Rejection is a bitter pill to swallow, particularly when it’s something that you really want. Imagine applying to your dream job, and told no by the likes of Cat Fancy magazine and the National Enquirer. When you accumulate enough rejection letters to fill a binder, most people might start considering a new career path. Not […]
The observation in this Jeff Stahler cartoon would be obvious any other time, but it’s important at the moment. Evaluating it depends on whether you consider everyone having a voice an example of equality or one of leveling, because when the greatest wisdom is placed next to the greatest folly, it puts quite a burden […]
Earl (originally Ranchin’ with Earl) by M. C. Tin Star seems to have ended its run earlier this year. Wally Badgett has the typical cowboy cartoonist background – ranch hand, rodeo star (at one time ranked #8 world wide in bull riding), rancher, deputy sheriff, rodeo coach, and doodler since childhood. A 1991 back injury […]
Sunday’s Rubes (Creators) brought to mind an African folktale whose more precise origin I can’t remember, of the lion, the hyena and the jackal forming a partnership to hunt together. They were quite successful and ended up with a great pile of game. Lion directed Hyena to divide it up for them, and he made […]
This year’s San Diego Comic-Con is coming up at the end of July 2024 and they have some special guests lined up from the world of comic strips – some with hidden connections. From the SDCC Unofficial Blog is a list of those guests: Paul Levitz • Editor/writer, 75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern […]
“Comic Strip of the Day” has posted every morning since February 6, 2010, and I’ve never done a “Best Of.” So offering a repeat after 5,263 fresh postings ought to seem significant. The best explanation of why I’m posting a rerun has to do with the rush to replace Joe Biden, and is explained in […]
Borgman served as the Enquirer’s editorial cartoonist from 1976 to 2008. His work earned him the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 1991. Without further ado, here are Jim Borgman’s five favorite cartoons… From The Cincinnati Enquirer: Jim Borgman reflects on his 5 favorite cartoons
An exhibit of political cartoons in part from the last half of the 18th Century in (where else?) Philadelphia is on display until the beginning of August 2024. Peter Crimmins at PBS’ WHYY interviews David Brigham about early American political cartoons. Before the 1760s, American colonists rarely used cartoons to express political opinions. However, as […]
Jeff Danziger (Counterpoint) sounds echoes of the bandwagon/Bellman effect discussed here yesterday. Yossarian was asked, “What if everyone felt that way?” and responded “Then I’d certainly be a damned fool to feel any other way, wouldn’t I?” Understandable answer, but then again, Edmund Burke wrote, “Because half a dozen grasshoppers under a fern make the […]
Illustrator/cartoonist Saul Steinberg‘s home is on the market. An East Hampton home once owned by renowned American artist Saul Steinberg has hit the market. Steinberg, best known for his work with the New Yorker magazine, owned the home on Old Stone Highway. The property, which blends historic charm with modern amenities in a prime Hamptons […]
Among the newly added journals at newspapers.com is a 10 month run from May 1880 to February 1881 of The Daily Graphic: An Illustrated Evening Newspaper which ran from 1873 to 1889 and is legendary for its, well, graphics. The cartoon and comic strip covers include work by Livingston Hopkins (top), Edward W. Kemble (bottom), […]
David Ostow manages to both echo my despair at the present moment and give me flashbacks to the days when I worked in local TV and saw this display way more often than I wanted to. That is, on the station where I worked. It was great fun to see one of our competitors put […]
It seems earlier this year that Angels From the Attic by Mark Marderosian ceased being published. In 2007 Mark Marderosian, a cartoonist in all its forms, created the characters of Angels From the Attic as stuffed animals. He soon joined with Robert Palmer Jr. and created Big City Productions to promote the characters in a […]
Six weeks ago the Honolulu Civil Beat announced a contest for a political cartoonist (second item on page) to bolster the presence of editorial cartoons on their pages. And possibly earn a regular spot at the news organization. (Honolulu Civil Beat is a local digital platform that transitioned in 2016 to a 501(c)3 tax-exempt news […]
Just in time for the holiday, Mike Luckovich points out, SCOTUS has issued its ruling stating that the President is immune from prosecution for anything he does in his official capacity and for much of what he does in his unofficial capacity as long as he’s doing it as President. It will be up to […]