Dan Piraro makes an announcement:A while back and for a number of years, I used to do a feature called Bizarro’s Sunday Punnies and here’s how it worked: About once a month, I’d do a Sunday cartoon with three panels, each of which was my illustrated version of a pun submitted by readers. (See example […]
Earlier this month The Spokane (Wash.) Spokesman-Review asked readers to rate the comics that currently run on their funny pages. That was part one of their comics poll. Now, they are beginning phase two:[There are] 10 artists Spokesman-Review readers will soon put through a wringer. Beginning today – when the first batch of five comic […]
The Times West Virginian of Fairfield is moving Mallard Fillmore from the comics page to the opinion page, “where we believe it is more suited.”That is opening a spot on the daily comics page, and they have given the readers a choice of one of four comic strips as a replacement. The paper has offered two […]
As Mike Peterson mentioned the other day Gahan Wilson still draws a bit. While the GoFundMe page is no longer soliciting donations, stepson Paul Winters continues to send out updates on the cartoonist. In the latest Paul shares an illustrated letter 13-year-old Gahan sent to illustrator J. R. Neill. Read the August 19, 2019 update for […]
Some newspapers readers, and their letters to the editors. I want to thank Jeff Darcy for finally giving me the courage to say enough is enough… Jeff Darcy…with “I Really Don’t Care, Do U?” emblazoned on the the back of President Donald Trump’s jacket, in regards to the recent shootings. The Plain Dealer has become a […]
By now you know The Nib got cut loose from its publisher earlier this summer — rather than fold, Matt Bors and his crew decided to go independent.The Nib runs political cartoons, journalism, essays and memoir about what is going down in the world, all in comics form — the best medium.The Comics take the […]
Famed Illustrator Charles Santore has passed away.Charles Santore March 16, 1935 – August 11, 2019 From the Philadelphia Inquirer obituary:He began his career in 1956 working as a freelance illustrator for local advertising agencies and publications such as the Saturday Evening Post, Life, Redbook, and the Ladies’ Home Journal. Starting in 1972, he illustrated magazine covers […]
United States House of Representives Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota shared a cartoon on their Instagram accounts that is being described as anti-semitic. above: Carlos Latuff cartoon and Israeli flag As Forward reported:A couple of days into the social media storm that erupted following Israeli government’s decision not to let Representatives […]
Noe we know why Andy Marlette had gone missing for a few weeks.Congratulations to Andrew and Dahlonega on Waylon!
By the 1980s I had pretty much given up on superhero comic books, preferring non-spandex adventure, western, detective, and humor comic books. Pretty much. Of the few I continued to follow were a couple of Mike Baron comics. The insane Badger, and Baron and Steve Rude‘s science fiction hero Nexus.One part victim, one-part hero, Nexus […]
For some reason, maybe the heavy Jewish influence on early comic books, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Art Spiegelman was contracted to write the introduction to Marvel: The Golden Age 1939 – 1949, a high end reprinting of five early Marvel superhero comics.Says Art:so it all started innocently when i accepted a gig to write the introduction […]
Ed Hall saysFor the 1st time on FB I’ve had a cartoon taken down because they said it violated their “community standards” on hate speech. I suspect someone objected who didn’t understand that the cartoon is actually “anti-hate speech” describing a Muslim ban into Israel.After Israel banned two U. S. Congresswomen from their country, Ed […]
Bill Giffith has a few obsessions in his life. There is his lifelong preoccupation with observing human beings and commenting on the social implications of those people and their actions.His enthusiasm for people has recently lead him into a second career as a graphic biographer. Seemingly as far back is his passion for Nancy and Sluggo […]
Here are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for August 2019 release. Images and links (mostly) via Amazon (though ordering through your local comic book shop is a good idea.) Big Orange Football Coloring Book Charles M. Schulz’s Linus A Mile and a Half of Lines: The Art of James Thurber Senior Moments: Ageing […]
With one exception, to please his evangelical base (“America’s Christian publishers no longer have to render to Caesar an extra 10 percent.”) and Rupert Murdoch, all material printed in China then sent to the United States will be taxed tariffed.The only print product completely removed from the list of proposed China tariffs was section 4901.99.00.40: […]