On a Sunday forty years ago cartoonist Tom Armstrong introduced the world to a young couple who had just become parents in a comic strip named after the little one – Marvin.The Miller family debuted on August 1, 1982:At the time Tom Armstrong was drawing John Darling, a spin off of Tom Batiuk’s Funky Winkerbean, […]
So much outrage. We published a political cartoon last week showing President Joe Biden looking at his Covid test and declaring, “Finally, some positive numbers.” The cartoonist was playing off the idea that Biden can’t catch a break, and even a positive result is a negative result. © New York Daily News/Tribune Content Agency/Bill BramhallThe […]
Last Sunday’s (July 24, 2022) chapter of Flash Gordon in The Tournament of Death featured Alex Raymond art from the third Flash Gordon Sunday page (January 21, 1934) in the top drop tier.Above: Flash Gordon July 24, 2022. Below: Flash Gordon January 21, 1934© King Features SyndicateBut it wasn’t Alex Raymond art. As Jim Keefe […]
As the Washington Post Writers Group (WPWG) continues to dismantle their comics syndication service, the Mike du Jour comic strip by Mike Lester has signed on with Andrews McMeel Syndication (AMS). This week the title was added (out of alphabetical order) to the AMS page of syndicated comics.This move comes as the comic strip is […]
Cartoonist and character designer Paul Coker, Jr. has passed away. Paul Allan Coker, Jr. March 5, 1929 – July 23, 2022 Tom Richmond, among others, has reported the death of Paul Coker, Jr.Paul was a gag cartoonist and an illustrator of greeting cards, but more famous as a MAD magazine contributor and a character designer […]
For most of his career, Elston was commonly known as the only full-time editorial sports cartoonist in Canada, and he has a galaxy of autographs and framed keepsakes on display from the very same NHL personalities he was once paid to skewer. His work appeared in Canadian newspapers, as well as The Hockey News and, […]
Last month Brian Basset reported he had cancer surgery forcing Red and Rover into rerun status. In late June Red and Rover returned to new comic strips, then last week it was back to reruns.Darryl Heine contacted the cartoonist to ask why and Brian responded: This has been an extremely trying time for me. After […]
When David Lee Finkle stopped creating new Mr. Fitz comic strips earlier this year he mentioned that he might return after taking a few months sabbatical from the deadlines.And so he has:The West Volusia Beacon, Mr. Fitz’s old print stomping ground, reports: They say if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day […]
Steve Stegelin’s illustrations have appeared in City Paper’s pages for 18 of its 25 years. You can see some of his best cartoons here. Each week, his award-winning editorial cartoon and Blotter drawings elicit laughs, prods and probably a few nods or head shakes, depending on whether you’re being lampooned by the city’s resident […]
First generation Greek American Stephan Pastis was once a high-powered lawyer in San Francisco before he chucked it all to become an author and one of the United State’s foremost comic strip artists. Now, with his “Pearls Before Swine” syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate, his cartoons, featuring Rat, Pig, the Zeeba family and their neighbors, […]
Two of the handful of premiere publishers of classic comic strips have entered a publishing and distribution agreement. Fantagraphics and Sunday Press announced they would be entering a partnership deal last week. From now on, Fantagraphics will be distributing the existing catalogue of Sunday Press titles and from 2023 new books will be published under […]
New Yorker cartoonist Tom Toro has created a new comic for GoComics. Home Free is a digital comic strip that follows the wacky-yet-loveable Szabo family. Mr. Szabo, hardworking and frugal-to-a-fault, has bitten off a little more than he can chew in home improvement projects. And if the hassle of a home reno wasn’t enough, he […]
America’s Best Comics? Pfft.We’re talking The World’s Greatest Comics! As always the left and the right (coasts) disagree.But we’re going on the record, though your mileage may vary:Then there are the subsections. But even when broken into smaller bits not all see eye to eye, though to my thinking it is more elementary than the above […]
JD Crowe of the Alabama Media Group took First Place in the 2022 Editorial Cartooning category of The Green Eyeshade Awards handed out by the Southern Chapter of the SPJ.The award is based on: Outstanding visual commentary on news or issues. Judging emphasis will be on originality and effectiveness of message. JD […]
Comic book editor and writer Sid Jacobson has passed away. Sidney R. (Sid) Jacobson October 20, 1929 – July 23, 2022 From Sid’s son Seth:My father, Sid Jacobson, passed Saturday night (July 23rd) at Mission Hospice House in Redwood City, south of San Francisco. He went peacefully after suffering a major stroke during a seemingly […]