CSotD: Let’s Take a Little Funny Space
The world is full of weighty matters, but we’re going to, in the words of Eddy Arnold, make the world…
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Some Wednesday Cartooning Whatnots
We’ll start with a nice 3½ minute segment from News12’s Made in Connecticut featuring Ray Billingsley. This week in Made…
Wayback Whensday
Looking back at the art of cartooning with Bill Mauldin, RL Crabb, Jeff MacNelly, Ian Jones, and Sydney Jordan. Rob…
The Guardian Rejects Steve Bell Cartoon – Update: Guardian Ends Bell Relationship
The Guardian has apparently declined to publish a depiction of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu by cartoonist Steve Bell, reportedly…
CSotD: Explanations, but no excuses
Let’s start by declaring the distinction between an explanation and an excuse. A fair-minded person can explain what is happening…
Today: The Mysteries by Watterson & Kascht – updated with a video featuring Bill & John
Today is the official release date of The Mysteries by Bill Watterson and John Kascht. From Bill Watterson, bestselling creator…
Joel Pett 2023 Winner of Rex Babin Award, Sage Stossel is Named Finalist
Joel Pett is the 2023 recipient of the “Rex Babin Memorial Award for Excellence in Local Cartooning.” “Famous for his acid…
CSotD: AAEC in SF 2 – Marketing and Mattering
Is this a political cartoon? Steve Brodner thinks so, and said so, at the American Association of Editorial Cartoonists convention…
(Not) Live From the AAEC Convention in SF, and Mississippi Today from Yesterday or so
Listen to Jack Ohman, Ted Rall, Scott Stantis, and Marshall Ramsey talk about editorial cartooning today. With a Clay Jones…
TDC Newsletter service is down (Update: working)
Over the weekend our newsletter service stopped sending out our Daily Digest. I am aware of the issue and am…
On winning the Ink Bottle Award
As we’ve reported, Saturday night the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) announced their annual award winners at their convention…
CSotD: A San Francisco Treat (Part One)
I’m back from the AAEC Convention in San Francisco, recovering from a red-eye flight and very late with today’s posting….
Gannett Cartoonist Profiles Series, Part 4: Jim Borgman
Borgman began drawing weekly cartoons for the school newspaper, where the thrill of others seeing his work grew. A week…
The Daily Cartoonist Wins Ink Bottle Award, As Does Comic Riffs, The Nib, & Dabaghian
The Daily Cartoonist was among those honored by the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists last night. The AAEC celebrates the…
Gannett Cartoonist Profiles Series, Part 3: Dean Young
Hold them side by side. The “Blondie” comic strip created by Chic Young for Sept. 8, 1930 is told in…