D. D. Degg

Writer, Comic Historian

D.D. Degg is a lifelong comics reader whose journey began with Harvey titles like Stumbo and Sad Sack in childhood and a “Marvel Zombie” phase in his teens. He grew up on NEA’s daily comics page, reading Winthrop, Captain Easy, Short Ribs, and more, while local cartoonist Bert Whitman fueled his appreciation for the art form. Discovering The Penguin Book of Comics by George Perry and Alan Aldridge created an insatiable urge to study comics of every kind. Since 2018, Degg has shared his deep knowledge of comics and its history as a writer and editor to The Daily Cartoonist.

Latest by D. D. Degg

Court Sketch Artists Draw Ghislaine Maxwell as Ghislaine Maxwell Draws Court Sketch Artists

by D. D. Degg December 6, 2021

A COURTROOM sketch artist in the Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking trial has told of the bizarre moment the socialite twice turned around to draw her. Illustrator Elizabeth Williams, who has been sketching people in court for 40 years, was at a pre-trial hearing in November when Maxwell began staring at her while drawing. © Associated Press/Elizabeth WilliamsElizabeth […]

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