“The Comics” – a June 16, 2021 Jeopardy Category
$200 $400 $600 $800 “A 1930s comic strip starring a woman named Fritzi Ritz introduced this 8-year-old girl” $1000 Watch…
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Hey! Lynn Johnston! Whatcha Doin’?
The Vancouver Sun recently talked to cartoonist Lynn Johnston about her “retirement.” Q: For Better or For Worse still runs…
Hey Kids! Comics! – Papa’s Got a Brand New Book
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for June 2021 release. Images and links (mostly) via Amazon, though…
Syndicates Issue Statement re: Pulitzer Non-Award
The Big Three Comic Syndicates have released a joint statement on the Pulitzer Board’s decision to not award a Prize…
CSotD: I don’t get it
There are a lot of things I don’t understand, but this Non Sequitur (AMS) brings up the most fascinating, at…
Will Washington Post Get the Last Word on the Pulitzer No-Prize? Probably Not
Ruben Bolling was at his daughter’s high school graduation ceremony in Manhattan when he got word. Out in Santa Fe,…
First and Last – Big George by VIP
Virgil Partch’s Big George panel began on May 23, 1960. It last ran 30 years and one week ago on…
CSotD: Flag Day in the Committee Room
Dave Granlund posted this, appropriately, on Flag Day, which meant I’d already filed by the time I saw it. But…
Patrick McDonnell to Take Extended Sabbatical
Reed Brennan has notified newspapers carrying the Mutts comic strip: Attention MUTTS Clients: MUTTS creator Patrick McDonnell will be on…
Davies, Ohanian, Bui Get Sigma Delta Chi Awards
The Society of Professional Journalists announced the recipients of the 2020 Sigma Delta Chi Awards for excellence in journalism on…
CSotD: Truth, Justice and the Global Way
Rob Rogers (Counterpoint) went there, and it’s courageous and effective. But how many people know where he went? Again, it’s…
Still More Weekend Whatnots
These days Red Ryder is less known for the comic strip than for the BB Gun. Even the…
Seasonal Sunday Funnies
Play Ball! © Peanuts Worldwide Concurrent with today’s Peanuts rerun is a similar Heritage Auctions drawing by Charles Schulz, currently…
CSotD: Punch up! Punch down! See my thumb?
Since DDDegg has done an excellent mop-up of the Pulitzer fiasco, I’m going purely for comedy today, leading off with…
More on Pulitzer’s Editorial Cartooning No-Prize
Mike Peterson has weighed in with his and a few others opinions, but the outrage is large and justifiable. The…