Ted Rall close, but not yet going to Afghanistan
Last check, Ted Rall’s efforts to fund a trip to Afghanistan is $3,275 shy of raising the $25k. Only three days left of fundraising. Would be awful to get so close and not make it.
Posted on: April 1, 2010
Check out Rick McKee’s 3D editorial cartoon
It’s the future I tell you. At least for today.
1997 April Fools comic switch cited as one of best
Three publications have listed the 1997 comic strip April Fools switcheroo as one of the all time best. Klue.com lists their top three as: The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest, BMW Revolutionary Technology and The Great Comics Switcheroonie. Bob Eckstein, posting on dscriber.com puts the stunt at number two, behind a PC computing article that “noted” legislation […]
Brian Crane’s Pickles turns 20
A hearty congratulations to Brian Crane, whose feature Pickles turns 20 years old tomorrow. Brian attributes the longevity of Pickles to “dumb luck and clean living, I guess. It’s all been kind of a wonderful mystery to me. I never had a master plan, or anything like that. My only real goal was to do […]
Bruce Beattie laid off from Daytona Beach News-Journal
Earlier this week the Daytona Beach News-Journal laid of 10% of their workforce including editorial cartoonist Bruce Beattie. Bruce has been with the paper since 1981 and is currently syndicate through Creators. In 1986 he launched a panel feature called SNAFU which later became Beattie Blvd. The strip ran for 11 years and was a […]
CSotD: Not guilty by reason of diminished capacity
Kieran Meehan serves up another gem in Pros and Cons. What I particularly like about this strip is the combination of convicts who are utterly convinced of the logic of their arguments with the utterly deadpan response of the lawyer. Any sign of dismay would kill this joke on the spot.