CSotD: Political cartoonists take debate
Joel Pett (Tribune) both announces the upcoming presidential debates and does a good job of defining the stakes in the…
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2024 Eisner Awards Finalists – Comic Strips
The San Diego Comic-Con has announced the nominees for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. Once again, this year’s nominees…
Vintage Barney Google and Snuffy Smith – The Missing December 1949 Week
King Features archives are missing the proof sheet of the Vintage Barney Google and Snuffy Smith dailies for the week…
CSotD: Picture Imperfect
Let’s start with some technical history, to explain today’s Mother Goose & Grimm (AMS) for readers under 50: Half a…
Providence Journal Spotlights Will Henry
“Wallace the Brave” shines a light on the things that make Rhode Island … well, Rhode Island. “It’s unapologetically Rhode…
Don Perlin – RIP
Comic book artist Don Perlin has passed away. Donald David (Don) Perlin August 27, 1929 – May 14, 2024 Don’s…
CSotD: Standing Behind The Hippo, and other foolish acts
I believe comics can be educational without being educational comics, and today’s Rubes (Creators) brought to mind a visit to…
Wayback Wednesday – GUMPtion and POGO
Chicagology present a fully illustrated history of Sidney Smith‘s career as a Chicago Tribune cartoonist. From Old Doc Yak to…
Hey Kids! Comics! May Flourishes
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for May 2024 release.Images and links from a variety of publishers…
CSotD: The Emperor
Michael Ramirez (Creators) offers a magnificent spoof of Jacques-Louis David’s Coronation of Napoleon. Napoleon had himself crowned in the presence…
Nick Seluk’s The Awkward Yeti Story; or, Heart and Brain Turn Failure to Success
From Nick Seluk: Growing up, I had two passions: drawing silly comics, and not doing what anyone told me to…
CSotD: Bits and Pieces
Tom Tomorrow and I seem to be on the same page. I don’t mean on the same ideological page, though…
New to Comics Kingdom: Working Cats
Cartoonist Maritsa Patrinos, Friday’s Child for Six Chix, is giving us a new weekly comic strip at Comics Kingdom. Working…
CSotD: Humor, from the personal to the global
I’ll have a couple of dissents in a moment, so we’ll start with a compliment: Check out the final panel…
In Spite of What You Read Gasoline Alley, Mary Worth, and The Phantom Continue
San Marcos Daily Record columnist Jerry Hall opens his Sunday column about Peanuts reminiscing: Let us depart from topics of…