Today Comic Strip of the Day had a take on The Candorville Chronicle.Which gives me an opening to pass on some newspaper news.While the main focus in covering the squeeze on newspapers is how it affects reporters and editors (and here there is an emphasis on newspaper comic strips and cartoonist), others within the newspaper […]
Historical cartoonist Patrick Reynolds is an American Legionnaire in good standing. Readers of the “Flashbacks” comic strip in their Sunday newspaper – which brings history to life in multi-paneled cartoons – may be interested to know that the artist is a 50-plus-year Pennsylvania Legionnaire. Patrick Reynolds is a life member of William P. Duffy American […]
On the 125th anniversary of The Yellow Kid‘s first newspaper appearance, he’s back!Chris Yambar (writer) and Randy Bish (artist) have joined forces to revive The Yellow Kid.[Chris] wanted to bring the classic comic back so about six years ago, he partnered with editorial artist Randy Bish. “When I mentioned it to him several years back, […]
Most of today’s political cartoons are impeachment commentary which I just did yesterday and which will keep until tomorrow and so, since I have to go get my eyes dilated and inspected and don’t have time for deep thinking, let’s just pretend it’s Friday and hit the funnies. People talk about how awful the live-shooter drills […]
Riffing on the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote cartoons President Trump’s Assistant to the President and Director of Social Media at the White House, Dan Scavino, tweeted a 90-second “Politizoid” cartoon, produced in “Hollywood U.S.A., AKA Adam Schiff’s Back Yard.” https://t.co/zl0F8Efmu7 — Dan Scavino Jr.??? (@DanScavino) January 22, 2020Details at the Daily Caller.
Peter Waldner usually keeps a sketch pad within arm’s reach: in his car, on a bedside table, for whenever inspiration strikes. “I’m still old school,” he explained during a recent interview at his Worthy Way studio. “In the middle of the night, I’d jot ideas down and the next morning I’d read it and have […]
I’m going to reach across the sea to start the day, with a Chris Riddell cartoon that, in fact, ran a few days before the Impeachment Trial began.Not only is the whole world watching, but the whole world knows what they’re watching.And I suppose we should know, too, but seeing it unfold yesterday reminded me […]
Entry deadline: Jan. 24, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. EST.Entry fee: $75 per entry – paid by credit card only (MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Discover).Cartooning category: Cartoons should be uploaded as JPEGs. If they are animated, enter via URLs.For a distinguished cartoon or portfolio of cartoons, characterized by originality, editorial effectiveness, quality of drawing and pictorial […]
Your submissions must be delivered to their respective locations by January 23, 2020 for consideration The National Cartoonists Society website has the entry forms and details.You DO NOT have to be a member of the NCS to have your work considered for a divisional award.
For the 40th year Doonesbury cartoonist Garry B. Trudeau has created a collectible button for the Saranac Winter Carnival. And it’s a beauty.Trudeau’s illustration shows “Doonesbury” character Zonker as a knight riding a winged unicorn, gazing at a sword being held out of a lake by a hand, a la Excalibur.Since 2012 Garry has expanded […]
Photographer Wade Allen and The Shelby Star spent part of this past weekend visiting Dennis the Menace cartoonist Marcus Hamilton, and recorded the visit.
Michael Cavna’s piece interviewing editorial cartoonists on the differences between the Trump and Clinton impeachments was in the Top-5 of the most trafficked stories on the Washington Post’s site over the weekend.From the piece:Steve Breen: “When I did cartoons critical of Clinton’s misdeeds in the ’90s, I would never get readers telling me I hated […]
I’m not necessarily standing behind anything today, but I’m promoting the idea of doing your damn homework, so I got a laugh out of Ann Telnaes’ reaction to a new federal policy cutting back on people working at home rather than at a desk in an office.As she notes, Dear Leader is more chained to […]
Comics author, historian, and translator Wolfgang J. Fuchs has passed away.Wolfgang J. Fuchs September 16, 1945 – January 20, 2020author, journalist, film historian comics author, historian, translator From Karen Green, Curator for Comics and Cartoons at Columbia University Libraries:Just seeing the news, posted by his daughter Anna, that Wolfgang Fuchs passed away this morning. Wolfgang was […]
Crime SuspenStories “Jolting (or Joking) Tales of Tension” – I’ve been enjoying Dan Thompson‘s detective noir parody. This particular Crime Story, ripped from the files of Rip Haywire, began three weeks ago. Young Romance However Don Wimmer strikes me as three weeks early with today’s Rose is Rose. Although it is never a bad time for […]