The All New Flash, The Same Old Phantom
There is a big difference in the fan reaction to two of King Features’ Big Name adventure strips. Dan Schkade‘s…
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CSotD: A Mostly Merry Monday
Most schools are out by now, though Big Nate (AMS) had me searching my memory for how the year’s end…
The Daddy Post
Monica Zurowski scoured The Calgary Herald archives for Father’s Day comic strips. This Sunday is a time for dads —…
Don Madden – RIP
Playboy cartoonist and children’s book illustrator Don Madden has passed away. Donald Lewis (Don) Madden October 14 (24?), 1927 –…
CSotD: Person, man, woman, TV, camera, Jackson
I don’t mind opposing points of view, but I get tired of citing Daniel Patrick Moynihan, and I get particularly…
Hey Kids! Comics! For Summer Reading
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for June 2024 release.Images and links from a variety of publishers…
CSotD: Son of Saturday Morning Cartoons!
If “timing is everything in comedy,” this is a darned hilarious F-Minus (AMS), because I dreamt all night of laying…
News of Note Or Not, We Report You Decide
Steven Heller, Harvey Kurtzman, and Alfred E. Neuman; Comics Conventions and Artists Alleys; a 1950s mania; Carol Lay’s new science…
In and About the Comics Pages
The end of Spring can only mean that with the heat SLUDGEZILLA RETURNS! Shrimp & Grits conjecture on the reality…
CSotD: Whose flag is it, anyway?
Clay Bennett (CTFP) marks Flag Day with a display of US flags flown respectfully over the years, contrasted with the…
Miss Cellany’s Beaus Take a Bow
Keith Knight! Brian Fies! Sergio Aragonés! Al Jaffee! Lalo Alcaraz! Keefer Got The Key! From Keith Knight: Holy smokes! One…
John Adler – RIP
Harper’s Weekly compiler/indexer and Thomas Nast biographer John Adler has passed away. John Adler September 29, 1927 – June 11,…
CSotD: With the best of intentions
We’ll start with something that hardly counts in the Grand Scheme of Things, except that accuracy does matter, even when…
Wayback Whensday – The Berenstains
Stan and Jan Berenstain, the Philly natives who created [The Berenstain Bears], met as art students at the Philadelphia Museum and School…
Andy Capps Found Among 2222 Originals
A London woman rediscovered original cartoon art including seven Andy Capp strips by Reg Smythe. Andy Lines reports for The…