Juxtaposition of Ancient Fads Paul Conrad Cornered — AMS Paul Berge has a collection of cartoons from a half-century ago about streaking, which was one of those fads that becomes a fad because it became a fad. Which is to say that it got a lot more attention than it deserved, but it appealed to […]
“News” is up for debate in some entries below, but we will start with actual news. Mike Manley has revealed that he is scheduled to return as daily artist on The Phantom June 10, 2024. Grawlix Illustrated Zits today; Beetle Bailey tomorrow. Let’s stay at King Features for another news item. I’m not in the […]
Jeff Koterba joins the ongoing theme of “Who cares?” with the by-now familiar message that it really doesn’t matter who wins the next election, that Trump and Biden have run against each other before and so why bother voting in November? However, the past 24 hours have seen a shift in other cartoons, following Biden’s […]
It is common knowledge that part of a baby’s healthy development is the new parents talking to them. The humor in Daddy Daze by John Kovaleski arises as the father explains to his infant son the circumstances surrounding them. That conversation is about to get very serious. Beginning March 11 and running for nearly two […]
“After opening in prayer at a church about 15 miles northwest of the state capital, panelists spoke of pornography in libraries, calling library board members cowards for not doing their jobs. “Then the leader of a political website remarked about book challenges in Alabama’s public libraries. “Burn the freaking books.” Little saddens me more than […]
Cathy Wilcox marks International Women’s Day with a grim sense of purpose but a welcome lack of complaining: It’s a good day to recalibrate as the struggle continues. She makes a valuable list of things to challenge, and doesn’t waste a lot of time and energy on the small stuff: These are all major policies, […]
Hi and Lois cartoonist Chance Browne has passed away. Robert David (Chance) (Bob) Browne June 17, 1948 – March 1, 1948 Chance Browne, the son of Dik Browne and older brother of Chris Browne, died earlier this month. From the Stamford Advocate: Chance Browne died [Friday] at his home at age 75 after being diagnosed […]
The primaries are all but over, and now we’re off to the November elections, though, as Adam Zyglis notes, not before the Supreme Court has taken a good long look at things. It seems unlikely that SCOTUS would decide presidents are immune from prosecution for criminal conduct, but, as Zyglis notes, it seemed highly unlikely […]
Radical Socialist Cartoonist William Gropper Since 1920 Cartoonist William Gropper has been busy as a beaver, trying to gnaw down the capitalist system. One day that year Manhattan’s Tribune rashly sent Gropper to caricature an I. W. W. rally. Instead,he became a convert. This week Manhattanites from Red to pink and some who just like […]
I own a lot of comics history books, most list the details of who created the comics and when they were published and the characters in those comic books and strips. And while I am always happy to see another well done comics history book being published, I am overjoyed when someone gives us a […]
I gather Joe Heller is taking no pride in the coming elections, but he seems terribly cynical. It’s true that few of our elections have united the nation, but they’re not supposed to. That sense of pride comes from our ability to hash out our differences and come up with workable solutions, and I’ll grant […]
Miss Cellany calls on Bryn Durgin and Navied Mahdavian, Jonathan Lemon, Barbara Brandon-Croft, Drew Dernavich, Chuck Asay, and Terry (‘Aislin’) Mosher. Miss Cellany gets unstuck in time and pulls up this, what The Pulitzer Board would call Illustrated Reporting and Commentary. The Los Angeles Times calls it an “Op-Comic.” It’s a multi-panel opinion comic from […]
Editorial cartoonist Steve Benson is under medical care after suffering a stroke last month. The Pulitzer Prize winner, who retired late last year after 44 years, was admitted to a hospital in Arizona. Steve’s wife Claire noted on Facebook: I thought you’d like to know Steve had a stroke on 21 February and is now […]
Alan Moir boils down America’s political situation to the essentials: Trump racing for the election and the chance of a self-pardon, pursued by the Keystone Kops. There’s a lot to be argued with here. I’ve said in the past that I wanted the prosecution to move carefully, not to blow the case with hasty moves. […]
As the Breaking Cat News comic strip approaches its 10th anniversary the comic’s creator Georgia Dunn sits down on March 5, 2024 (1pm eastern/10am pacific) for a live interview with Glenn Fleishman to discuss How Comics Are Made and Watercolors in the Age of Digital Reproduction. Glenn’s interviews with current cartoonists are part of his […]