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…
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CSotD: Willful Ignorance
Paresh Nath (Cartoon Arts Int’l) posted this cartoon before the elections in Iran, but that’s an irrelevant detail, since everyone…
Comic Strip Not Representative of The Tribune
A couple Warren, Ohio newspapers felt the need to let their readers know that the Crankshaft story line last week…
Dadgummit
First: this is not about Father’s Day. Second: apologies for the profanity in the hed. Though comic fans should be…
CSotD: Abba
Sorry for anyone who came here expecting a Swedish pop group. “Abba” is Aramaic for father, with a touch of…
Ron Rice – RIP
Newspaper cartoonist and illustrator Ron Rice has passed away. Ronald Maburn (Ron) Rice January 31, 1933 – March…
Mary Schmich Takes Alden Buyout, Leaves ChiTrib
That didn’t take long.Less than a month after the Alden acquisition the Chicago Tribune exodus began. Mary Schmich is the…
CSotD: Happy Holiday
Clay Bennett (CTFP) is not the only observer to suggest that our newest federal holiday is a gesture without substance….
The King is Dead/Long Live the King (of the Jungle)
A couple months ago we reported that the Tarzan comic strip, after ninety years, would no longer be appearing in…
Huck & Konopacki Honored with Joe Hill Award
Cartoonists Gary Huck and Mike Konopacki were honored by The Labor Heritage Foundation with the presentation of the “lifetime achievement”…
CSotD: Holidays and Follydays
I’m pleased with the recognition, but I agree with Bill Bramhall that it ought not to be the end of…
Cartoon Chronicles – Huddled Masses
Little Orphan Annie and the Melting Pot Harold Gray has been derided as a conservative, and that he was,…
Ty Templeton Cartoons His Fans About His Cancer
Cartoonist Ty Templeton will be taking a slower pace for his cartooning. He explained in a cartoon: © Ty Templeton…
King Features and Comics Kingdom News
© King Features Syndicate In what we can only hope will be an annual event Sarah Rose joins dad John…
CSotD: Covering the Summit
We’re going to start off with a cartoon that Kevin Kallaugher did for the Economist nearly a week ago, because…