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CSotD: Comic Relief

by Mike Peterson 0 comments 6 minutes ago

There seems to be a contest to see who can draw the best cartoon about ICE agents peeing with their shock gloves on. Bado has several more at his blog, which spares me having to collect an array. I’ll deal with the gloves more seriously tomorrow, but, in the meantime, I would invite you to […]

13 is Lucky Number for Tatulli

by D. D. Degg 2 comments 11 hours ago

How many times must a man be named before you award him the prize? For Mark Tatulli it was 13. Sarah Nicell at The Philadelphia Inquirer talks to the local cartoonist who finally took home NCS’s The Reuben (or here). Mark Tatulli doesn’t know what made this year different from the last 12 times the […]

Cartoonists Now Cartoonists Then

by D. D. Degg 1 comments 14 hours ago

A Roger Langridge interview, a Bill Mauldin/Willie & Joe exhibit, and James Bond and Bolling, Ruben Bolling. Roger Langridge, Cartoonist Extraordinaire A favorite cartoonist of The Daily Cartoonist Roger Langridge is interviewed at DAF Novelties by Danny Ferbert. Your run on Popeye is one of my favorite comic books. Are you a fan of the […]

CSotD: The Company He Keeps

by Mike Peterson 6 comments 23 hours ago

The proper thing would be to build up to the best, but Anderson nailed Trump’s bizarre embrace of Kim Jong Un and North Korea so well that I’m using it to set the scene. Others picked out aspects to emphasize, and that’s valid, but Anderson wrapped it up in a single package.Putting Trump on Kim’s […]

Edward Frascino – RIP

by D. D. Degg 1 comments 1 day ago

The New Yorker cartoonist Edward Frascino has passed away. Edward Dominick (Ed) Frascino November 15, 1930 – August 13, 2026 Michael Maslin has learned of Frascino’s passing: Word has reached The Spill this afternoon that the prolific New Yorker cartoonist, Edward Frascino passed away last Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 95 (he would’ve turned […]

CSotD: Waiting for the Elections or Something Like Them

by Mike Peterson 23 comments 1 day ago

Wuerker is right that the GOP is trotting out the tried-and-true fear-mongering that has worked in the past, and I guess we’re going to see how it works today. Certainly, these shopworn insults keep the faithful fired up, but as we watch Trump’s poll numbers slide, and with them, the polls for various old guard […]

Phasin’ In On Sundry AfterNews

by D. D. Degg 7 comments 2 days ago

Checking in on Letters to the Editor, detective comic books, a Charlie Brown Christmas album at 6X Platinum, an invite to the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame ceremony, South Park at 29, and a National Cartoonists Society Reubens jigsaw puzzle. A cartoon from the right prompts a letter from the left. From the Chattanooga […]

Morceaux, Only More So (Comic Strip Revue)

by D. D. Degg 5 comments 2 days ago

In Sync It’s a musical Sunday with Kinks komiks from Mike Lester and a Beatles medley from Jonathan Lemon. Backwax is correct questioning the comparison though in the United Kingdom, the BBC forced Ray Davies to change the lyrics to “cherry cola” which would be closer to some fake flavored champagnes. Loved the whole Thatababy […]

CSotD: Politics Tomorrow, Comedy Tonight

by Mike Peterson 21 comments 2 days ago

Yeah, me neither. Going through the political cartoons this morning was a real downer, the only good part being a sense that people are finally catching on. I miss the days when everything shut down on Sunday, but it’s not too late to reclaim a little sense of sabbath. We’ll relax today and deal with […]

Art Spiegelman Profiled (and TDC Adjusts a Pulitzer Attribution)

by D. D. Degg 1 comments 3 days ago

He is 78 years old, slight and scruffy-looking, with a grizzled goatee and wispy grey hair, and he can still talk faster than most people can think. Sophie McBain Sophie McBain for The Guardian visited cartoonist Art Spiegelman. He produced a series about 9/11 for the German magazine Die Zeit, which was later run by […]

Hey Kids! Comics! Hot August Books

by D. D. Degg 4 comments 3 days ago

Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for August 2026 release (or so). Images and links from a variety of publishers and outlets, though ordering through your local comic shop or independent bookstore is a good idea. The Lost Forest Companion – A Field Guide to Ed Dodd’s Enduring Mark Trail Newspaper Comic […]

CSotD: Efficacy and Ethics

by Mike Peterson 23 comments 3 days ago

Political cartoons don’t have to be funny, but it’s a nice bonus when they are. This Juxtaposition offers a pair of related but distinct laughs over recent cases in which AI programs went rogue and hacked into other programs without having been told to. KAL seems a little more specific, since the programs have been […]

“Cartooning was a good fit for me”

by D. D. Degg 5 comments 4 days ago

It is Gary Larson’s birthday and though it is not a particularly noteworthy age (76) it is being celebrated.The Daily Cartoonist wishes Larson a Happy Birthday on Facebook and Bluesky. Reuben Award-winning Mark Tatulli paid tribute to Reuben Award-winning Larson in today’s Liō. Larson and The Far Side is a frequent topic of the blogiverse. […]

Cartoonists United Takes Aim at SPX Over Labor Dispute

by Alan Gardner 1 comments 4 days ago

Cartoonists United (formerly the Cartoonist Cooperative) has issued a statement regarding Small Press Expo’s decision to not participate in the boycott of the Montgomery County Conference Center. Cartoonists United is asking SPX to publicly advocate for the collective bargaining protections the local union is asking for, and to find a new venue until the dispute […]

Van Scott – RIP

by D. D. Degg 0 comments 4 days ago

Cartoonist, gag man and former New Gag Recap publisher Van Scott has passed away. From the obituary: Memorial services for Van Buren Scott III, 74, of Pollok will be held Friday, August 14, 2026… Mr. Scott was born August 23, 1951 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Audrey Lee (Burns) and Van Buren Scott, Jr., […]

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