Florida billionaire David Hoffmann aims to create the second-largest newspaper group in America A Wall Street Journal excerpt via Editor & Publisher: A Florida billionaire with a fondness for local news is looking to build a newspaper giant by potentially scooping up publishers Lee Enterprises and DallasNews. David Hoffmann, who last month disclosed a 5.2% stake in […]
Rabbits Against Magic addresses a current Sophomore-Dorm-At-2-AM plan with the only way this silly idea might be worthwhile. There seem to be a lot of SD@2 plans floating around on social media, and as much as I appreciate idealistic concepts, and as much as I favored lowering the voting age to 18, there are times […]
Ed Koren, Will Henry, Charles Schulz, Michelle Ann Abate, Mike Peterson, Paul Carmack, Wallace the Brave, Peanuts, Public Domain Popeye, Albert the Alligator; with the easiest comics quiz and one not so easy. A Visit to Planet Koren – a photo comic Paul Karasik joined James Sturm and Glynnis Fawkes who all paid a visit […]
Boston Globe sports cartoonist Larry Johnson has passed away. Larry Curtis Johnson October 12, 1949 – November 15, 2024 From the obituary: Larry C. Johnson, 75, died peacefully on November 15, 2024. Born in Boston, Larry was raised and educated in Boston and was a graduate of Canton High School Class of 1967. He attended […]
The Walkley Foundation has announced the winners in this year’s Walkley Awards. This year’s Cartoon of the Year goes to Cathy Wilcox for her cartoon ‘Break glass’ for The Sydney Morning Herald. This is Cathy’s fourth Walkley Award (2007, 2013, 2017, 2024). She is current president of Australian Cartoonists Association and according to her bio […]
There has been a slow migration away from Twitter/X by many long-time users since Elon Musk acquired it in 2022. The exodus has escalated noticeably after the recent U.S. election. We’ve noticed that Bluesky appears to be the favored platform for many cartoonists. Thanks to Mike, we’ve compiled a list of cartoonists and their Bluesky […]
When we were reading Hamlet junior year, the professor asked why there was the gravedigger scene, and we all dutifully responded about easing the tension, to which he said, “Shakespeare had a clown in his troupe and had to write something for him.” I don’t know if I accept that, but for either reason, here’s […]
Cartoonists Rights Network International and 130 civil liberties, religious, reproductive health, immigrant rights, human rights, racial justice, LGBTQ+, environmental, and educational organizations are asking supporters to contact their congressional representatives to urge them to vote down H.R. 9495. The groups fear, if enacted, the new law could be abused by allowing the U.S. government to […]
Dennis Draughon of Capitol Broadcasting/WRAL and Bai Yi of SPH Media shared winning Editor & Publisher’s 2024 Eppy Award for Best Editorial/Political Cartoon. E&P EPPY Awards: Celebrating the winners of the 26th annual honors in digital journalism Recognizing excellence in digital journalism, the EPPY Awards highlight the transformative power of innovation in the news publishing […]
Kevin Kallaugher points out something you should already know, which is that Dear Leader is celebrating his return to power but wearing blinders to avoid facing a major crisis that he has dismissed as a hoax. It’s certainly not because any reputable scientists have assured him that it isn’t real, but perhaps it’s somehow linked […]
Socialists Charles Schulz and Al Vermeer, Walt Kelly and Jim Henson – Pogo and Muppets, Al Brodax animates The Beatles for TV, Wild Takes Animated by Tex Avery and others, and The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – the comic strip. Peanuts, Priscilla’s Pop Push Progressivist Propaganda Nat Gertler stumbled upon a 1963 syndicated column by […]
Piggybacking on Mike’s kinda “nothing new under the sun” post – we present the synchronicity of today’s Dustin and Flo & Friends. Here’s something new – Bunny Hoest and John Reiner have changed the layout of The Lockhorns Sundays. For over fifty years The Sunday Lockhorns have been one large panel and four smaller panels: […]
I pondered using Joe Dator’s cartoon because I’ve seen similar gags before, but then realized (A) there aren’t many absolutely brand-new gags, but a good cartoonist can make them fresh and (B) there are things that can’t be said too often. (A) is covered in Russian literary criticism, where they have an expression “making new,” […]
In today’s Barney Google and Snuffy Smith John Rose celebrates the 90th anniversary of Snuffy Smith. Snuffy and “Lowizie” Smith first appeared in the Barney Google comic strip on November 17, 1934, but Snuffy was mentioned a couple days earlier. Since Comics Kingdom’s archive of Barney Google and Snuffy Smith only goes back to 1936 […]
Edward Gorey, Maria Scrivan, James Sturm, Jerry Fearing, Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud, Michael Maslin, Bill Watterson and Calvin and Hobbes, Peanuts, The Stanleys, and encouraging developing cartoonists. Rich Johnston shares news of the print run for Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud’s forthcoming book: The Cartoonists Club, a new graphic novel by Raina Telgemeier and […]