Some cartoonist and comic strip histories from during and before our lifetime. Jeffrey Lindenblatt returns to Stripper’s Guide with the 1991 stats for comic strips and panels that appeared in his survey of 300 newspapers (down to 268 dailies for 1991). In the Top 30 spots, Calvin and Hobbes continued its climb moving one spot […]
The Washington Post editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes was awarded the Herblock Prize for 2023. From the Herb Block Foundation announcement (with the submission portfolio): Ann Telnaes creates editorial cartoons in various mediums — animation, visual essays, live sketches and traditional print — for The Washington Post. Judges comments: Ann Telnaes’ combination of expertly-crafted renderings and […]
Today is International Women’s Day, though you wouldn’t know it by looking through American cartoons. Ah well, don’t feel bad: I didn’t see any among the British cartoons, either. Which doesn’t mean there weren’t any, but, if there were, they were hiding very well. Meanwhile, Fiona Katauskas explains why it isn’t a bigger deal in […]