In the early 1940s Dr. Seuss, as an editorial cartoonist, was advocating for U.S. intervention in Europe, opposing the isolationists.A two year old article, showcasing Dr. Seuss’s cartoons against the America First crowd. hat tip to Matt Wuerker for bringing this back.(updated)
Epic, the digital reading platform and library for kids, is teaming up with Andrews McMeel Publishing, home to Big Nate and Calvin & Hobbes, to produce a line of children’s books. Under the new arrangement, AMP will publish print editions of Epic Originals digital books, a content line that Epic debuted in March. Epic! began its […]
Charles Schulz, creator of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy van Pelt and the other “Peanuts” characters, entered the 1990s as an elder statesman in American popular culture… On June 6, 1993, Schulz drew a comic strip that had little visual relationship to anything that had previously appeared in “Peanuts.” In three grim panels, the cartoonist depicted […]
Editorial cartoonist and illustrator John Latham has passed away.John David Gavin Latham May(?), 1959 – May 25, 2019 John was a political cartoonist for the Stratford (Ontario) Beacon Herald during the 1980s.From the Beacon Herald notice:For a period of time in the ‘80s, long before the advent of social media and residents’ ability to regularly comment […]
With a new United States Presidential election round coming up, artist and illustrator Peter Noonan has decided to return to editorial cartooning for Manchester Ink Link after a three year hiatus.Here at the Manchester Ink Link, we’ll make certain to promote political art in American life and the celebration of free speech and a free […]
Chris Waldron became Andrews McMeel Universal‘s new Chief Digital Officer. Among AMU’s operations is comics newspaper syndication and book publishing. Atlanta-based digital executive Chris Waldron joins Andrews McMeel Universal (AMU) as Chief Digital Officer beginning May 22, announced Chief Executive Officer Andy Sareyan. Waldron joins AMU after almost 20 years at Cartoon Network, where he worked […]
Unbeknownst to him, the frantic graphics job would lead to his future calling. “I had a lot of downtime waiting for the graphics lists from the news department. So the guy who worked next to me said, ‘You’re always doing these stupid little drawings. Why don’t you try sending some to magazines?’ I did that […]
John Rose has kicked off the 100th anniversary story of Barney Google and Snuffy Smith. The celebratory story starts today and, according to John, it will run “a little over two weeks.” That puts it at least until the June 17, 2019 centennial. above: the first two Barney Google strips (June 17 and June 18, […]
Stephan Pastis offered up the originals of two Pearls Before Swine signed Sunday strips to help benefit STEM Preparatory Schools.Founded in 2015 through the merger of several highly successful schools, STEM Preparatory Schools operates public charter schools in the West Adams and Jefferson Park neighborhoods of South Los Angeles. We are committed to disrupting the […]
Early in his career Harvey Kurtzman displayed his comic sensibilities with a regular page that appeared in various Marvel (Timely) comic books for editor Stan Lee. Kurtzman was basically let loose to create his Hey Look! page for three years, from 1946 to 1949. It was an early indication of Harvey’s comic genius. During those three […]
Some recent letters to editors about comic strips and editorial cartoons. Sometimes it takes the simplicity and purity of a newspaper comic strip to bring tears to your eyes… Brian Basset, creator of Red and Rover, hit the sentiment of Memorial Day out of the ball park.Sue in Idaho thanks Brian and to the soldiers that […]
It’s the 90th anniversary of the creation of Popeye, and the Yiddishkeit of the sailor, created by American Jewish cartoonist Elzie Segar, is more apparent than ever. There’s even a Popeye The Sailor Man Mezuzah sold online to protect Jewish homes from evil.Yet explicit Jewish content was scant in the Illinois-born Segar’s original Thimble Theatre […]
Dilbert creator Scott Adams wants to attend your next business meeting. I need some Dilbert comic ideas. Invite me to attend your business meeting right now, live, on the free Interface by Whenhub app. (Really) I set my price to zero. Scott Adams needs some ideas for future Dilbert comic strips.Scott’s Twitter feed for the request, with […]
Let me begin by apologizing to Mr. Jacobs for being a day late. above: birthday greeting from MAD Magazine From 1957 to 2007 (and occasionally since) Frank Jacobs was a major contributor to MAD Magazine; and he didn’t just ease in, he jumped in with five articles in his first issue. Frank was an all-round humorist, but […]
Don Asmussen has returned and is issuing new installments of Bad Reporter.The merry month of May saw Don become very active on Facebook and Twitter.Then mid-May saw the San Francisco Chronicle and GoComics go with new episodes.Don hasn’t mentioned anything about the progress of his recovery, but we are very happy to see him active […]