Cartoonist Harvey Kurtzman was born 100 years ago today – on October 3, 1924. From the editors of The Comics Journal: This Thursday, Oct. 3, marks the 100th birthday of Harvey Kurtzman, the genius behind Two-Fisted Tales, Frontline Combat, Mad, Trump, Humbug, Help! and, yes, even Little Annie Fanny. Kurtzman’s work changed the shape of […]
I promised more coverage if there were more cartoons about the VP Debate, so we’ll start with Walt Handelsman’s contribution, because the buried joke here is that the undecideds didn’t likely watch the debate but he’s right that they are likely still peddling the same-old-same-old excuse. It’s so much better than admitting that you can’t […]
Hilary B. Price is the creator and cartoonist for the Rhymes With Orange comic strip. Recently, Hilary won Cartoonist of Year at this year’s Reuben Awards, which are the Academy Awards for the cartooning industry. In 1995, she became the youngest-ever female syndicated newspaper cartoonist. TOM: Where do you get the most readers these days […]
Comic strips Star Hawks, Bringing Up Father, Garth, and Sergeant Joe; with a detour to the Fleischer Studio. From World of Monsters: STAR HAWKS employed an unconventional format for a newspaper comic strip by using a two-tier layout as opposed to the conventional single-tier strips that were considered the standard. This enabled Kane to expand the […]
Last night’s debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance wrapped up late enough that few cartoonists have had a chance to weigh in on it, and, if there is a substantial wave of coverage, we can always return to the topic. But it’s reasonable to believe that Steve Kelley (Creators) drew this ahead of time, […]
Featuring Fort Knox, Alley Oop, Ink Pen, Crankshaft, Vintage Judge Parker, Close to Home, and JumpStart. The 15th year of Fort Knox by Paul Jon Boscacci! Fort Knox began on October 1, 2009 which is odd because that date was a Thursday. Most newspapers that picked it up started running it on Monday October 5, […]
Fifteen years after the passing of Watford Observer sports cartoonist Terry Challis, the paper is publishing a selection of his Drawn Game cartoons and has posted several of his cartoons on their website. Visit The Watford Observer to see the collection.
Cartoonist and animator Bob Foster has passed away. Robert Michael (Bob) Foster November 16, 1943 – September 30, 2024 Word is spreading that Bob Foster has died. Bob spent his lifetime in a wide range of cartooning and animation jobs. Below is Bob’s resume from 2010. I first learned of Bob’s talents with his Myron […]
“In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart. I simply can’t build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery, and death. I see the world gradually being turned into a wilderness, I hear the ever approaching thunder, which will destroy us too, I can feel the […]
Gil Thorp began on September 8, 1958 created, written, and drawn by Jack Berrill. Berrill drew the strip for thirty-five years. Toward the end of his life Jack (or the syndicate) got a couple ghost artists to ease the work load on Jack. One of the ghost cartoonists was Warren Sattler who drew the strip […]
Science fiction /fantasy artist and underground/overground cartoonist Larry Todd has passed away. Larry S. Todd April 6, 1948 – September 28, 2024 Word is spreading on social media that Larry has passed after a lengthy illness. R.I.P. Larry Todd, underground comic artist known for Dr. Atomic passed away yesterday [September 28]. Larry’s career began with […]
Today’s Deflocked (AMS) happened to hit on this topic at just the right moment to jump from the funnies into the editorial section. CBS has announced that its moderators will not correct blatant lies in tomorrow night’s VP debate. This will allow the discussion to be a game of “Is so!” and “Is not!” instead […]
Four years ago, in what could be a replay of the early years of comic strips, cartoonist and corporate engaged in an epic war (some hyperbole here) for control of intellectual property. In the end the syndicate won the battle over the creator, but it was a somewhat hollow victory as the cartoonist left the […]
A wide range of comic and comic-adjacent items. WESTPORT — Notable work by many of the cartoonists who have called Fairfield County home over the last century are showcased in two new exhibits at the Westport Library. On display are cartoons by: Dik Browne (“Haggar the Horrible”); Mort Walker (“Beetle Bailey”); John Cullen Murphy (“Prince […]
I think today’s Deflocked (AMS) is largely an example of lead time. When the first cell phone bans in school were announced, editorial cartoonists leapt to depict disheartened children, though my own suspicion was that the kids would largely shrug it off and either adjust to life in the here and now or find new […]