Cartoonist Bill Messner-Loebs Fundraiser
Bill Messner-Loebs’s work in comics was beloved by fans for many years, but the circumstances of his life—illness and injuries—have…
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Jim Adcock – RIP
Publisher, cartoonist, artist Jim Adcock has passed away. James Bentley (Jim) Adcock June 12, 1948 – July 19, 2023 From…
CSotD: The Cruel War Rages
Patrick Blower cites the new Civil War, in which a divided country rages around a vestige of the old Civil…
Well, Not the Kitchen Sink
It’s throw it out there Thursday – a gathering of gleanings. Editoons v. Memes; Newspaper Troubles; Battling Book Banners; and…
And in the end…
The end of August will see the end of The Nib. But you can still give some love to The…
CSotD: We move on to further action
Paul Noth having summed up the Nov 24 election, we move on to further action, later in the game. That…
Wayback Whensday: The Pulitzers of Kirby
Unlike the 2020s The Pulitzers had an Editorial Cartooning category in the 1920s. Rollin Kirby took three of the first…
CSotD: The Process-Server Always Rings Twice
Ann Telnaes was out of the gate quickly as the indictments were announced, largely because she’d been following the story…
Some More Newspaper Comics (some not)
Nope, don’t like it. Don’t like it a bit. Before last month gets too far away let’s bring up the…
CSotD: Funny pages aren’t always funny
Grand Avenue (AMS) marks a cultural change that has often sent me digging through the memory banks. I suppose the…
NCS Reuben Award Playbill Art & Ad Call
The National Cartoonists Society has issued a notice for ads in their 2023 Reuben Journal and Banquet Playbill noting the…
CSotD: Insights, Insults and Foolish Mistakes
Pros and Cons (KFS) relies on three main characters: Samuel, the incompetent attorney; Stan, the somewhat brutish but kind-hearted cop…
Fun Sundry Funnies for Sunday
We’ll start with a small bit of news: Marvel Comics and King Features Syndicate are now rerunning the reruns. Above…
News-y Stuff, Nonsense, and Whatnot
Let’s start with some nonsense. The Walt Disney Company is about to do the unthinkable: retire Mickey Mouse. Inside the…
CSotD: While Making Other Plans
As is so often the case, I find myself reluctantly agreeing with Clyde’s dubious street smarts in today’s Candorville (KFS)…