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

Doonesbury ‘Masquerade’ Winter Carnival Poster

by D. D. Degg January 14, 2021

The 2021 Garry B. Trudeau poster for the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival has been released.© Garry B. TrudeauFrom the Adirondack Daily Enterprise: Using this Carnival’s designated theme, “Mask-erade” — which Trudeau spells with the more traditional “Masquerade” — the poster shows multiple “Doonesbury” characters with different face masks representing various features of the Adirondacks. Trudeau, […]

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