Insanity Streak, the comic panel by Australian Tony Lopes, was introduced to North American funnies fans two months ago when Comics Kingdom began running it on their website. Now King Features Syndicate will be introducing the comic to newspaper readers in the U.S. (and Canada?). King recently released a press kit for Insanity Streak announcing […]

King Features Syndicate has released a press kit for Alice by Andrea E. Beizer. In February of 2023 the strip began appearing on Comics Kingdom but it has been around, off and on, since 1984. Or maybe 1985. King Features’ strip description: Alice’s struggles to find her way in the world as a woman and […]

I had no intention of highlighting any more Kissinger cartoons, since they have all been pretty much the same, and, as I noted in yesterday’s round-up, he was Jewish and therefore would have barely expected to appear before the Pearly Gates at all, and certainly not in front of St. Peter. But Peter Brookes manages […]

The drama in this month’s Mutts comic strip has attracted nationwide attention. The Associated Press (AP) released a feature story with quotes from cartoonist Patrick McDonnell about animal cruelty in general and his Guard Dog character in particular. And in a rare moment of a comic strip getting deserved attention newspapers and news outlets across […]

Henry Kissinger died last evening, too late in the day for American cartoonists to do more than replay some of their previous commentaries on the man. Steve Brodner‘s cover for Nation was only a few months ago, on Kissinger’s 100th birthday, and his dripping blood frosting offers a Reader’s Digest guide to the doctor’s accomplishments, […]

Here are the missing Judge Parker Vintage (KFS) strips, plus a bonus! Sunday strips that are within the 7-day continuity! But first, this word from Abigail Van Buren:

The National Cartoonists Society has suffered a great loss this week. As the temperature drops and winter looms on the horizon, we’ve felt a deeper chill, one that cuts to our very souls. Our Management Executive, Latisha Moore has lost her valiant battle with cancer. Most organizations have that one person who works tirelessly behind […]

The world’s third richest man, who could afford to keep his newspaper fully staffed with just a fraction of a per cent of his wealth, has decided that altruism and social conscience is not for him. Traditionally it was advertising and circulation that created profits for newspapers. As both of those have fallen drastically over […]

Ah, if only it were as simple as this! David Horsey is being sarcastic, because, of course, the destruction of the temple and the dispersal of Jews from the Holy Lands didn’t end the crisis of the Diaspora. The problem is that, while that event was cataclysmic, it was not definitive. That is, it’s a […]

His layoff after 36 years as the Observer’s editorial cartoonist muted one of our strongest voices [Ever] since the Observer hired the Minnesota native in 1987, [Kevin Siers] has irked readers at every point on the political spectrum, applying a cartoonist’s skewer to presidents, Charlotte City Council members, business leaders—potentially anyone in the public eye. […]

A belated birthday wish to New Zealander cartoonist Eric Heath and a very belated addition (ten years late) of Mr. Heath to our senior strippers list. Kapiti News/New Zealand Herald celebrates the 100th birthday of editorial cartoonist Eric Heath. Eric Heath, who produced cartoons for a major daily newspaper over many years, has celebrated his […]

King Features archives have lost (never had?) the Field Syndicate proof sheet for this week’s Vintage Apartment 3-G. From The Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune comes the Apartment 3-G comic of March 13 – March 18, 1978. As it turns out The Daily Tribune began running the comic strip that month and provided their readers a […]

Zits (KFS) is starting a story arc that could mark a shift in the comic, with Jeremy and presumably his friends beginning the college search. The strip has a glacial pace, but that’s better than no pace at all, and, over the years, we’ve seen the kids get drivers licenses and cars and even a […]

It’s time to remind our readers that the upcoming new year requires a new comics-related calendar. How do I know, because sports cartoonist Drew Litton is appearing on Channel 9 showing off his 2024 calendar. But Drew isn’t the only one with a “winning” calendar – Keith Knight, for 2024, highlights “Life’s Little Victories.” What […]

Between our shifting servers and an apparent post-holiday sag in general, this has become a good day to indulge in some favorite comics from years past. This Rhymes with Orange (KFS) came at a particularly propitious time, because not only did I live just around the corner from such a house, but I recall that […]