MacKay Makes Cartoonists’ Convention
Graeme MacKay, editorial cartoonist for The Hamilton Spectator, attended the recent joint convention of the Association of Canadian Cartoonists and…
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CSotD: Comics I get about things I don’t
Apparently, the little old lady in Guy Venables’ cartoon is taking Israel’s side in the current scuffle, which wouldn’t be…
Hey Kids! Comics!
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for October 2023 release.Images and links (mostly) via Amazon,though ordering through…
J. D. Crowe Says “I Am Not Dead”
J.D. Crowe has been missing for the past four months. JD’s last editorial cartoon was in late June and his…
CSotD: Who cares what you meant to say?
The issue of Steve Bell‘s spiked cartoon of Netanyahu continues to roil social media, at least in editorial cartooning circles,…
Disney’s Once Upon A Studio Premiers Tonight, But Not Without Controversy
Once Upon a Studio debuts Sunday, October 15, at 8 p.m. ET/PT as part of ABC’s The Wonderful World of…
Tribute Strips and Inspiration Comics
There were a number of tributes to past cartoonists in the past week’s comic strips. Today’s Mutts name checks his…
CSotD: Bits and Pieces of the First Amendment
Ann Telnaes sent me scrambling for the Googles with this one, because she’d apparently picked up on a NYTimes story…
Where Did Foxtrot Go Wrong?
Bill Amend’s FoxTrot was one of the great successes of late-twentieth-century newspaper comics. At the end of its run as…
Newspaper Regrets Israeli-Hamas Cartoon
A Dave Granlund cartoon about the current Israeli-Hamas War brought at least one objection: Read the full letter here. The…
CSotD: Saturday Cartoons
Brewster Rockit (Tribune) is usually silly, except that on random Sundays it will suddenly take a kind of Mr. Wizard…
Keith Giffen – RIP
Creative comic book genius Keith Giffen has passed away. Keith Ian Giffen November 30, 1952 – October 9, 2023 Keith’s…
CSotD: Asymmetric Commentary, Asymmetric War
Zapiro speaks for a large number of cartoonists as they struggle to find something that is both fair and penetrating…
Bado and Cummings Win ACC Townsies
Last week during the Association of Canadian Cartoonists convention the organization presented Guy Badeaux (aka Bado) and Dale Cummings with…
Mary Lawton – Thursday Child Has Gone Far
For 30 years, Houston-based cartoonist Mary Lawton submitted her work to The New Yorker. For 30 years, she received a…