Ziggy is Golden
Fifty years ago on Sunday June 27, 1971 newspaper readers were introduced to Ziggy in a promotional teaser for the…
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CSotD: Sunday Morning Coming Down (from pandemic)
Graeme MacKay celebrates the opening of barber shops as Ontario eases up on things. We haven’t been as strict as…
Bernie’s People by Senior Stripper Bernie Hurlbut
Observer-Dispatch (Utica, N.Y.) has a nice article about local (Rome, N.Y.) cartoonist Bernie Hurlbut. In recent years, several local papers…
CSotD: CRT (Chickenhawk Racial Theories) plus courtroom news
In case you missed it, Steve Brodner captures a bit of the testimony given by Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of…
Ward Sutton and Two-Facedbook
After getting it to The Boston Globe Ward Sutton posted his latest ‘toon to social media. Twitter had no problem,…
CSotD: Rudy Giuliani do ya love me? Rudy Giuliani do ya care?
Mike Luckovich sums up the big news of the past 24, and I appreciate his accuracy: Rudy Giuliani has not…
Gary and Mike are Paid Their Dues
Excerpts of remarks of Saul Schniderman, Chair, Labor Heritage Foundation upon the presentation of The Joe Hill Award to cartoonists…
Ed-Op Cartoonist Judy Dixon Retires at 94
Jefferson County Leader editorial cartoonist Judy Dixon has retired from the paper to move closer to her family. Today, the…
CSotD: Reasons to believe
Once again this week, sports takes the lead, as Adam Zyglis (Cagle) spotlights a hero and a zero. Carl Nassib,…
Post-Dispatch Comic Artists Profiles 1951/52
Beginning in the Fall of 1951 until the Spring of 1952 The St. Louis Post-Dispatch ran a series of profiles…
CSotD: Weaponizing Fear Itself
(F)irst of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear…
Chicago Celebrates Its Classic Comics Culture
Who would have guessed that Chicago was the birthplace of comics? The exhibition focuses on the origins of the comics…
Will McPhail Answers Questions
Magazine cartoonist Will McPhail has a new book out and is making the rounds. Which was scarier? Sending your first…
CSotD: Potpourri, with only a little Popery
You’re not supposed to lead off with the sports, but, when the Supreme Court goes 9-0 on anything, that qualifies…
Charles Schulz and Charlie Brown in the News
Sparky and Peanuts seems to be in the news a lot these days. Most of it is because of the…