This is an installment of 2023 U.S. Newspaper Comics: Debuts, Departures, and the Dearly Departed.(part 1: Debuts and Departures – – part 2: Detours and Deviations – – part 3: the Dearly Departed)2023 DEBUTSThese comics began appearing in U. S. newspapers in 2023. BEWARE OF TODDLERby George GantSunday onlyJanuary 2023 –King Features Syndicate[first appeared online […]
Beginning January 1, 2024, The Lockhorns will be found on GoComics, not Comics Kingdom. As we reported Bunny has switched from King Features Syndicate to Andrews McMeel Syndication.
More best/favorite cartoons from U. S. editorial cartoonists and their newspapers. The New York Daily News has picked 20 of Bill Bramhall‘s cartoons from 2023. WhoWhatWhy pick half a score graphic opinions from Ted Rall.The Chattanooga Times Free Press presents a dozen 2023 commentaries from Clay Bennett. Politico gives us three dozen political cartoons featuring […]
Dave Blazek, Paul Kirchner, Michael de Adder, Chris Britt, Leigh Rubin, Randall Enos, Jerry Craft, Dan Piraro, Dan McConnell, and a couple more are featured in some reports that due to a hectic holiday schedule, were undeservedly not featured here. So before this month and year is ushered out… The Wenatchee World reports local cartoonist […]
A number of newspapers worldwide have gathered their favorite cartoons of the year. New Zealand: “Herald cartoonist Rod Emmerson reflects on his favourite moments.” India: “12 best cartoons of the year by DTE cartoonist, Sorit Gupto.” Australia: “The best of: Fiona Katauskas cartoons 2023.”Australia: “best cartoons of 2023” by David Pope, Peter Broelman, and Fiona […]
A number of Canadian newspapers have gathered their favorite cartoons of the year. From The Toronto Star comes “The Best of Patrick Corrigan.” Also from The Toronto Star is “The Best of Theo Moudakis.”Even more Toronto Star in the form of “The Best of Michael De Adder.” The Saskatoon Star Phoenix features a few cartoonists […]
A number of U. S. newspapers have gathered their favorite cartoons of the year. If these numbers continue we may have to do daily updates of the collections.Walt Handelsman and The New Orleans Times-Picayune/The Advocate went for 20 local cartoons. The Columbus Dispatch has a group of Cagle Cartoonists for their “Highlights of 2023.” Politico […]
Controversy is surrounding an Adam Zyglis cartoon. Buffalo, NY (WBEN) – Leadership in Buffalo’s Jewish community says it’s upset over Tuesday’s Buffalo News cartoon by Adam Zyglis. They say the cartoon is anti-Semitic rather than a critique of Israel. From WBEN: While neither Adam Zyglis nor The Buffalo News are speaking on the record about […]
Michael Cavna and David Betancourt, Washington Post pop culture reporters with an expertise about comics, have accepted buyouts from the newspaper.From Mike Rhode: Michael Cavna just confirmed to me that both he and David Betancourt are taking the Post buyout offer, and there will be no specialists on comics on the staff now. David Betancourt […]
Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman have selected 103 pieces from their 26-year-old, award-winning strip Zits for Heritage Auctions’ sale on January 4. Zits has appeared in more than 1,700 newspapers worldwide since its introduction in July 1997. The offering consist of nearly 100 daily and Sunday strips and then a few specialty pieces. The strips […]
Antonio Prohias, Morrie Turner, Franklin Osborne Alexander, and Carl Fallberg.Paperback biographies from a book’s back cover. Book Jacket Bios has the images where they can be supersized and also adds more biographical information. Book Jacket Bios is an occasional blog about writers and artists. These biographies and other images come from an invaluable treasure and […]
Snoopy, Olive (Emi Burdge) & Popeye (Randy Milholland), Dilbert and Scott Adams, Noah Voelker, Jason Chatfield, and Thomas May. It’s Snoopy’s world, and Gen Z is just living in it – apparently. For months, social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram have been flooded with memes, clips and stills of Snoopy in action, clipped from […]
The end of the year always brings editorial cartoonists and newspapers selecting cartoons from the past year to present as some of their best. With 2023 ending on a Sunday that would seem the perfect day to publish such reviews. Some have already presented their cartoon choices for 2023. Unfortunately some, like The Baltimore Sun’s […]
Yesterday was the 200th anniversary of “A Visit from St. Nicholas” and today, the day before Christmas 2023, a number of cartoonists used the “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” poem, one way or another, in their Sunday pages. (Which is common on Christmas Eve but this year it landed on a Sunday and could be […]
The Washington Post recently published a few letters about some cartoons from mid-December. Editorial cartoonist Michael Ramirez came in for some praise: Michael Ramirez’s marvelous Dec. 12 editorial cartoon, “Medal of dishonor,” should be copied and posted on the office door of every member of Congress who has cravenly linked further Ukraine aid to the […]