CSotD: First the fury, then the facts
I don’t disagree with Steve Brodner (or Neil Gaiman)’s take on the idea of banning Art Spiegelman’s now-classic graphic memoir,…
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Tennessee School Board Bans Maus Graphic Novel
Southeast Tennessee’s McMinn County School Board has voted unanimously to ban Art Spiegelman‘s Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel Maus from every…
Ron Goulart, Comics Historian (Bibliography)
The Ron Goulart funeral home obituary is up. Mr. Goulart who was born in Berkeley, California was a widely recognized…
Vermont Turns Green Over Tim Newcomb Cartoon
Tim Newcomb is entitled to his opinion. A Tim Newcomb cartoon about Democratic candidates for Vermont’s U.S. House of Representatives…
CSotD: Schadenfreudian Slips and other unregulated humor
I had an odd response to yesterday’s Non Sequitur (AMS) yesterday, or possibly the brilliant inspiration for some kind of…
Comic Book Stuff – News About the Old
We don’t feature a lot of comic book news here – mostly because there are so many comic book news…
GoComics Interviews Baby Blues’ Scott & Kirkman
There’s a new face in the GoComics family—five new faces, in fact! Last week, we welcomed fan-favorite Baby Blues to…
CSotD: Watch Your Steppe
Maarten Wolterink (Cartoon Movement) offers this commentary on the pending confrontation between Russia and Ukraine, and his work falls over…
The Art of the Adventure Comic Strip
Ozark Ike by Ray Gotto 1948 Dick Tracy by Chester Gould 1936 Terry and the Pirates by…
Future Funnies – Breaking Cat News, Dick Tracy
From Georgia Dunn earlier this month: I have some very sad news to share, Lupin died this morning. It…
CSotD: Journalism takes stepping out of the water
Sherman’s Lagoon (KFS) plays with a fairly well-known saying, that fish don’t understand the concept of being “wet” because they…
Matt Wuerker on 15 Years as Politico Cartoonist
For POLITICO’s 15th anniversary, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Matt Wuerker picks his favorite sketches of the past decade-and-a-half chronicling American politics….
Sunday Funnies – Some That Mike Didn’t Mention
Wishing Jenny Campbell blue skies. © Jenny Campbell Was aware of the Christmas Covid problems Jenny had, but nothing of…
CSotD: Sunday Funnies and Not-So-Funnies
Monty (AMS) has been having various misadventures in the Arctic, and here, as noted in that fourth panel, he’s having…
The Comic Strip Preservation Society
A Comic Chronicles Edition So much comics history. IF FAY KING HADN’T MARRIED A PRIZE FIGHTER named “Battling” Nelson, we’d…