Rounding up and settling down for a Friday free-for-all. Nick Anderson has a Gotham Gig; Andy Capp Reconsidered; Sergio Aragonés’ 2024 Award for Excellence; Bolling at Boing Boing; Bill Friday Memorial Service; BC Gets Fit; 10 With Tom Falco; and Lee Enterprises papers gets letters about their comics page change. Nick Anderson has a Gotham […]
Scott Stantis isn’t the only media person upset because Kamala Harris isn’t playing the game right, though it should be noted that he’s not one of the celebrity journalists who aren’t getting proper respect. Still, he’s right: She hasn’t made the usual rounds that aspiring politicians are expected to make, and as a result a […]
At her Substack cartoonist Alex Hallatt writes about the BENEFITS of Artificial Intelligence: Earlier on in my career, I worked with a couple of publishers and I know cartoonists who worked with some really good ones. They would develop and edit your book, guiding you to make it the best work possible. Then they would […]
Editorial Cartoonist Michael de Adder is bailing on Patreon and putting all his efforts into Substack. Michael explains: I started Patreon and Substack not knowing anything about either. My wish was to do both. But Substack took off and the number of paid subscribers on Patreon is not sustainable. I would like to put all […]
“Have you seen them?” I have an appetite for dumb jokes and Matt Percival offers an excellent example, because people losing their glasses on their foreheads is a very old gag with little potential, while dogs digging up the yard searching for buried bones is ditto, but when you put them together … well, it’s […]
Leonard Deakyn (L. D.) Warren (editorial cartoonist and Wallace Allan (Wally) Wood, comic artist. From Wikipedia: Leonard Deakyn “L.D.” Warren (December 27, 1906 Wilmington, Delaware – May 14, 1992) was an American editorial cartoonist. Warren graduated from Camden High School in Camden, New Jersey, where his family eventually moved. Warren worked at the New Jersey […]
Sarah’s Scribbles has entered the world of gaming with an all-new interactive experience. From cartoonist Sarah Anderson and An Infinite Story: A new interactive storytelling game launches today as cartoonist/illustrator, and author of the webcomic Sarah’s Scribbles, Sarah Andersen, presents her latest project: Sarah Andersen Comics “After Owning a Cat,” in partnership with An Infinite […]
My initial response to this Cathy Wilcox cartoon was negative, and I still think it is politically unfair, if only because she features Biden, Harris and Walz decrying violence when it is the Democrats who have attempted to limit the problem. There’s a great deal more hypocrisy in the “thoughts and prayers” approach of those […]
Shares of Gannett Are Soaring Today Analysts at Citigroup placed Gannett on a “90-day positive catalyst watch” this morning. Shares of the large publisher Gannett (GCI 18.66%) zoomed 18% higher this morning after Citigroup analyst Jason Bazinet placed the stock on a “90-day positive catalyst watch” and upgraded his rating to neutral. Bazinet believes the […]
A Calvin and Hobbes Happy Meal? A Smithsonian History of MAD. Professor Alison Bechdel! Peanuts Library Cards. The CXC Festival. And a Calvin And Hobbes Reading Guide. A Calvin and Hobbes Happy Meal? Cartoonist Jim Engel has rediscovered a late 1980s proposal of his for a McDonalds Happy Meal set of toys featuring Bill Watterson’s […]
I love the first panel of this Wallace the Brave (AMS) and I love Amelia because we didn’t have enough girls like her when I was a kid, though we voted one of them prom queen senior year which indicates that the appreciation of such women was present. The Angels sang “My boyfriend’s back and […]
The Baldo comic strip, co-created by Hector Cantu and Carlos Castellanos, is recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month by featuring Latino guest artists for the strip’s five Sunday comics being published between September 15 and October 15. “There are tons of creative, talented artists who never get a chance to be a part of the funny pages,” […]
The Omaha World-Herald carries the four page Lee Enterprises Sunday comics supplement of 18 comics! The new Lee Enterprises comics full four-page Sunday color King Features Syndicate comics section includes The Family Circus by Jeff Keane Blondie by Dean Young and John Marshall Zits by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman Beetle Bailey by The Walker […]
If you’ve wondered why I feature Clay Jones here so often, only part of it is that I tend to agree with his point of view. The major reason is that he produces a cartoon every day, including a fair number that don’t knock me out and don’t appear here. I mention this because it’s […]
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for September 2024 release.Images and links from a variety of publishers and outlets,though ordering through your local comic shop or independent book store is a good idea. Singular Sensations: A Cultural History of One-Panel Comics in the United States by Michelle Ann Abate What do The […]