Cartoonist and restaurateur Michael Dougan has passed away.Michael Wayne Dougan July 18, 1958 – January 13, 2023Michael contributed to alternative newspapers and comic books, as well as national magazines.Charles L. Cross writes of Michael for The Seattle Times: Michael Dougan, a noted Seattle illustrator and cartoonist, died Jan. 13 in Tono, Japan, at 64. The […]
Cartoonist and illustrator Albert L. Schweitzer, Jr. has passed away. Albert L. (Al) Schweitzer, Jr. November 28, 1921 – January 30, 2023 Al Schweitzer spent decades as a St. Louis newspaper artist and cartoonist most with The Post-Dispatch. From the obituary: Mr. Schweitzer served in WWII in the USMC on the battleship South Dakota as […]
The Daily Signal, the conservative Heritage Foundation’s digital news platform, noted that “leftist” Doonesbury cartoonist Garry B. Trudeau finally mentioned Hunter Biden’s laptop. From The Daily Signal: Back in early August, fully 18 months into the presidency of Democrat Joe Biden, we noted with curiosity how the liberal newspaper editorial cartoon “Doonesbury” still had not […]
Unsure of what is going on with the Mt. Pleasant comic strip by Rick McKee and Kent Sligh. Though it has continued this week with the Tribune Content Agency slug identifying its distributor, the strip itself has disappeared from the TCA website – the last showing was Saturday, January 28, 2023. There has been no […]
It seems Patrick McDonnell was doing more than collaborating with the Dalai Lama during his sabbatical last year, he was also creating a graphic novel featuring his favorite comic book superheroes of the 1960s. Patrick McDonnell, Marvel Comics, and Abrams books will publish that graphic novel early this Fall.From Marvel Comics: Abrams ComicArts and Marvel […]
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 […]