Alan Hardman – RIP
British socialist cartoonist Alan Hardman has passed away. Alan Hardman 1936 – January 18, 2024 From Left Horizons: Internationally renowned…
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Whatnot Wednesday – Stuff On The Edges
Universal’s Toon Lagoon, Dav Pilkey’s Free Little Library, Trina Robbins’ Fashions, and Snoopy’s Diet. If you think your daily newspaper’s…
CSotD: Phun with Photoshop
Nobody is better at making too much of something that doesn’t really matter than First Dog on the Moon, and…
Comic Arts and Letters to the Editor(s)
Another round of newspaper editors getting letters about the cartoons and comics they run. We start with The Oregonian’s Editor…
Newspaper Deathwatch: SaltWire Network (Cartoonists MacKinnon and de Adder)
From The Toronto Star report: HALIFAX – A private equity fund is initiating insolvency proceedings against Atlantic newspaper owner SaltWire…
CSotD: Retouching Reality
The Big Story today is that Princess Catherine, who seemed to disappear after a mysterious abdominal surgery of some sort,…
King Features Promotes Carla Silva
King Features Syndicate, a unit of Hearst and home to some of the world’s most popular entertainment characters, has promoted…
Patrick McDonnell, Guard Dog Guardian (Also: Meet Krazy Kat)
From Patrick McDonnell’s Mutts blog: Have you seen? Sparky (formerly known as Guard Dog) is the cover story for the…
CSotD: Monday Mix
Wilbur gets as political today as I want to, given that I’m recovering from that lost hour of sleep and…
Cartoonists – – Gag and Op-Ed, Old and New
A Profile of Gag Cartoonist Jeff Keate (1912- 1995) Robert Jefferson Keate, who signed his work Jeff Keate, was a…
Breaking Cat News at 10 Years (- 2 days)
Georgia Dunn uses her Sunday page to celebrate ten years of Breaking Cat News today. Let’s compare – here’s the…
CSotD: Sunday Variety Pak
Juxtaposition of Ancient Fads Paul Conrad Cornered — AMS Paul Berge has a collection of cartoons from a half-century ago…
Comic Strip News (and Oldies)
“News” is up for debate in some entries below, but we will start with actual news. Mike Manley has revealed…
CSotD: The Coming Election (if you want one)
Jeff Koterba joins the ongoing theme of “Who cares?” with the by-now familiar message that it really doesn’t matter who…
Daddy Daze Deals with Death
It is common knowledge that part of a baby’s healthy development is the new parents talking to them. The humor…