© Clay Bennett – Chatanooga Times Free PressB.B. Bell, General, U.S. Army (Ret), for The Patriot Post, is saddened by Clay Bennett‘s “disgraceful political humor” cartoon from early September:…when I looked at your political cartoon depicting the president awarding a “Loser Medal” to a decorated soldier, I welled up with deep sadness for America. While […]
Jerry Craft’s middle-grade graphic novel New Kid broke new ground in more ways than one: it was the first graphic novel to win the Newbery Medal(it also won the Coretta Scott King Author Award and Kirkus Prize for Young Readers’ Literature), and it’s the first mainstream middle-grade graphic novel to frankly depict the everyday racism […]
Charlie Brown remains my favorite Peanuts character.Peanuts and the characters are © Peanuts Worldwide LLCSeventy years after its creation, and 20 years after the death of its creator, Charles M. Schulz‘s Peanuts remains on of the most popular and influential comic strips of all time. The anniversary is being celebrated across the world (and the […]
A New Ipswich artist who created a political cartoon of a local state representative said his house was vandalized in response. Matt Patterson of New Ipswich mainly creates art of wildlife, with a special interest in turtles and amphibians. But he recently tried his hand at political satire of State Rep. Paul Somero, with a […]
Every October there is a celebration of ink drawing with the surprising codification of Inktober.Many artists go freelance while others take up “prompt” challenges.This year IDW through its Library of American Comics brand has the challenge I’m excited about. We know many of you are artists, cartoonists and illustrators! Many of you have probably participated […]
Exuberant President Trump supporter Scott (“Dilbert”) Adams has taken Trump’s failure to denounce white supremacy as a personal affront, and that cost him Adams’s vote.Mediaite reports: The Dilbert creator explained that he was excited when the “fine people hoax” came up again and expected Trump to shut down “the lie,” but was incredibly disappointed with […]
GoComics and Andrews McMeel have sent notice that due to the overwhelming response of Frog Applause fans to the threat of the comic being removed from the site, the decision has been reversed and Frog Applause will remain on GoComics! Your fans have spoken and we are listening. We have reassessed and would like to […]
The 2020 Cartoon Crossroads Columbus, like other events and gatherings this year, is online. The CXC is “an international showcase for the best of cartoon art in all its forms, including comics, animation, editorial cartoons, newspaper strips, and beyond.” And this year’s roster of guests explores all those areas of cartooning.With Special Guest Appearances. Since […]
September 29 updateKing Features Syndicate via Reed Brennan announced that Jules will be taking over the Sunday Mark Trail page beginning November 8, 2020: Attention MARK TRAIL Clients:A new artist will be beginning on MARK TRAIL with the Monday of 10/12 and the Sunday of 11/8. At that time, please adjust your bylines to read […]
We wish a very Happy Birthday to Wayne Horne, a new name on our Senior Strippers list. Wayne was born on September 29, 1927 and celebrates 93 years today. While we usually welcome Senior Strippers in their 90th year we just learned about Wayne’s birthday recently. Wayne’s artist son Doug posted a few […]
Pluggers header from 2015 (above) and 2020(below) © Tribune Content AgencyJust saying – I would like to see a Rick McKee illustration replace the old Gary Brookins header for the Pluggers Sunday page.And yes, I realize that The Amazing Spider-Man continues to use the John Romita title panels 40 years after John stopped drawing the […]
above: Mark trail cartoonists Ed Dodd and Jules Rivera (via the Gainesville Times)For the first time in almost 75 years the Mark Trail cartoonist won’t have a connection to Gainesville, Georgia. The Gainesville Times notes about Jules Rivera taking over: King Features Syndicate announced Sept. 25 that Jules Rivera, Latina cartoonist from Los Angeles, […]
It’s the end of an era, marking an error of MADdening proportions. MAD covers and material is © E.C. PublicationsAbove is MAD #15 (right and on sale now) and MAD #16 (left, on sale October 6, 2020). The major difference between the two issues, other than the cover, is that for the first time […]
In the month since we last reported that GoComics was reducing the 500+ roster of its site, a dozen more comics have been dropped. September has seen the following comics no longer appearing on GoComics:Angry Birds, BFGF Syndrome, Bewly, The Best Medicine Cartoon, The Conjurers, The Creeps, Dragon Girl, The Gentleman’s Armchair, The Lost Bear, […]
Superman by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.After years of failing to get Superman published in one form or another Jerry and Joe, in 1938, got the hero published in a comic book. Superman made Action Comics an instant hit and by the end of 1938 the creators were producing their long-desired newspaper strip that debuted […]