18th-Century Hogarth and The Woke Culture
Tate Britain in London has defended the approach taken in its Hogarth and Europe exhibition (until 20 March 2022) following…
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CSotD: Life Imitates Art Imitating Foolishness
Tank McNamara (AMS) not only gets a laugh regularly but also merits a “Wait, what?” from time to time, since…
David Apatoff & The Artistry of Political Cartoons
Political cartooning today is challenged by two trends: The disintegration of intelligence and substance in politics The disintegration of taste…
Los Angeles Times Discontinues 9 Chickweed Lane, GoComics Erases Dec. 1 Episode from Internet
The Los Angeles Times served notice to its readers that it will no longer carry Brooke McEldowney’s 9 Chickweed Lane…
A Second Season of Joe Wos’ Cartoon Academy
WQED Education is offering a second season of an innovative and fun project – cartooning. Renowned Pittsburgh cartoonist Joe Wos…
CSotD: Friday Follies
This is one of those days where it doesn’t much matter where we start, but Alex got both a laugh…
Comic Chronicles: According to Doyle
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State University Libraries’ Eberly Family Special Collections is hosting a new digital exhibition titled “The World According…
Conservative Cartoonist Accuses NFT Marketplaces of Bias and Political Censorship
While non-fungibe token (NFT) collectibles have been very popular, NFTs have brought a slew of unique debates to the table…
CSotD: Supreme Indifference
Jack Ohman (WPWG) notes the obvious lack of consistency in the pro-life movement, which has a dominant foothold on the…
Sacrilege in the Funny Papers?
A Macanudo comic strip was upsetting to someone. © Liniers The Durango Herald received a letter to the editor: The…
The Phantom: Original Fantomen Story #1000
In 1950 the Swedish comic book starring The Phantom began with reprints translated from the U.S. comic strip. A dozen…
Cartoonist Eleanor Davis Gets New York Times Gig – Updated
Original November 29 post: Eleanor Davis, who The New York Review called “one of the very best cartoonists working today,”…
CSotD: Random Notes and Revelations
Some days are political, some days are comical. Today is a mix, but we’ll start with the shock of Michael…
Stuff & Nonsense: Calvin and Hobbes Edition
Comic Legend: Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons did a fill-in Calvin and Hobbes comic strip. Earlier this month, the following…
Spotlight on Senior Stripper Joe Giella
93-year-old East Meadow resident [Joe Giella] has had a part in bringing heroes and villains – including Captain America, The…