Charles Ettinger begins today (February 26) as the regular, signed Dick Tracy artist (2024-present). He follows… Shelley Pleger (2021-2024), who followed… Joe Staton (2011-2021), who followed Jim Brozman (2009-2011), who followed Dick Locher (1983-2009), who followed Rick Fletcher (1977-1983), who followed Dick Tracy creator Chester Gould (1931-1977). Yes, there have been other signed “guest artists” […]
The South bookstore is full of people. Almost all of them are there for the same reason: to get a dedication from the famous cartoonist Ricardo Liniers. Various books are seen on the tables and some even wear t-shirts with the Argentine illustrator’s characters. I ask him more about the illustration part, I tell him: […]
I’m not sure when Brewster Rockit (Tribune) takes place, but it’s not now, or, at least, not here, and even here and now, we’ve outgrown Sadie Hawkins Day, when women were allowed to propose to men or at least to invite them to sock hops. Any woman still sitting around wishing some guy would take […]
Featuring Lalo Alcaraz, Julia Wertz, Flash Gordon, Herblock Anissa Rivera for The San Gabriel Valley Tribune reports on Lalo Alcaraz’s three month project. ********** Cheryl has a cartoonist daughter of considerable renown. Publishers pay to print her books. Several have been translated into French. She appears regularly in The New Yorker. Julia Wertz is probably […]
Comic book and comic strip artist Ramona Fradon has passed away. Ramona Dom (née Domboorajian) Fradon October 2, 1926 – February 24, 2024 Yesterday Ramona’s agent Scott Kress of Catskill Comics made public her passing: It comes with great sadness to announce that Ramona Fradon has passed away just a few moments ago. Ramona was […]
A happy ending for this Stephen Collins cartoon: Liz Truss did indeed come up with a title, and, though her book hasn’t been published yet, she did get to speak to a half-empty room at CPAC, which seems like an unnecessary effort, since she could have stayed home in Britain and spoken before a group […]
In one of my answers in the comments section of The Great Gannett Comics Conspiracy I sarcastically said, “It’s like saying Gannett dropped Between Friends because they are misogynistic.” Further analysis suggests that may not be far from right. But first let’s turn to Breaking Cat News cartoonist Georgia Dunn from her Facebook page: The […]
I think Eric Carle — having faked his own death to escape the world of children’s books — has taken over the world of astronomy. Perhaps Neal DeGrasse Tyson was too technical, but Jeremy Banx is only touching on the ways in which complex ideas are being simplified for a general audience. It’s not just […]
Last month Cartoonist Francis Bonnet has announced that his webcomic has been picked up by Comics Kingdom: It’s true! Suburban Fairy Tales is going to be syndicated by King Features Syndicate — one of the biggest comic syndicates out there! King Features will be handling the distribution of Suburban Fairy Tales going forward. This means […]
Comics Kingdom has notified subscribers that the relaunch of their website will take place on February 28, 2024. The announcement: Dear Comics Kingdom Subscribers, Get ready to experience Comics Kingdom like never before! We’re delighted to announce the relaunch of our website on Feb. 28. Our journey since early 2023 has been a blend of […]
Alabama’s legal decision that embryos are people brought forth a lot of egg jokes — including this Clay Jones gag — some of which have been pretty funny. Pro-choice commentators have often compared the rightwing reverence for preborn human life with our predilection for eating preborn chickens, and there are certainly ways the comparison fits. […]
All this talk about Gannett and Doonesbury and The Gannett 34 reminds me I never updated the list. The original Gannett 34: Group 1: Blondie, Zits, Beetle Bailey, Family Circus, Hagar the Horrible, Dennis the Menace Group 2: Garfield, Peanuts, For Better or Worse, Baby Blues, Pickles, FoxTrot Group 3: Pearls Before Swine, Jump Start, […]
A little political humor on a day I don’t intend to be political at all. As I’ve said before, however, the news is so absurd that it’s hard to satirize, and I appreciate Ruben Bolling for being able to do it simply by treating Donald Trump as a six-year-old, at which point his behavior becomes […]
Chester Gould pre-Dick Tracy; Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson and Star Wars; the wonderful art of Bud Blake; Drowsy Dick awakes years before Little Nemo. [Chester Gould’s] first newspaper job was at the Tulsa Democrat, the forerunner of the Tribune, within weeks of his 1919 high school graduation. That job entailed drawing cartoons in a […]
With the resignation of Andy Sareyan taking effect this month Andrews McMeel Universal (AMU) has announced the promotions of Kirsty Melville and Brent Bartram to fill top positions at the company. Earlier this month AMU made note of Kirsty Melville being promoted to chief executive officer: Kansas City, MO (February 6, 2024) – The Andrews […]