From the Stockton (Ca.) Record: Also, last week we made a change to the comics by dropping “Mallard Fillmore.” Years ago, The Record originally published “Doonesbury” and “Mallard Fillmore” as counterpoints in the Opinion pages and later, both were moved to the comics pages. When “Doonesbury” creator Garry Trudeau stopped creating new daily strips in […]
It is being reported that cartoonist Liz Berube has passed away.Elizabeth Ann Safian (Liz) BerubeJanuary 7, 1943 – January 15, 2021 Writer/artist for comic books, Liz spent most of her comics career as a comic book colorist. From the late 1960s to the early 1970s and signing as “elizabeth” she contributed pages to the DC romance […]
Editorial cartoonist Bill Sanders has passed away.William Willard (Bill) Sanders October 14, 1930 – February 27, 2021 From The Milwaukee Journal: Milwaukee Journal political cartoonist William (Bill) Sanders was remembered Sunday as a dynamic artist who wasn’t afraid to challenge those in power. Sanders died Saturday at the age of 90. Sanders began his cartooning career […]
A Murder of Crows. A Barrel of Monkeys. A Reuben of Cartoonists?75 years ago a group of cartoonists got together and decided to form a club.It had been tried before without lasting success. This time it lasted.No one better than R. C. Harvey to give the details: ON FRIDAY NIGHT, March 1, 1946, 26 cartoonists […]
The B-C Open Turns 50 BINGHAMTON, NY – Professional golf in our area has reached a milestone, and the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open is planning to celebrate this year. This year is the 50th anniversary of the start of the B-C Open at En-Joie Golf Course in Endicott back in 1971. In the spirit of […]
Magazine cartoonists Michael Maslin and Mike Lynch (with Dick Buchanan) have gone back to the days when magazine cartooning was popular and ubiquitous. Yesterday, while having a blast looking through ancient issues of The New Yorker to talk about today, I ran across a rarity: a cartoonist I didn’t recall. Michael Maslin (re)discovers Alan Foster, […]
A week after Michael Cavna’s Washington Post article advocating more diversity among editorial cartoonists, conservative outlets are not letting go. The main complaint seems to be that we have too much to be concerned about without adding more.From The Federalist: One would think in an America still suffering the social and economic devastation stemming from […]
It is always interesting when a cartoonist interviews another cartoonist. So Arizona Daily Star editorial cartoonist David Fitzsimmons interviewing Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau is a treat.The Fitz introduction: Next Saturday begins the glorious weekend of the 2021 Tucson Virtual Festival of Books. The lineup of authors is amazing. Imagine enjoying every moment of TFOB with […]
This will be an amalgamation of a few subsets we have here: a First and Last entry, a Rarities post, and a Complete collection.On June 27, 1943 The New York Tribune syndicate distributed the first episode of Superwoman by already famed cartoonist Rea Irvin. The Sunday-only strip appeared in at least two newspapers – The […]
The National Cartoonists Society is hosting a Greet & Meet this Friday.We are hosting an online shindig for members and non-member cartoonists and hope you’ll join in and help spread the word! This is a great chance to connect with other pros and to include those you may know who are interested in who and […]
Mike Marland has informed the people of New Hampshire: The time has come to start a slow slide into retirement. It’s going to take me a few years to actually get there, but I’m going to begin by retiring from drawing editorial cartoons. Mike has two reasons for the decision. I’ve been drawing them for […]
Earlier this month Tom Richmond gave a timeline of MAD magazine’s past eight years – from New York-based original material to Burbank-produced (mostly) reprint issues. October 2013– DC Comics announces they are closing their New York offices… Feb 2018– MAD #550 drops on news stands. This is the final New York produced issue… February 2021- […]
The Chronicle Chamber is passing on the news that Claes Reimerthi is retiring from The Phantom. Claes Reimerthi is retiring and it is going to leave a huge gap in the Phantom world. There will be questions on everyone’s lips after the news broken by stalwart Kari Lappanen who posted on his own website that […]
A Case For Pencils recently got Hilary Price and Rina Piccolo, famous for Rhymes With Orange and other cartooning assignments, to respond to their survey.First is Hilary. Tool I wish I could use better: I’d like to get more comfortable with a chainsaw… but did you mean drawing tools? In that case: a fountain pen. […]
The Wrap is reporting that Jim Carrey will put away his slings and arrows as a political cartoonist. “For the past 4 yrs, among other commitments, I put considerable effort into this collection of political protest cartoons. It truly feels as though you and I have crossed an ocean of outrage together…but something tells me […]