The Daily Advocate is heralding the return of editorial cartoonist Paul Ackley to its pages after a 10 year sojourn to other local Greenville news organizations (County News Online and The Early Bird).From the December 9, 2022 Daily Advocate: After a couple year hiatus, editorial cartoonist Paul Ackley is returning to the pages of the […]
Jonesy offers an historical/political start to an examination of cartoons that, upon giving them some thought, aren’t funny, because this one did make me smile.It is, of course, a gag about the famous Christmas truce of WWI, in which British and German troops stopped shooting at each other and played football in No Man’s Land.It […]
Dana Summers was too young for the originals, perhaps, like many of us, he became a fan later. © Tribune Content Agency/Dana Summers; © EC Comics Gary Shapiro retired from KUSA-TV after nearly 50 years with the station.Rather than a gold watch he got something better, a Drew Litton original.Watch the presentation with Drew and […]
There have been some questions wondering if the GoComics rerun week will run into Sunday.No, it will not.Sunday production is done a few weeks before the dailies.But a couple questions arise from that.Was the Sunday production interrupted? Two weeks from this Sunday is Christmas Day. Will that be filled with Christmas Sunday strips from 2016?This […]
Jeff Koterba shows that less is more with a simple response to Brittney Griner’s release. The ball/ball-and-chain transposition is solid without being excessively clever and he doesn’t presume the result of the throw. More important, he doesn’t argue over whether half a loaf is, indeed, better than none, but celebrates an American homecoming.Granted, it’s fair […]
Batiuk Does the Time Warp AgainTom Batiuk begins to bring the Funkyverse and the Crankyverse into sync as Funky Winkerbean winds down and the characters prepare to guest star in Crankshaft. Red and Rover and Brian Comes OverRed and Rover cartoonist Brian Basset will be at Scrawl Books next Thursday to sign books.Details here. Due to print […]
Cartoonist and cartoon editor Lee Lorenz has passed away. Lee Sharp Lorenz October 17, 1932 – December 8, 2022 MIchael Maslin is reporting Lee’s death: Very sad news tonight from Martha Lorenz, that her father, Lee Lorenz, The New Yorker‘s art editor from 1973 -1993, and cartoon editor from 1993 – 1997, passed away Thursday […]
Candorville (KFS) pokes some fun at its former hosting site, but, for those who haven’t been following DD Degg’s coverage here, the outage at GoComics seems to have fouled up their ability to receive and process strips, such that they’re featuring a lot of reruns at the moment.This makes it hard to take a comedy […]
The notice (for me) came with a letter to the editor of The Windsor Star: I recently read letters to the editor regarding disappointment with recent changes to the newspaper. Some letters voiced disappointment with the puzzle page and one letter with the weather page. My disappointment is in regard to the comics. Why were […]
Atlanta Journal-Constitution editor Kevin Riley sits down with editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich to discuss his how he creates political cartoons.On the occasion of the new Mike Luckovich book, The Twisted History of the GOP, being released Mike sits down with his editor and explain the thought process behind a few of his recent cartoons (including […]
Several cartoonists have commented on the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony, in which the parents of murdered Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick — and some other officers’ and their families — accepted the medal, shook Sen. Charles Schumer’s hand, then walked past Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy.IMHO, John Deering got it best.Ken Sicknick, Brian’s brother, explained […]
Cartoonist Don Orehek has passed away. Donald August (Don) Orehek August 9, 1928 – December 6, 2022 The Berndt Toast Gang has passed on the sad news that the famed and prolific magazine cartoonist has died:The Berndt Toast Gang regretfully announces that, Don Orehek, longtime BTG member, incorrigible cartoonist, lighting quick caricaturist and all round […]
I’m not sure how to comment on this Michael Ramirez (Creators) cartoon, though I lived near the US Air Force Academy and toured the mews with their falcon trainers.Apparently the Twitter falcon hunts media and the falconer carries around a package of politics. I have no idea what he’s saying, though I do know that […]
The creator and writer of the Don Winslow of the Navy comic strip had predicted the Japanese aggression of the 1930s and 1940s, and notably Hawaii, 20 years before the attack on Pearl Harbor. From the U. S. Naval Institute is a profile of comic strip writer Frank V. Martinek. Featured in comics, novels, radio programs, […]
Phil Hands and Adam Zyglis join the Utterly Moderate Podcast and reflect on editorial cartooning.The pair discuss editorial vs. political cartoonist, how they create their cartoons, the constant deadlines, cartoons being perfect for short attention spans, the future is digital but newspapers will still pay better, advice for starting (local), hate mail, football toons bring […]