Ralph Steadman Ale Art Banned in North Carolina
Ralph Steadman has been creating label art for Flying Dog craft beers for three decades and has been walking a…
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CSotD: Futility
Constant Readers may have noted that I’m currently frustrated and have been avoiding political cartoons for a few days. David…
My Two Million Dollar Comic Book – update
Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962). First appearance of Spider-ManAt Heritage Auctions with 6 days until end of bidding. Okay, so my…
Newspaper News
A few sites noted Gannett papers not printing on Labor Day. WNBF (Binghamton, NY) noted their local and other Gannett…
Gag Cartoons and Diversity
Of the many challenges cartoonists face — rejection, money, drink, or lack of — one of the trickiest is the…
CSotD: Avoiding the Bad Vibes
Today’s Frazz (AMS) reminds me of my father saying that some people duck down behind a protective fence to avoid…
Cancel Culture, Death Threats, and Editooning
Last week The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) held their 2021 convention and among the panels was one devoted to…
Batman: Wayne Family Adventures – Webtoon Strip
Heidi MacDonald, at The (Comics) Beat, reviews the new comic strip(?) Batman: Wayne Family Adventures that debuted today on the…
It’s Garfield Week in Heathcliff
Everyone knows that the orange tabby Heathcliff appeared five years before that other orange tabby Garfield. And the subsequent massive…
Pastis Hits #1 on Kids and Adult Bestseller Lists
Okay it’s a local not national but Stephan Pastis was the number one best selling author at Copperfield’s Books in…
CSotD: Ephemeral Phunnies
Zits (KFS) reminds me that I’m old enough to remember when Frosted Flakes, Sugar Smacks and Sugar Corn Pops seemed…
Book Burning – Not a Thing of the Past
Post World War II North America: 21st Century North America: Canada: Tintin and Asterix books destroyed because they…
CSotD: Clowns, scars and such
Willard Scott was a clown. If you know anything about the late Today Show weatherman, shown in this tribute from…
Chris Ware on the Creation of Comics
Reading a single page of a comic book takes about 15 seconds. Creating it, on the other hand, takes 40…
CSotD: The Holiday With No Meaning
Daddy’s Home (Creators) puts me in mind of “The Archie Bunker Rule” that I had in our household when the…