Clover Press made its name in comic strip circles by publishing “The Master Collection” of Milton Caniff‘s Terry and the Pirates. Then there is The Complete Tom the Dancing Bug series. The publisher has recently switched their comic strip endeavors to affordable softcover editions of previously published hardcover collections. There was Dick Tracy Collection 1941-1944 […]
Alan Dunn architectural cartoonist; Brian Fies graphic medicine artist, U of Missouri cartoon archives.Alan Dunn Architectural CartoonistLast year we noted a Gabriele Neri article for Architectural Record about cartoons relevant to that magazine and the profession it spotlights. There was a note mentioning New Yorker cartoonist Alan Dunn. Little did we suspect that Neri was […]
I was always skeptical of teachers who said, “I’m tough, but fair.” I knew teachers who were tough but fair, but none of them ever said so and they didn’t have to, because we knew it. The ones who proclaimed it were, instead, rigidly harsh and felt “fair” meant having everything go their way.It is […]
Feminist cartoonist and Sylvia creator Nicole Hollander has passed away. Nicole Marilyn Hollander (née Garrison) April 25, 1939 – April 23, 2026 It is being credibly reported on social media that cartoonist Nicole Hollander has passed away. From Michael Bonesteel: NICOLE HOLLANDER, the edgy and entertaining creator of “Sylvia,” passed away last night. She was […]
The Graphic Medicine International Collective (GMIC) has announced their shortlist for their GMIC Awards for outstanding health-related comic projects completed and/or published in 2025. There are three categories, long-form, short-form, and educational, with five finalists in each category. Winners will be announced at their annual conference in Baltimore on July 25.Here are the finalists:EducationalLong FormShort […]
The Freedom Cartoonists Foundation will be marking World Press Freedom Day on Monday, May 4 with two events: the inaugural “Cartooning for Freedom” Exhibition and a ceremony to present the 2026 Kofi Annan Courage in Cartooning Award. “Cartooning for Freedom” ExhibitionThe exhibit opens today and runs through May. It features 60 cartoons selected by FreedomCartoonists […]
A few things that stood out this week. Scott Ketcham‘s wildly off-model Dennis the Menace and Joey didn’t bring about the amount of comments I thought it would. Though it sticks out like a sore thumb I am not bothered by it. For those who are there’s another Scott Ketcham panel coming next week. Will […]
Today is May Day, which is International Workers Day, aka Labour Day, marking the Haymarket Square Riots, which began May 1, 1886, and culminated in the explosion four days later.Whamond notes the calls this year for a general strike, but I don’t think America is a general-striking sort of country. I recall that the Mai-Juin […]
Comics and Libraries, Mafalda and Montreal, and N.Y. Times on Gerry Conway.A Digital Catalog for Libraries I’m sorry to say it has been a long time since I regularly patronized my local libraries. It seems they are far more modern than what once was and comics are a large part of that new century look. […]
When cartoonists get together they talk about any number of things: non-Euclidean geometry, post-Rawlsian public reason, the price of tea in China, etc. GoComics has taken that idea and narrowed it down to comics.Kathy Hilliard tells us: GoComics is rolling out a new feature that might be of interest: “Cartoonist to Cartoonist” – in which […]
Acclaimed editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes offers a razor sharp critique of American political hypocrisy. Can the nation preserve its democratic ideals, or will it fall prey to an authoritarian takeover? For four days, beginning May 1, 2026, Ann Telnaes and Friends are making the Laura Dix documentary Democracy Under Siege available in the United States. […]
The familiar expression is that even a broken clock is right twice a day, but I’d add an amendment to point out that some clocks are cuckoo all the time. Ohman makes a vital distinction, in that although it is paranoid and foolish to see a conspiracy in the attempted shooting at the WHCA dinner, […]
The discovery of an old coverless book leads David Geffen on a quest for the cartoonist who chronicled Israel’s formative years through his cartoons. The Jerusalem Post carries the profile. The opening drawing in the book shows Mr. Yisrael wearing the military-folded cap of the Israeli soldiers and holding a dumbbell high up in the […]
Cartoonist Ashraf Omar will be tried in Egyptian court beginning May 10. He’s been detained since July 2024 on four charges. According to his lawyer, three charges have been dropped but the prosecution added a new charge and will move forward to charges related to terrorism.The Initial charges are:Charges 1, 3, and 4 have been dropped […]
From Guy Badeaux’s (Bado) blog we learn the winners of the 26th World Press Freedom International Editorial Cartoon award. The theme this year was “Times are tough.” Taking the top first, second and third place are: Darko Drljevic of Montenegro, Joel Pett of USA, and Patrick Lamontagne of Canada.Ten cartoonists were honored with an Awards […]