While Bill Griffith has always bled his personal life into the Zippy comic strips I am enjoying the more frequent breaking down of the 4th wall and his giving us more behind the scenes insights since he’s begun his graphic novel autobiography. As he did this past Monday: Truth be told the “selfie” comic strips […]
Kal wrote a piece about depicting democracy in the form of strong women, the top cartoon here being from four years ago, the second being current.I like the basic concept, but prefer the second because the first seems to put three symbols into a belligerent stance that doesn’t fit their traditional roles, at least for […]
At USA Today Brian Truitt asked a number of industry people what their favorite animated movies were. “We reached out to Oscar-winning filmmakers, studio executives and iconic voice actors to find the best 100 animated movies ever. See our list.” “To celebrate animation’s rich cinematic history, USA TODAY surveyed an array of people from across […]
Sergio Aragonés and Frank Quitely, Ernie Bushmiller and Tom Gammill, Teresa Burritt and Clay Jones, Romance books and Cartoon Covers, Mo Willems and Adults, Supergirl and the U.S. Mint. Frank Quitely Wins the 2026 Sergio Aragonés International Award John Freeman (downthe tubes) reports that Frank Quitely has been named as the recipient of the 2026 […]
Thought I’d better get this Banx cartoon in before he has to change the sign over the door. though I suspect making the sign politically correct won’t change the gag.I could, of course, have run it last along with the song about signs, but that song was in heavy rotation when I worked in a […]
A gathering of Political Artists, talking to Ralph Steadman, E&P’s Rob Tornoe on AI in newspapers, fired Stars and Stripes publisher Max Lederer named E&P’s News Executive of the Year, James Gillray on early 19th Century medical practices, and Comics Illustrated: The Census by Connie Hanzhang Jin and Hansi Lo Wang. America 250 and the […]
Bill Cooper for Spectrum Culture reviews the new biography Trudeau & Doonesbury by Joshua Kendall. “Garry Trudeau, lives privately and shuns interviews. Freelance journalist Joshua Kendall shines some light on the creator in his latest biography, Trudeau & Doonesbury. “Though Trudeau & Doonesbury covers politics, it focuses on Trudeau’s life and how it impacted his […]
Sometimes there a story so ridiculous that people say “The jokes write themselves.” But Eric Schmitt (R-Mo)’s questioning of Jack Smith was so breath-takingly asinine that he left very little for the cartoonists and comedians. It spawned a lot of cartoons, but Anderson got off the best of them, in part because his punchline demonstrates […]
The Galway Cartoon Festival celebrates their 10 year anniversary this week running Oct. 1-6. Featured guests include Glenn Marshall, Martin Rowson, Nicolas Vadot, and Fergus Boylan. The theme this year is “Having a Laugh.”Looking to meet-up fellow cartoonists or attend one of their events, here is the list of cartoonists and the day they are […]
The cartoonists who have been made it through the first round of winnowing for the European Cartoon Award for 2026 have been announced. Prior to declaring a winner at European Cartoon Day on Nov. 27, this list of 34 cartoonists will be narrowed to a shortlist of about 15 cartoonists. From there it is narrowed […]
Being the Fall of an even numbered year it is time for the Lee Enterprise newspapers to play musical chairs with their comics page syndicates. In their biennial attempt to get the most comics for the lowest price Lee’s 80 or so daily papers ?will be dropping their King Features Syndicate comic strips for? those […]
I understand Sunday’s strip, but I don’t get it. That is, I’m sure kids enjoyed having their cell phones in class, but I haven’t heard a lot of complaints from kids in the states that have banned them.I was fortunate enough that, while I spent a dozen years or so going into classrooms, those jobs […]
In a move sure to please almost everyone (‘almost’ because there is always those few who would object to a wonderful 72° Spring day with a light breeze) Tribune Content Agency has chosen Howie Noel to continue the adventures of Dick Tracy as the new regular artist of the comic strip. There is no official […]
An AI cartooning roundup: The Baltimore Sun continues it abominable images. Did Editor & Publisher join The Baltimore Sun in corrupting its pages with AI cartoons? The Hamilton County Reporter mends its AI cartoon ways. Cartoonists’ styles being stolen by AI prompters. The Baltimore Sun continues its weekly(?) printing of editorial AI illustrated commentary. This […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Indian government has blocked at least two Indian editorial cartoonists’ Instagram accounts under a rule meant to protect the public from threats of national security, public order, or criminal activity. The cartoonists, Satish Achary and Manjul have both posted cartoons critical of the current government’s efforts to trim the national voting rolls.India […]