After nearly a year Prince Valiant has once again gained possession of Flamberge, The Singing Sword! Or is it the other way around and Flamberge is once more in possession of Prince Valiant? It is not the first time the pair has been separated, but it is the longest. The fateful pairing of sword and […]
Today finishes the 2024 Guest Jumbler Week, where puzzler David Hoyt and artist Jeff Knurek turn over their daily Jumble to cartoonists Jeff had met at earlier in the year at the Reuben Awards weekend and duped into gave the honor of creating a Jumble puzzle. The puzzles, and the complete gags themselves, appeared from […]
I’m old enough that, like Stephan Pastis in this Pearls Before Swine (AMS), I have trouble remembering things, and it’s comforting to know that “senior moments” are perfectly normal. He’s right that you can remember things if you stop trying. I’ve likened that aspect of aging to losing night vision, in which you can see […]
The shortlist for the second Australia Institute Climate Cartoon Award has been released. Nominees include: Megan Herbert, Judy Horacek, Glen Le Lievre, David Pope and David Rowe. The award winner will be announced at the Australian Cartoonists Association‘s 40th Stanley Awards next weekend. Here are nominees with their entry. Megan Herbert Judy Horacek Glen Le […]
Jim Borgman Winter cartoons, Michael Maslin profiles Linda Finck and Ed Steed, Selected 2025 Free Comic Book Comic Strip Comics, Hearst Magazines and Peanuts, Charles M. Schulz house for sale, WEBTOON $1 Million Comic Strip Contest, and a Sandra Boynton Christmas. A collection of Jim Borgman snow cartoons Prepare yourselves. Winter weather has arrived in […]
Probably should have run this Jen Sorensen piece yesterday with Bob Englehart’s commentary on silos, but her point is more nuanced, because she addresses the issue of the rightwing silo in connection with attempts to explain why the left’s message wasn’t heard. That first panel echoes the transformation in The Brainwashing of My Dad, which […]
From the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Organization: We are currently accepting submissions for the 2025 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Book and Journalism Awards! To be eligible, submissions must have been published, aired, or broadcast in 2024. The deadline for all categories is January 31, 2025, at 11:59 PM ET. A few details: Please […]
For you youngsters out there there was a time when editorial cartoonists and book publishing had a wonderful bond. Books of editorial cartoons with were regularly published with the added bonus of the cartoonists adding a running commentary to remind us of why the cartoons related to the times they were originally published. This came […]
I suspect Biden’s decision to let Ukraine fire US-supplied missiles over its border, and his decision to supply the Ukrainians with anti-personnel mines, were an effort to shore up their defenses before Trump comes into office and begins catering to his great good friend Putin. He may well choke off their aid, but it would […]
High school Milton Caniff, Joe Palooka back in the boxing ring, NCS and Sigma Chi team to honor Milton Caniff, Ron Goulart and Gil Kane Star Hawks Chapter Two, and Milton Caniff’s Miss Lace in Playboy. Very Early Milton Caniff In 1925 Milton Caniff of Dayton, Ohio, was a senior at Stivers High School. He […]
Florida billionaire David Hoffmann aims to create the second-largest newspaper group in America A Wall Street Journal excerpt via Editor & Publisher: A Florida billionaire with a fondness for local news is looking to build a newspaper giant by potentially scooping up publishers Lee Enterprises and DallasNews. David Hoffmann, who last month disclosed a 5.2% stake in […]
Rabbits Against Magic addresses a current Sophomore-Dorm-At-2-AM plan with the only way this silly idea might be worthwhile. There seem to be a lot of SD@2 plans floating around on social media, and as much as I appreciate idealistic concepts, and as much as I favored lowering the voting age to 18, there are times […]
Ed Koren, Will Henry, Charles Schulz, Michelle Ann Abate, Mike Peterson, Paul Carmack, Wallace the Brave, Peanuts, Public Domain Popeye, Albert the Alligator; with the easiest comics quiz and one not so easy. A Visit to Planet Koren – a photo comic Paul Karasik joined James Sturm and Glynnis Fawkes who all paid a visit […]
Boston Globe sports cartoonist Larry Johnson has passed away. Larry C. Johnson October 12, 1949 – November 15, 2024 From the obituary: Larry C. Johnson, 75, died peacefully on November 15, 2024. Born in Boston, Larry was raised and educated in Boston and was a graduate of Canton High School Class of 1967. He attended […]
The Walkley Foundation has announced the winners in this year’s Walkley Awards. This year’s Cartoon of the Year goes to Cathy Wilcox for her cartoon ‘Break glass’ for The Sydney Morning Herald. This is Cathy’s fourth Walkley Award (2007, 2013, 2017, 2024). She is current president of Australian Cartoonists Association and according to her bio […]