comic books. When Matt announced last year his stepping back…
Scott Underwood Joins Slylock Fox Investigations
Late last year cartoonist Scott Diggs Underwood became part of the Slylock Fox team as a collaborator with Bob Weber,…
CSotD: Knowing isn’t even half the battle
Speaking, as we were yesterday, of brilliant women of the past, this Pearls Before Swine (AMS) calls to mind Madame…
Bill Woodman – RIP
Magazine cartoonist Bill Woodman has passed away. William Frederick (Bill) Woodman October 30, 1939 – February 12, 2022 Friend and…
Hey Kids! Comics! Books for Your Valentine
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for February 2022 release.Images and links (mostly) via Amazon,though ordering through…
CSotD: News, Sports and Whether
My old friend, Mrs Carter, could make a pudding, as well as translate Epictetus. — Samuel Johnson As noted…
Following Non Sequitur for 30 Years
We were going to set up an anniversary post for Wednesday but Wiley beat us to the punch with…
100 Years Ago – Them Days Is Gone Forever
Sentimentality for the good old days is not a new emotion. On February 13, 1922 Al Posen with his Them…
CSotD: Double Mandatory Comic Sunday
With today being Super Bowl Sunday and tomorrow Valentine’s Day, cartoonists are under some pressure to cite one or the…
Santa Rosa Press Democrat Comics Survey
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat will be making changes to its daily comics page. Dear Readers – The Press Democrat…
Mr. Fish on Modern Political Cartooning
… In other words, just as the popular concept of American democracy has been modified (some might say vulgarized) to…
CSotD: Truth, Illusion and Carrying On
In Edward Albee’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf,” a hard-drinking couple center their lives and their relationship around a cruel…
Cartoon MADness
Mad #24 is nipping at our heels with a release date of February 15. It features a new cover by…
CSotD: There’s No Hiding Place Down Here
Today’s Arlo & Janis (AMS) is a bit of a Super Bowl standard: The sports savvy guy and the woman…