Cartoonist Tom Batiuk has given notice that he will end the Funky Winkerbean comic strip on the last day of this year. A NOTE FROM TOM BATIUK: More than fifty years ago, the cast of Funky Winkerbean began their journey on the American comics pages, and as the official chaperone of these special characters, they […]
‘Tis the season.The Cartoonists Rights Network International is running a Holiday Pledge Drive.Free Expression doesn’t come cheap. In fact, multiple cartoonists have lost their lives in their pursuit of that right. Others have been assaulted and abused, criminalized or imprisoned, and an increasing number are displaced from their homes. Our mission is to defend these […]
I’ve often noted that the current level of disinformation is hard on “bland restatement cartoons,” in which absurd characters say exaggerated versions of what real people are saying in all sincerity.In this case, however, Tom Tomorrow tackles the dilemma by keeping the exaggeration to a scant minimum, with the only real hyperbole being that cable […]
Cartoonist Charles Brubaker has announced his comic strip Lauren Ipsum has garnered a weekly spot in The Weakley County Press. Charles informed us on his Facebook page: My local newspaper, the Weakley County Press, will start running “Lauren Ipsum” every week! They began running it yesterday, on my birthday fitting enough. Among the animation and […]
Since we focus on hard copies in our Hey Kids! Comics! monthly list, let’s note an e-book here. Liniers, renowned for Macanudo, partnered with Angelica Del Campo to create a graphic novel. The Ghost of Wreckers Cove is now available in English as an e-book from Comixology. Games Radar has a review and a preview. […]
I usually let DD Degg handle news, but since I covered the AAEC convention last month, I’ll announce that the videos of presentations there are now available here, and they are worth bingeing if you care about the medium.And since I devoted an entire day’s posting to it, I would particularly invite you to settle back […]
If I’m going to steal a headline from Dana Summers (Tribune), the least I can do is let him bat lead-off today, which also solves the conundrum of how to even begin organizing the embarrassment of cartoon riches that have emerged since last night’s announcement.We could get this kind of instant reaction all the time […]
The story of Emperor Trajan’s victory over a mighty barbarian empire isn’t just one for the books. It’s also told in 155 scenes carved in a spiral frieze on a monumental column.It’s an adventure comic strip created 1,909 years ago.The emperor is the story’s hero. He appears 58 times, depicted as a canny commander, accomplished […]
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for November 2022 release. Images and links (mostly) via Amazon, though ordering through your local comic shop or independent book store is a good idea. Charles M. Schulz: The Life and Art of the Creator of Peanuts in 100 Objects The Charlton Companion Number One Is Walking All […]
Many years ago, my parents came across a recipe in the local paper that was intended to call for adding a soupçon of lemon juice, which a local editor had corrected to “add a soup can of lemon juice.” They sent it in to the New Yorker, which used to run editorial gaffes as fillers.It […]
Stephen Notley’s Bob the Angry Flower is a weekly alternative strip about a walking talking flower who feels ALL the emotions, not just rage. Debuting in 1992, Bob has battled Gamera, bad punctuation, Dick Cheney’s disembodied heart, former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, hamster-dropping villain Hamsterfall, US Senator Ted Cruz, vengeful Geat Rothgar, celebrated mathematician Roger […]
The time stream is in a constant state of disrepair. Timelines diverge and collapse. History is altered, creating tidal waves of change. And that’s on a good day. But thankfully, for eons, the main thruway – the key timeline – has been kept safe by a group of diligent and dedicated “Chronal Keepers.” … […]
Artist and cartoonist Wayland Moore has passed away. Wayland David Moore September 8, 1935 – November 7, 2022 From the obituary: Wayland David Moore, whose expressionistic paintings of dramatic action and brilliant color define an era in sports art, died on Monday, November 7, 2022, at his home in Decatur, GA. He was 87. Distinguished […]
Non Sequitur (AMS) has it right: America’s favorite sport has become bitching and moaning and insisting that the refs are corrupt, the rules are wrong and the outcome must be challenged.I promise you that, if Josh Allen had taken a clean snap, stepped back and knelt to take an intentional safety to give the Bills […]
The above art by Jules Feiffer is from a September 2022 edition of Dan’s Papers, but the interview conducted by Dan Rattiner for his podcast is this month new.Dan asks Jules about a few of his more than a dozen awards – the Academy Award-winning Munro, his special George Polk Award, and his Pulitzer Prize. […]