It’s always nice, though not always possible, to begin with an overview of what is about to come. Jen Sorensen provides a solid abstract of today’s topic. Certainly, the continuing deaths in Gaza are a major crisis, for the Gazans obviously, but also for the Israelis. The BBC reports tens of thousands of Israelis in […]
Mad Cave has signed a deal with King Features to publish new comic book stories starring Flash Gordon. The partnership also permits Mad Cave to publish collections of Flash Gordon comic strips and the first volume has been announced. Flash Gordon: Classic Collection Volume One is due in July 2024. This is all fine and […]
Ivan Ehlers captures my mood as I watch the nation’s dialogue degenerate into what seems like a contest to see who can screw things up more: Protesters who increasingly seem like rebels without a plan or politicians determined to turn molehills into active volcanos. I feel like a spectator, unable to either reason with the […]
Comics Kingdom is now running three Tribune Content Agency (TCA) comics on its website. From the Comics Kingdom blog: We’re thrilled to announce the arrival of three beloved classic comic strips to our Comics Kingdom family: Dick Tracy, Broom Hilda, and Pluggers. Whether you’re a lifelong fan or new to these iconic series, something special […]
From the Freedom Cartoonists Foundation: The Freedom Cartoonists Foundation and the City of Geneva announce the winners of the 2024 Kofi Annan Courage in Cartooning Award: Rachita Taneja of India, and Zunzi of Hong Kong. On World Press Freedom Day, on May 3, the Freedom Cartoonists Foundation recognizes the talent and courage of cartoonists working […]
Joy of Tech comments on the decline of the Internet, and they’re not alone, though this detailed takedown of Facebook’s flurry of AI spam requires free registration. But the gist of it is that much of what you see on Facebook is spam being commented on by bots, and that click farms have essentially taken […]
Charles Brubaker, Mike Thompson, Jackie Ormes, Farrah Rodriguez, Liana Finck, Olly Duke, Walt Handelsman, and John Reiner. Charles Brubaker got an award from the Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo for a collection of his Lauren Ipsum comic strip. Yay Charles. ********** Taya Gray for The Desert Sun presents a photo essay of cartoonist Mike […]
Pencil to Pencil hosted a set with new Flash Gordon comic strip cartoonist Dan Schkade. As seen on the screen grab above Dan Schkade joins Mike (Judge Parker/The Phantom) Manley, Steve (The Middle Ages) Conley, and Jamar Nicholas to discuss Dan’s career in general and his Flash Gordon in particular. Dan and Mike talk about […]
Harley Schwadron speaks for me, because there is a flood of topics being cartooned about at the moment and my desperation is in trying to cover the ones that won’t keep, combined with the prospects of a drought if I cover them all today and nothing surfaces for tomorrow. My desperation, though, is never quiet. […]
The John Locher Memorial Award has evolved into the John Locher Memorial Fellowship and the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists has announced that Alexandra Bowman is the first beneficiary of the new honor. From the Association of Editorial Cartoonists: About the change: Kevin Necessary, the new Locher Fellowship manger, said, “The Fellowship shares much of […]
To paraphrase Eric Burdon: When I was young it was more important to get my comics as a half page. Yeah, when I was young. The half page Sundays of my youth were always the best version … except when they weren’t. One exception was Milton Caniff’s Steve Canyon. By the 1970s the third page […]
Not feeling all that political today, but I got a laff out of Tommy Siegel‘s piece because it coincides with a sudden deluge of similarly dismissive editorial cartoons explaining that, despite all evidence to the contrary, those darned college kids are all anti-Semites, including the Jewish demonstrators. I don’t mind it coming from the usual […]
Saturday May 4, 2024 is Free Comic Book Day. Comic books are not just for superheroes anymore, a few comic strip related comic books will be available. Andrews McMeel Publishing is making comics of actual comic strip collections available to stores. Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson and Peanuts’ Snoopy by Charles M. Schulz. […]
I’m tempted to say “So here we are,” between Swift and Moynihan, but we sure seem willing to slip even lower at any moment. Moynihan suggested a chance for things to improve, while Swift seemed resigned to the belief that they wouldn’t. In fact, Swift, who was advising a younger clergyman, extended the thought: Reasoning will […]
William Hamilton and The New Yorker, the animated adventures of Prince Valiant, Bill Gallo, Romero’s Axa, Jay Stephens interview, the dark side of book publishing, Brian Fies, and why cartoons are still worthwhile. I may have some doubts about the cartoons that have appeared in The New Yorker for the past quarter century as to […]