New Association of American Editorial Cartoonists President Jack Ohman has issued an opening statement for his two year term on progress and objectives. Partnerships as far as conventions, with Cartoon Columbus Crossroads and the Association of Canadian Cartoonists in the past, will continue to be neccessary: I noted at the last convention that we will […]
The National Cartoonists Society has begun its annual call for entries for consideration for the NCS Divisional Reuben Awards recognizing excellence in professional cartooning.The Divisional Reuben Awards recognize individuals for their artistic excellence in cartoon arts. You do not have to be a member of the NCS to enter. There is no fee for submissions.All […]
Brent Dyer, Douglas Coffin, Tom Batiuk, Keith Knight, Leigh Rubin, Ron Campbell, Norman Thelwell – Cartoonists on display. Brent Dyer (aka E.A. Williams) will be showcasing some of his cartoons tomorrow. Local cartoonist Brent Dyer will bring a collection of his works to the Aroostook Agency on Aging in February for a month-long exhibit. He […]
“Doonesbury” cartoonist Garry Trudeau has released his button design for the 2023 Saranac Lake Winter Carnival. Using the Winter Carnival’s designated theme “Roman around Carnival,” Trudeau’s illustration shows “Doonesbury” character Zonker as a Roman Emperor depicted on the shape of an ancient coin with the year 2023 displayed in roman numerals. Trudeau, who was raised […]
Rural Free Delivery continues for those of you in the hinterlands, but the R.F.D. comic strip by Mike Marland has delivered its last new comic strip this week. King Features and Mike announced the ending a month ago, so it’s not unexpected (as another may be). Whether reruns will be offered from the King Features […]
Cartoonist Barbara Brandon-Croft and the collection of her comic strip Where I’m Coming From has been getting some rave reviews lately. From Black Girl Nerds last week: What I appreciate about Brandon-Croft’s comic strip is how she celebrates Black women in all of our glory. We can be sarcastic, emotional, single mothers, activists, the woman […]
Magazine cartoonist Dan Rosandich has passed away. Daniel Nicholas (Dan) Rosandich July 21, 1957 – January 9, 2023From the obituary: Daniel Rosandich, 65, a resident of Houghton passed away at his home on January 9, 2023, following an apparent heart attack. A celebration of Dan’s life will be announced by the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home […]
Andrews McMeel and Will Henry have devised a contest with the reward being a print of the very first Wallace the Brave Sunday page. Ten winners of that prize, plus a special Grand Prize for one winner. It’s a scavenger hunt for images found in 2022 Wallace the Brave comic strips. At the start of […]
Okay, it was only a day ago but I was younger. And some cartoonist were also younger, or their surrogates were. Phoebe and Her Unicorn, The Family Circus, and Pearls Before Swine all went with youthful art Sunday.If getting youngsters to draw your strip wasn’t an option maybe try AI. Brewster Rockit mentioned AI yesterday […]
The Scranton Sunday Times features a profile of current Prince Valiant writer Mark Schultz on the front page (but below the fold). Scranton Times-Tribune staff writer Jim Lockwood interviews Mark about his comics career in general and his years writing Prince Valiant in particular. “Basically what we’re try to do now is just not screw […]
That’s four color comics, not four-color comics.The Prescott Daily Courier will shrink its Sunday Color Comics print section to four comics beginning next week. The Daily Courier informed their readers of “a new comics format” beginning February 5: Today, Jan. 29, will be the last day The Daily Courier will offer its full section of […]
The Return of Philbert Phountain Phil Fountain is a pseudonym for ANC’s prodigal cartoonist, Philbert Phountain, who has recently returned from a working hiatus where he served as the lead fact-checker for George Santos. After a lengthy sabbatical cartoonist Phil Fountain has returned to the political battlefield of Northern California contributing to A News Cafe. […]
I wonder how he did it. How did Brian Crane, creator of the comic strip “Pickles,” sneak into our house and set up listening devices to capture the conversations between my husband and me so he could chronicle our lives in his strip? Stefanie Pettit, for The Spokesman-Review, is wowed by the realism displayed by […]
By 1948 Frank Godwin (b. 1889) had spent a good 40 years as a respected and requested illustrator for newspapers, magazines, books, and advertisers. Beginning in 1924 (Vignettes of Life) he became an impressive presence on newspaper comics pages, creating a famous twelve year run illustrating Connie (1929-1941). After Connie he gave up the grind […]
I got my rant on yesterday, but The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee has me thiiiis close to going off on 21st Century Cracker Jack prizes. Also yesterday I made a scene about the lack of spotting blacks, but today we are here not to bury but praise Patrick McDonnell’s Mutts where “negative space” is […]