Cartoonist and teacher Jim Earle has passed away.James Hubert (Jim) Earle May 2, 1932 – February 4, 2019After completing his architectural design degree, Earle began a 38-year career as a professor (and later department head) in the Department of Engineering Design, now Civil Engineering, during which time he simultaneously pursued a master’s in industrial education […]
Wisconsin State Journal editorial cartoonist Phil Hands drew cartoons live during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address.The WSJ presents the gallery.
The Boondocks comic strip ran from its inception in 1996 to 2006 when creator Aaron McGruder decided to explore other venues. Now, with the assistance of Seung Kim, he has returned to The Boondocks comic strip.But on Tuesday (February 5), he called upon Charlamagne Tha God’s Instagram reach to spread a new and relevant comic he […]
Letters to the editor – cartoonists help fill the newspaper opinion pages. “The Girl Scouts are off limits” “Thanks a lot, Steve Breen, for…[putting] a damper on Girl Scout cookie sales” “Linking Girl Scouts to heart disease”Steve Breen: some things are sacred. “editorial leadership needs to exercise more sensitivity and discretion when choosing which cartoons to publish”Michael […]
The comic strips posted on GoComics and Comics Kingdom generate passionate reactions, from witticisms and praise to slings and arrows. From fans and from trolls.Thea Voutiritsas has compiled the most commented-on strips at GoComics from 2018.
Gannett rejected a takeover offer from Media News Group/Digital First this morning, and it did not do so politely.A letter from the Board of Directors expressed doubt that Digital First could come up with money to finance the offer. And Gannett added an unusual slam of the potential buyer. Based on Digital First’s cut-and-slash management […]
People in the military all know what a challenge coin is, but few civilians do. A challenge, or unit, coin is a medallion that represents affiliation, support or patronage to the organization minted on the coin. Almost all military units have their own coins, carried by the members of the units, and commanders often have […]
Denver sports cartoonist Drew Litton showed up this morning on KUSA-TV’s 9NEWS morning show to share his views and a few cartoons about Super Bowl LIII.9NEWS Video and article (with cartoons) here.Drew’s Win, Lose, Drew at GoComics.
Charlie Daniel’s Sunday comic panel has ended.Rosy’s Diner by Charlie Daniel 2006(?) – February 3, 2019* weekly (Sunday) panel Knoxville News Sentinel*I’m not sure if the February 3, 2019 issue appeared in the print Knoxville News Sentinel or is web-only.Sussed from various articles it seems that the concept and characters of Rosy’s Diner first appeared […]
“There is something magical about three you know – a trio is tight and nicely economical.” Ian WillliamsHere’s trio of interviews with cartoonists. …it’s hard when one’s job is to get people laughing. An interview with Will McPhail: cartoonist for The New Yorker The wonderful thing about black and white cartoons was that the […]
The Father of Children’s Goth Edward Gorey is the doubtful guest in this fine biography: a stubbornly evasive and irreducible essence, now sprawled in a tureen, now chewing on crockery, now standing with his nose to the wall. He lived 30 years too early and 100 years too late. His solitude was significant, that’s for […]
Glenn McCoy the early years:Right out of the gates of [Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville], Glenn was brought on as the Art Director at the Belleville News-Democrat. “I always secretly wanted to be a cartoonist, and when I saw the opportunity to start doing cartoons for the News-Democrat, that was sort of my entry point,” […]
Children and Fairies and Ranchers – Oh My! The Life of Cartoonist and Illustrator Fanny Y. Cory By Emily Glassmeyer…by the turn of the century she had made the covers of several major publications such as Life, Scribner’s Century, Harper’s Bazaar, Liberty and The Saturday Evening Post, as well as illustrating for Alice in Wonderland […]
Spider-Man and the Very Cold Day What’s a comic strip fanatic to do when record low temperatures prevent those wussy newspaper delivery kids from getting the newspaper onto your front porch?My memory is that it was still -25 the next morning when we did NOT get a newspaper. The papers had always been delivered around […]
A reader asks the Winston-Salem Journal, “Has the comic strip Marmaduke been canceled?”And the answer comes back, “Yes.”The Journal is switching out some comics and replacing them with others, resulting in no loss in the number of comics the paper is running.The Argyle Sweater is now appearing in the Marmaduke spot.…and it is the first […]