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CSotD: Fear the Kept Promises, not a Broken One

Jimmy Margulies (KFS) isn’t the only commentator who appears trapped in a mutual admiration society, but his donkey’s remark makes a perfect starting point, because I would dispute it. While the Chattering Classes echo outrage over the pardon, if you look at the comments, on stories, on columns, and on cartoons where comments are permitted, […]

Barry and Bell (Lynda and Darrin)

A strange interview with Lynda Barry; and Darrin Bell on the state of the comic art. Austin Kleon sets up a Q&A with cartoonist Lynda Barry in an unusual fashion. Typewriter interview with Lynda Barry Darrin Bell on the other hand traveled to the University of Wisconsin at Waukesha and engaged in a little Q&A […]

No Local News Is Not Good News

One of the biggest reasons for such division in this country is the extinction of local news…not Taylor Swift or pickleball. I promise I have no interest in rehashing why the lack of local news has resulted in this country not knowing each other or that news deserts give select mega news sources an inordinate […]

CSotD: Truth and Humor and Sometimes Both

The timing of this morning’s Carpe Diem (KFS) got a laugh, because its commentary on computer security came hard on the heels of an article in Forbes, which said the FBI is warning people about texting from iPhones to Androids or vice-versa. It seems Chinese intelligence has found a way to intercept these messages. Tulsi! […]

The Daily Cartoonist Modern Theme

Introducing Our New Theme

A couple months ago we asked you how we could improve The Daily Cartoonist. We added your suggestions to our To-Do list and today we are debuting a new theme that should resolve some of the most chronic pain points of our site. Things we focused on: There’s a couple more enhancements in the works, […]

Leafing Through the News with Miss Cellany

Courtroom Sketch Artist’s Drawings Of Rudy Giuliani Looking Unhinged Are An Instant Classic “His decorum has certainly changed from when I sketched him 44 years ago as a prosecutor. He’s losing it. He was wild and I feel bad for anyone who represents him. He blurts out orders at his lawyers who are at the […]

Cartoonist Rights

Please Support Cartoonists Rights on Giving Tuesday

Today is Giving Tuesday, a day marked for giving back to your community. As a cartoonist or one who appreciates their contribution to society, please consider donating to Cartoonists Rights Network International to support their efforts to defend and assist threatened editorial cartoonists around the world. Cartoonists Rights is the first human rights nonprofit with […]

Giving (and Getting Original Art) Tuesday

Consider supporting a favored cartoonist and consider supporting Cartoonists Rights. Original Wallace the Brave Comic Strip Art Cartoonist Will Henry has an offer for you: This Holiday season I’ve decided to make some of my original comics available for purchase. I figure I’d rather have them out in the world instead of sitting in storage […]

CSotD: The Pardoner’s Tale

Tough decision where to start today, but I think Ben Jennings has the best viewpoint, which is shame on the process and shame on those who utilize it. But it’s not a “both sides” argument, because, even in Jennings’ parallel construction, Biden looks downcast and Trump appears arrogant. Granted, part of that could be because […]

Dante Barbetta Joins The Senior Strippers

Animator Dante Barbetta was born December 2, 1934 and so joins the Senior Strippers roll. “Friend Bob,” who Dante addresses in those above drawings, is Bob Coar who, for Cartoon Research, informs us of Dante’s long and varied career in animation in his Born to Animate – Dante Barbetta biographical entry to Coar-Toon Rehash. And […]

Peter Maddocks – RIP

English comic strip cartoonist Peter Maddocks has passed away. Peter Maddocks April 1, 1928 – November 20, 2024 From The Telegraph: Peter Maddocks, who has died aged 96, was a cartoonist whose whimsical, humorous style appealed to audiences ranging from readers of the Daily and Sunday Telegraph to the Daily Star and from Private Eye […]

CSotD: Monday Merriment

There are all sorts of important political issues to address, but there are also a lot of leftover Thanksgiving political cartoons, and it’s too late to keep arguing over the election because that die has been cast. So here’s a Jimmy Craig cartoon which is also about Thanksgiving but made me smile. I didn’t use […]

The Alphabeticomical Sunday Funnies

Barney and Clyde I like the slow creep of the color into the Sunday Funny partnered with the script. Of course it is no longer applicable since B & C dailies are in color; even in their “home’ paper now – though this may have been written and drawn before The Washington Post went color […]

Comic Strip Rarities: Garfield

Strangely, for such a popular comic strip that appears in thousands of newspapers and has scores of book collections published, previous little-known miscellany about Garfield continues to surface. A few years ago the pre-Garfield Jon strip surfaced. Now another obscure set of Garfield comic strips are coming to the fat cat’s fandom. About two years […]

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