Melinda Kay Keane Melinda Kay Keane, 59, passed away on the morning of May 29, in Dana Point, CA. She was the wife of Family Circus cartoonist Jeff and a loving mother to her three children – Spencer, Matilda, and Olivia. Melinda was an accomplished costume designer, seamstress, and educator at St. Margaret’s Episcopal School […]
Comic book writer Denny O’Neil has passed away. Dennis Joseph (Denny) O’Neil May 3, 1939 – June 11, 2020I don’t mark a lot of comic book creators here, but Denny was making highly readable comic books during my prime comic book reading years. He will be remembered better by those who knew him, I will […]
Animation and gag cartoonist Dan Danglo has passed away. Daniel R. (Dan) Danglo March 1, 1925 – June 6, 2020 (There is also a Dan A. Danglo, and a March 26, 1925 birthdate. I hope to get that cleared up.)animation, comic books, gag cartoonistAn autobiography from Dan’s website:Dan Danglo was born in Brooklyn with a […]
Yes, there are comic strips, mostly of a political nature, that reflect real world actions. But most comic strips are fantasy: children as philosophers, talking animals, armed forces never going to war, ageless people, ghosts who walk. There is even one where a conservative and a liberal care for each other!But what happens when history […]
It’s a Bizarro World.As a recent Al Goodwyn cartoon is embroiled in controversy, Al has concurrently received an award for his editorial cartoons.The Washington, D.C., Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists on June 9 announced the recipients of its 2020 Dateline Awards for journalism excellence in 2019. “These awards recognize some of the […]
Famed sports cartoonist Murray Olderman has passed away.Murray OldermanMarch 27, 1922 – June 10, 2020SPORTS CARTOONIST (yeah, he merits the upper case), sports columnistFrom the notice: Marty Appel posted that Murray Olderman died at the age of 98.Murray Olderman profiled and drew sports cartoons of every major sports figure of the past 60 years, from […]
The Seneca (SC) Journal apologized for running an editorial cartoon deemed hurtful and insensitive. Political cartoons are powerful tools that are designed to make you laugh or think about a given situation. But they’re not supposed to make you hurt. Wednesday’s depiction of an African-American family did just that. It made you hurt — many […]
The co-owners of The Missourian have apologized for a Tom Stiglich editorial cartoon that appeared in the June 10, 2020 edition.The apology, titled “We Are Sorry,” was posted on the paper’s website: A message from Susan Miller Warden and Jeanne Miller Wood, co-owners of The Missourian: On behalf of all of our employees at The […]
Long time and prolific comic artist Frank Bolle has passed away.Frank W. BolleJune 23, 1924 – May 12, 2020From the 1940s to the 1980s Frank’s comic book contributions were hard to miss, and during that time he also illustrated books and magazines. Not to mention a comic strip career that ran from the 1950s to […]
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch printed a letter today taking the newspaper to task for its lack of diversity on their comics pages: There is no denying it: Ours is a racist society. One of my plans is to advocate for change related to the Post-Dispatch comic pages. They are mighty white. There is not a […]
Phil Hands‘ treatment of Black activists has placed him in penile peril.*caution: adult language below* Editorial cartoonist Phil Hands, the Wisconsin State Journal‘s purveyor of meaningfully crooked fingers and Leprechaun Paul Ryans, stuck himself into the debate over abolishing the police with a June 5 cartoon. It suggests Madison non-profit Freedom Inc.’s demands for justice […]
Let’s start with a fast approaching deadline. Details at Locheraward.orgFrom the AAEC: CARTOON CONTEST UPDATE: The deadline for the John Locher Award has been extended to July 15th, 2020. Due to cancellations of this year’s convention season, the winner will be invited to attend the next available conference. Click here for complete details: http://locheraward.org Also […]
As Ron McGeary reminds us, it was 20 years ago today that the great Jeff MacNelly left us. Jeff is acclaimed as one of the finest editorial cartoonists of all time. Praise proven by his winning three Pulitzer Prizes in the years from 1972 to 1985; and winning two Reuben Awards during those years. (For 1978 […]
Rae The Doe, a comic strip by Olive Brinker, is joining the Comics Kingdom lineup beginning tomorrow, June 8, 2020.Comics Kingdom announced on Twitter that Rae the Doe will start appearing on their website on June 8:Comics Kingdom has a page that should go active late Sunday night,and there already is a spot on the […]
What did you want to do when you grew up? I was asked that question by a teacher when I was in the fifth grade. I had read the “Peanuts” 25th anniversary book (“Peanuts Jubilee”), which I’m looking at right now, and so I said, “A syndicated cartoonist.” I knew what I wanted to do. […]