above: the last editionExpress, a free daily tabloid published by The Washington Post and meant for the young commuter crowd, has printed its last edition today.The Post says WiFi in the Metro has made it easier for riders to read on their phones instead, and falling ridership on Metro hasn’t helped matters. But at the […]
Michael Ramirez salutes the victory of Osama bin Laden, who managed to both undermine our freedom and to keep us firmly in his grasp nearly two decades later.Not sure that was the intent of the cartoon, but look around.Our misplaced priorities are based on pre-existing, irrational Islamophobia, given a semi-rational basis by the horrors of […]
Lincoln Peirce, the creator of the “Big Nate” comic strip, spoke in front of a sold-out crowd at One Longfellow Square Tuesday about his love for “Peanuts,” his career as a cartoonist and the inspiration for some of his characters. Peirce was interviewed by the Portland Press Herald’s digital director and resident comics fan Chad Gilley […]
One thing you learn early on in the opinionating business is that if you express yourself in anything longer than a single sentence, you’re likely to be surprised at what readers pick up on.The other thing you should learn is that being clever almost never works.It’s good that Jen Sorensen is, for all the minimalism […]
Comic strip and comic book cartoonist Frank Hill was born September 10, 1929. Frank becomes our newest Senior Stripper member. Rather than us recapping Frank’s career, let’s let Frank himself do it. Below are some samples of Frank’s handiwork and characters.Below: Frank (script) once again partnered with Lee Holley (art). And, of course, Short RibsMost of […]
I’m a Houston Texans fan, so I was up late watching Monday Night Football last night, which gives today’s Moderately Confused a little extra punch.I’ve seen the ads for boxes of ingredients that let you make your own meals without shopping and, depending on the cost, that could make sense, though having it happen more […]
The first For Better or Worse by Tad Dorgan was January 7, 1922.Wait, wait, wait … wrong comic strip.The first For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston was September 9, 1979. Forty years ago today! That strip was a Sunday, the dailies started the following day on September 10, 1979.The strip ran for 29 years, […]
From the New York Times: “Funky Winkerbean,” the rare comic strip that allows its characters to grow and age, starts a 10-week story line on Monday that contains a tragedy. Fans of the long-running strip who would like to be surprised by what happens to a major character may not want to read further. Though […]
Bob Gorrell accuses Democrats of a double standard when it comes to truth and accuracy. I can’t agree.I’m not a Biden supporter, but his gaffes tend to be immaterial.And let’s remember that it was the Amazon-owned Libtard Fake News Washington Post that examined his story of the soldier and the medal and exposed its numerous […]
For 25 years, from 1983 to 2008, David Astor reported on the newspaper syndicates for Editor & Publisher. Alan Gardner, the creator of this Daily Cartoonist site, called David “the founding father of syndication reporting.”Every week David reported on comic strips and political cartooning and puzzles and columnists syndicated to newspapers, both upfront and behind […]
Kal Kallaugher opines on the mystifying Mitch McConnell, who apparently doesn’t like being called “Moscow Mitch,” but, as Kal notes, refuses to allow a vote on legislation to protect the security of our election system from Russian meddling.It is a puzzlement, indeed.I was watching the Netflix series on Bobby Kennedy yesterday. It’s very likely different […]
SEC filings are typically dense bundles of legalese and boilerplate. The 384-page prospectus for the impending merger of GateHouse and Gannett, registered Aug. 29, is no exception. But the document also includes a remarkably detailed account of negotiations that spread over seven months and dozens of meetings before terms of the deal were made final […]
Leading up to the state’s centennial a small group decided Stan Lynde‘s idea of a 60 mile Great Montana Centennial Cattle Drive, though crazy, had merit.A massive undertaking, the cattle drive involved 105 drovers, 2,812 cattle, 208 wagons, 3,337 horses for 2,397 cowboys and cowgirls, and 79 horse wranglers.Stan Lynde, famous for his Rick O’Shay […]
The Sharpie explosion has largely proven that the first gag that comes to you is likely going to be drawn by several other people as well. That makes it an irresistible prompt but a daunting challenge. The first cartoon I saw of using the Sharpie to raise approval rates or otherwise monkey with charts was Bill […]
Last year Larry Yudelson profiled Hy Eisman for the Jewish Standard.That story won a Rockower Award: Category 11: The David Frank Award for Excellence in Personality Profiles Division A. Newspapers 15,000 circulation and over; Broadcast Second Place Jewish Standard, Teaneck, NJ “Popeye the Sailor’s man in Glen Rock” by Larry Yudelson Click here to view submission Comment: Good […]