Pope Leo XIV has gained the approval of cartoonist Patrick J. Marrin who, having ended his Francis comic strip with the recent death of Pope Francis, will begin a comic with the new Pope titled The Leo Chronicles. Pat Marrin posted a new, still titled Francis, strip today continuing The Adventures at The Vatican. Pat […]
The real Pope Francis will be the focus of many official and scholarly examinations, but Francis and the other characters in the comic strip will also have a place among other beloved cartoon characters that live forever. A comic strip pope needed Francis, the real pope, human, humble, open to real people, wearing the face […]
With the death of Pope Francis so also comes the end (apparently) of Patrick J. Marrin’s Francis comic, though nothing official has been announce as far as I know. The Lambiek Comiclopedia entry for Pat Marrin has a detailed history of the Francis comic strip: On 13 March 2013, the Argentinean Bishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio […]
There are so many cartoons about the death of Pope Francis that I had to make decisions, one of which was to lead off with a Nick Anderson piece that he did for Easter, before the Pope died. It’s one that could have been done any Easter, because we have become very good at giving […]
The woman in this Steve Kelley (Creators) cartoon asks an excellent question. I blame the Civil Rights Movement. Once Black people began to speak up and assert their right to a place in society, all sorts of people began wondering why they needed to keep their eyes downcast and accept being either ignored or bullied. […]