After 31 years Patrick M. Reynolds has ended his Flashbacks comic strip.above: the penultimate Flashbacks below: the final FlashbacksThe educational and entertaining feature ran for 31 years.FLASHBACKS by Patrick M. Reynolds October 13, 1991 – September 25, 2022 weekly comic strip self-syndicated (Red Rose Studio) The Lambiek Comiclopedia has a short profile of Patrick: Patrick […]
I saw the first corgi cartoon on the funny pages today, so I guess that tells us the time lag and, no, I’m not going to feature it here.But I will feature Martin Rowson’s farewell to the topic, which only has two corgis, which is quite a few less than you would get in corgi […]
Nobody seems to know how it started, when it started, why it started, who started it, or what the reason for the September 25 date is – but today is National Comic Book Day. Prickly City informs us of the holiday. © Scott Stantis; DC Comics Sally Forth also has a superhero theme. © King Features […]
A First and Last EntryTad Burness was 30 and an aspiring cartoonist.According to Tad via Jalopnik:“In 1962, I was trying to sell a variety of comic features to newspaper syndicates, and as a bonus item I developed a once-a-week panel about old cars which I called Auto Album. Most editors weren’t interested in my comic […]
There’s such as thing as being “too smart for the room,” which generally signals a failure because the audience couldn’t keep up.And then there’s Macanudo (KFS), which is frequently, joyously too smart for the room. It probably limits his reach, but he probably doesn’t care. I didn’t recognize the name, but I got the joke anyway […]
Broom-Hilda by Russell Myers © Tribune Content Agency When The Far Side Went Too Far?According to a 2019 interview with Larson in the New York Times, Larson revealed that he had numerous moments where he was going to be pulled from newspapers by controversy, but one stuck out in his mind the most. The comic was […]
Is this the beginning of the end for the daily printed comics page in many American towns and cities? Michael Cavna and The Washington Post cover the disturbing trend of U.S. newspapers kicking comics to the curb (or to the their websites), in particular the recent Lee Enterprises decision to standardize their funny (half) pages. […]
Jack Ohman (Counterpoint) notes the lack of conflict-of-interest rules for Congress, in light of a proposal by Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) to prevent senior government officials, including Supreme Court Justices, from playing the stock market.It seems ridiculous and unnecessary, but the fact that it is necessary explains why it is not ridiculous.It’s not entirely fair to […]
Editor & Publisher reports: Long time cartoonist Todd Schowalter has been named the political cartoonist for Salem Media Group. Salem Media produces and provides radio broadcasts and web content, along with magazines and books. Schowalter is a nationally distributed cartoonist. His work appears on television and in newspapers, magazines, books, advertisements and on greeting […]
Sunday newspapers around the country will contain less content after November 6, 2022. Parade Magazine will discontinue its print version in November and become an all-digital, e-edition publication. We’ll load it on the capjournal.com website weekly and be accessible to subscribers. From The Capital Journal publisher: I’m writing to let you know that some big […]
Cartoonist Mary Kincaid has passed away. Mary Elizabeth Kincaid (née Getz) June 4, 1923 – September 14, 2022 From the obituary: Mary grew up in and around Toledo OH, and when she was ten her mother passed away of a heart condition. Luckily, she had a doting father with whom she was close until his […]
I love Jeff Danziger (Counterpoint)‘s dream of an attorney who would come explain the news to those who sit and stare, and I particularly like that he depicts them, not as idiots or yokels, but as regular folks who simply don’t get it.It’s easy enough to look down your nose at people who don’t understand […]
How Gus Arriola and Gordo Became Accidental Ambassadors of Mexican Culture When Arriola started his comic strip, words like ‘burrito’ were unknown in the United States “Gordo,” August 21, 1966; © UFS, Inc. Gordo, published between 1941 and 1985, was created, drawn, and written by Arriola; it was distributed by the United Feature Syndicate. The […]
Some stray news items from the end of Summer 2022.The New Improved NCS Divisional Award Rich Powell compares his Divisional Reuben Awards of 2013 and 2022. The new awards have a nice, burnished finish and rounded edges on the frame. I really like this look! Plus, the silver didn’t rub off on your tux! MAD […]
Good thinking, Willie. I’m gonna throttle back a little myself. It’s not that there’s no news to analyze, but much of it is News of the Stupid, and I don’t have the energy.Critical analysis isn’t like declassifying top-secret documents: You have to do more than just think about it. For instance, while I am inspired to […]