Wes Tyrell, President of the Association of Canadian Cartoonists (ACC), and Jack Ohman, President of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC), have both signed off on the updated schedule of the joint ACC/AAEC Montreal Convention to be held October 3 – 6, 2024. Below is the new updated schedule. Featuring: Aislin, Lalo Alcaraz, Barry […]
So alphabetically Loose Parts follows Looks Good on Paper and yesterday they had an eruptive juxtaposition. Joining in the Mutts 30th anniversary celebration is the only not-Patrick McDonnell cartoonist, that I know of, to draw a Mutts comic strip – Jim Keefe. At his Patreon account Keefe tells how it happened that he partnered with […]
How on earth, someone asked me yesterday, can the polls could be so close? My response was to ask who answers polls anymore, and everyone there admitted that they don’t respond to polls on their cell phones, leaving the answers in the hands of god knows who. Which makes Joel Pett’s imaginary pollster a hero, […]
Rounding up a few items about editorial cartoonists and cartooning. For 13 months political commentator Michael Smerconish had had cartoonists contributing exclusive political cartoons to his newsletter three or four times a week; for the most part they have been Steve Breen, Jack Ohman, Rob Rogers, and Scott Stantis. Now he is publishing those cartoons […]
Postmedia, Canada’s largest newspaper publisher, has taken ownership of major parts of SaltWire Network, the largest newspaper group in the Atlantic Canada region. From the CBC: SaltWire publishes newspapers in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador, including the Halifax Chronicle Herald, the Cape Breton Post and the St. John’s Telegram. Earlier this month, a […]
Ann Telnaes combines her anguish over the crackdown on women’s rights under the reconstituted Afghan government with her fury over the assault on women’s rights and dignity by JD Vance and his misogynistic followers. Don’t say “It can’t happen here,” because it’s already happening here with the overturning of Roe v Wade, cutbacks to freedom […]
Walt Kelly’s Can’t Record Storybook Cover and Story Page Original Art Group of 28 (1969) Heritage Auctions has a preview of an upcoming lot by Walt Kelly for bid: Walt Kelly, the genius behind Pogo, brings his whimsical charm to a delightful children’s story. Created for the 28-page storybook accompanying a 45-RPM vinyl record that […]
This year’s Galway Cartoon Festival, in Ireland, will feature an American cartoonist – Dave Coverly, creator of Speedbump. Dave submitted cartoons last year for their festival exhibit and was happy to get an invitation to be a featured guest at this year’s festival. While this may be Dave’s first time at the Galway Cartoon Festival, […]
Yesterday saw the release of Breaking the Chain: The Guard Dog Story and tomorrow will be the 30th anniversary of the Mutts comic strip. The Daily Cartoonist is splitting the difference and celebrating both today. First the book. From the award-winning syndicated comic strip Mutts, the long-awaited “Guard Dog” story is now collected and presented in […]
Lisa Benson — Counterpoint Mike Lester — AMS Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright,The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light;And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout,But there is no joy in Mudville— Donald Trump is striking out. Make no mistake: Trump has not struck out […]
Sez Keefer: The Orange Dotard’s trip to Arlington National Cemetery and the foolishness that ensued reminded me on this classic strip by Cat cartoonist B. Kliban. I had to pay homage. Keith Knight is having fun with a cartoon classic. Check out Keith Knight’s Substack where he posts the above (th)ink cartoon and the original. […]
In what is becoming an unsettling pattern, an Egyptian state security prosecutor extended the detention for cartoonist Ashraf Omar for yet another two weeks. It is his fourth extension since he was abducted from his home in July by plainclothes officers. Ashraf, whose work appears in Al-Manassa, has been a vocal critic of the Egyptian government. He’s […]
How better to welcome everyone back from Labor Day than with this Tom Toro panel? I drove 275 miles each way Saturday to visit my mother for her 100th, though her birthday was actually Sunday. As it happened, the 550-mile round-trip wasn’t so bad and I assume most drivers had left on Friday and returned […]
Olivia Jaimes returned to the Nancy comic strip today after taking a sabbatical. While gone Olivia got (bribed? coerced?) other people to create Nancy comics in her absence. Following are the credits for the Summer of 2024. Olivia Jaimes April 9, 2018* – June 22, 2024 (*Sundays May 6, 2018 – June 16, 2024) Leigh […]
Oregon cartoonist Bill Friday has passed away. William Rodney (Bill) Friday November 8, 1942 – August 23, 2024 From the obituary: William “Bill” Rodney Friday, fondly known to many as Uncle Bill, passed away in Bend, Oregon, in 2024 at the age of 81. Born on November 8, 1942, in Payette, Idaho… Bill spent the […]