Cartoonist Helen Hokinson Inducted into 2023 Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame
The Society of Illustrators has announced the artists entering their class of 2023 Hall of Fame. Among the inductees is…
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CSotD: Profile – Patrick McDonnell
I’m off getting a magical new hip that will allow me to leap tall buildings in a single bound. While…
Jim Korkis – RIP
Disney and animation historian Jim Korkis has passed away. James Patrick (Jim) Korkis August 15, 1950 – July 28, 2023…
Baseless inflammatory ad hominem attacks – RL Crabb, Clay Bennett, and Jack Ohman
Northern California freelance cartoonist R. L. Crabb notes the recent actions of McClatchy newspapers, headquartered in nearby Sacramento: The editorial…
CSotD: Profile – Johnny Hart
I’m off getting a magical new hip that will allow me to leap tall buildings in a single bound. While…
The Comic Strip Files
July 23, 2023 saw the beginning of a new story for The Sunday Phantom. (“The Commander Will See You Now”)….
10 Most Important Eisner Award Winners
Another CBR Top Ten, this one purports to list the “most important” Eisner Award-winning comic books. Since 1988, the Eisner…
CSotD: Profile – Wiley Miller
I’m off getting a magical new hip that will allow me to leap tall buildings in a single bound. While…
Foreign Not-So-Funnies: Cartoonist Apology
In April British editorial cartoonist Martin Rowson drew a cartoon that was deemed antisemitic. Since that time Rowson has not…
Foreign Funnies: Solon Razes Cartoonists
A Kenyan politician underwent surgery dealing a blow to the country’s cartoonists and caricaturists. From Nairobi Wire: Former Kenya National…
Wayback Whensday with Winsor (McCay)
In McCay, it was a combination of expansive imagination, multi-disciplinary eccentricity, and restless work ethic that set him apart. In…
Are Three Rocks Having Fun Yet?
With the imminent release (unless you already got a special edition at the San Diego Comic Con) of Bill Griffith‘s…
CSotD: Profile – Jan Eliot
I’m off getting a magical new hip that will allow me to leap tall buildings in a single bound. While…
Summer Vacation Assignment: Book Report
Where I’m Coming From, The Buildings are Barking, Funny Things, Poor Helpless Comics!, The Talk, The He-Man Effect, You’re Not…
Pete Kaminski – RIP
Creators Syndicate coordinator and graphic designer Pete Kaminski has passed away. Peter James Kaminski February 9, 1990 ~ July 12,…