Jerry Fearing – RIP
Editorial and comic strip cartoonist Jerry Fearing has passed away. Jerome Walter (Jerry) Fearing July 16, 1930 – October 12,…
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Amber Waves Comes to Comics Kingdom
The King Features Weekly Service (KFWS) comic strip Amber Waves by Dave Phipps is joining the Comics Kingdom lineup. While…
CSotD: Happy No Mail/Banks Closed Day
I’ve noted in the past that for empty-nested, retired folks, holidays are when the banks are closed and there’s no…
Comic Strips and Cartoonists in the News or Thereabouts
Tom Batiuk, Dan Davis, and Chuck Ayers; Lincoln Peirce; Paul Gilligan; Mason Mastroianni and the John Hart Studio; John Buscema;…
CSotD: Science, Philosophy and Sechlike
Friday’s Baldo (AMS) hit as I was starting to recover from being flat on my back with covid, so it…
Cartoonists For Kamala Auctions (plural)
Original art up for auction – some drawn especially for this event, some older art donated for this event. For…
CSotD: Realms of Bliss, Realms of Darkness
Not sure Fiona Katauskas is being terribly helpful with this cartoon, but it’s at least comforting to know that all…
Documentary ‘Drawing a Line’ Debuts at Human Rights Film Festival
The documentary Drawing a Line is being screened at the Human Rights Film Festival Berlin, focusing on illustrator and Sanitary…
Roger K. Lewis – RIP
Architect and cartoonist Roger K. Lewis has passed away. Roger Kutnow Lewis January 1, 1941 – October 2, 2024 The…
Mehedi Haque: They drew bullets when live bullets were fired
Daily New Age political cartoonist Mehedi Haque reflects on what it was like to draw political cartoons in Bangladesh during…
CSotD: Asking the Unaskable Questions
Note: One of my father’s favorite expressions was “If you don’t want to know the answer, don’t ask the rebbi.”…
Michael de Adder Let Go by Postmedia – Update
UPDATE Renowned editorial cartoonist Michael de Adder may have lost his job, but he promises he hasn’t lost his voice….
Matt Golding, Fiona Katauskas, Cathy Wilcox Named Finalists for Walkey Award
The Walkley Foundation has announced the finalists for its Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism. In the category of Cartoon…
Cartoonist Profiles and Cartoon News
Barry Blitt, Dennis Draughon, Tim Oliphant, Drew Litton, Cathy Wilcox, Jules Feiffer, Ernie Bushmiller, Quino. Randall Enos, and dozens of…
CSotD: What is in a name, and other ponderables
Creative spelling, as seen in this Moderately Confused (AMS), is an editor’s nightmare, but one that fortunately has morphed out…