Years ago cartoonist Eli Stein would interrupt his regularly scheduled blog entertainment with what he called the “We All Have To Start Somewhere Department” where he would present the earliest work of celebrated cartoonists. Today we borrow his idea and apply it to political cartoonist Michael de Adder.The recent death of a Canadian serial killer […]
Cartoonist Emily Flake has been awarded 2026’s third annual Thurber Prize for American Humor in Cartoon Art by The Thurber House. The Cartoon Art Prize is in association with their Humor Writing Prize. The Thurber Prize for American Humor in Cartoon Art was initiated in 2024 and is one of the highest recognitions of the […]
The Institut finlandais, a cultural institute between Finland and France, has kicked off a year of comics called “Sarjakuva 2026.” The effort is to promote Finnish bande dessinée within France and promote exchanges between artists, professionals and comic fans.From their website: Over the past few years, Finnish comics have established themselves as one of the […]
The newly formed Graphic Medicine Europe has announce their inaugural Graphic Medicine Europe Conference to be held later this year on Sept 9 – 12. The conference will be held at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam on September 9-10 and at the annual Cross Comix festival at De Doelen in Rotterdam on the 11-12th. The theme is “Imagination, Mediation, […]
Teacher, principal, superintendent, musician and cartoonist Howard King has passed away. From the obituary: Through the years, he also went on to earn his Master’s Degree in Education Administration from the University of Southern California and then to pursue a career in Education. Beginning his teaching career first as a teacher at University Place, he […]
First Dog comments on our special military operation, which isn’t a war except sometimes somebody slips and accidentally calls it one. “Special Military Operation” is also what Vladimir Putin calls his invasion of Ukraine, but I’m sure that’s just a coincidence.But as First Dog says, Australia is definitely not in a war, though they seem […]
WEBTOON, the giant South Korean webcomics publisher, has released its annual report. WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results: Junkoo Kim, Founder and CEO said, “We are pleased to report solid fourth quarter results, with revenue in line with our expectations and Adjusted EBITDA above the top end of our […]
Illustrator Brian Biggs has launched a weekly Youtube channel called Sitting Around Talking About Art Supplies. His teaser: Do you like art supplies? Are you fascinated with those weird pens and expensive pencils? Why are crayons so great? Do you hoard procreate brushes and have a pinterest board for letterpress machines? I know I do. […]
Glenn Marshall reports that members of the British Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation visited the House of Commons to urge Members of Parliament to pass the “Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act”. The act would “prohibit the sale and promotion of tourist activities abroad where animals are kept or treated in ways that would be illegal in the […]
Tatanja Wood, award winning artist and colorist for DC Comics, has passed away on February 27 at the age of 99, just 3 days shy of 100 years old.Born on March 2, 1926 in Darmstadt, Germany. She spent World War II in the Netherlands. After the war she and her brother migrated to the United States […]
Sally Madden for The Comics Journal interviews cartoonist Bill Griffith with particular emphasis on Griffith’s newest graphic biography of his great-grandfather and on the Zippy comic strip and his cartooning background. I do like Madden’s style here of ignoring the questions and just relaying Bill Griffith’s words.Some of Bill Griffith’s words: When I was first […]
I’m down at church checking IDs to make sure no furriners attempt to vote on our school budget or city council races. I’ll let you know tomorrow if ICE shows up, unless they showed up for me.The human body is an odd thing, though I’m not sure it’s as odd as Arlo thinks it is. […]
As we noted earlier, former Minneapolis Star-Tribune editorial cartoonist Steve Sack has returned to the drawing table after his officially retirement four years ago. We had a chance to catch up with Steve about his motivations and how long we can expect new Sack cartoons.Back in October Steve had created a Substack account to post older cartoons that were […]
And with Stephen R. Bissette, Steve Nease, Dennis the Menace. Jason Chatfield, Mickey Mouse, others. Stephen R. Bissette is Sixth Vermont Cartoon Laureate Mary Ann Lickteig for Seven Days reports on the honor and profiles Stephen R. Bissette: Windsor cartoonist Stephen R. Bissette has been named Vermont’s sixth cartoonist laureate. The artist — renowned for […]
Lakes International Comic Arts Festival (LICAF) has announced a number of updates head of this year’s festival. The British festival launched a new website, logo, poster, and this year’s special guest Bill Sienkiewicz.Bill, a classically-trained painter, is a multi-Eisner Award-winning and Emmy Award-nominated artist. His career includes creating work for both Marvel and DC, Disney, […]