I don’t know how many times I’ve alluded to this, but if you’re never seen Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, it’s time you did, because the question of “truth and illusion” is currently far more relevant than it was 60 years ago. The drama is a cross between Theatre of the Absurd plays like Endgame […]
Comic artist and ed-op page illustrator Randy Jones has passed away. Randy Glenn Jones May 7, 1949 – December 12, 2025 From the Randy Jones entry at Lambiek: [Jones] received his artistic training at H.B. Beal Technical school in London, Ontario. Upon graduation, Jones moved to Toronto, where his first illustration job was ‘Goethe’s Faust’ […]
After 19 years today marks the last print edition of Politico, it continues in the digital world. The hard copy of Politico was published twice weekly when Congress was in session, less frequently when Congress was in recess, and distributed to the offices of most of the elected people in Washington, D.C. John F. Harris […]
I had intended to run a collection of Reiner/Trump cartoons to show the depth of rejection Trump’s insane post had sparked, but Campbell sums it up. There’s not much more to be said, and the people who are shocked are shocked and the people who cannot be shocked are not. I liked Bramhall’s take, but […]
Former Tribune Media Services Sales Manager and Senior VP Walter Mahoney has passed away. Walter F. Mahoney January 21, 1951 – November 20, 2025 From the obituary: After growing up in Richmond, Va, he attended the University of Georgia, graduating with a degree in Journalism. Walter was the Senior Vice President of Tribune Media Services, […]
Featuring Lynda Barry on museums, Liam Francis Walsh too soon?, Charlie Daniel and Brad Boring for the kids, Joel Pett standup cartoonist, Russell Taylor and Charles Peattie create Alex, but we start with senior stripper Sidney Harris at the gym. Sidney Harris at the Gym for a Pop-Up Exhibit Sidney Harris, 92, walked into a […]
I suppose if you’re going to mock the word “stochastic,” you shouldn’t use a relevant cartoon to open the discussion. I finally looked it up because everyone has been writing about stochastic terrorism and stochastic this or that. It just means random, which is awfully close to not meaning anything, or at least, it’s close […]
The documentary about one of the most influential editorial cartoonists in America is now streaming on most platforms. “A Savage Art the Life Cartoons of Pat Oliphant” can now be viewed on most streaming platforms (check link above for list). As I rewrote in my review back in June: Clocking in at 88 minutes, the […]
Calling it “abhorrent” Katie Miller is not happy about the illustration of her husband that accompanied The New Republic feature article delineating the lineage of Deputy Chief of Staff to the White House Stephen Miller as his ancestors immigrated from the Russian Empire (now Belarus) to the United States and comparing that background to Miller […]
Among the cartoonists who were members of the famed Mort Walker Studio it could be argued that none were more involved and important than Jerry Dumas. Certainly none lasted longer in the partnership. From Timothy Dumas: In June of 1956 [Jerry Dumas] rolled into the Belle Haven driveway of Mort Walker, creator of the popular […]
There are a lot of Rob Reiner/Pearly Gates cartoons out there, but you won’t see them here. I’m sorry he and his wife are dead, but the best I can do is refer back to John Donne yet again: Each man’s death diminishes me. But Donne also challenged Death, and warned it not to be […]
I wasn’t paying attention when I noted Emma Allen‘s article about Otto Soglow. It was only one small part of The New Yorker’s annual Cartoons & Puzzles edition for 2025. The highlight of the issue are the “comic strip” profiles of a half dozen former New Yorker cartoonists by current New Yorker cartoonists. Michael Maslin […]
Below are some comic and cartoon books scheduled for December 2025 release (or so). Images and links from a variety of publishers and outlets, though ordering through your local comic shop or independent book store is a good idea. The Smythes by Rea Irvin (update: much more about The Smythes and Rea Irvin) Rea Irvin […]
Not sure what motivated Bennett on this one, but I know why it resonated with me. For some half a century, I imposed journalistic ethics on myself and did not register with a political party. Granted, I was generally in sympathy with one over the other, but I never voted a straight ticket and some […]
Hank Kennedy for Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) looks at the editoons of right-wing cartoonists during Zohran Mamdani’s campaign for mayor of New York City. [FAIR is rated “Left-Center biased based on slightly favoring the left politically and High for factual reporting” according to Media Bias/Fact Check.] Right-wing political cartoonists, for obvious reasons, had […]