Comics Related OscarsThe Oscars are tomorrow night.So Torsten Adair, at The Beat, has assembled past Oscars that went to comics related projects that originated in print (that leaves out almost all of the animated shorts and films). More of The BoondocksAaron MacGruder (and Seung Kim) have returned with more of The Boondocks.SOHH carries the strips. Game Time […]
Cartooning children’s show host ‘Sailor Bob’ Griggs has passed away.Robert Thomas (Bob) Griggs (aka Sailor Bob) November 21, 1933 – February 20, 2019 A generation of Virginians living within reception distance of WRVA-TV in Richmond grew up on Popeye cartoons presented by Sailor Bob.The character was created in 1959 for the sole purpose of introducing Popeye […]
I’m sure most of you, like me, regularly check the various print syndication homepages to see what, if anything, is new. So I naturally got excited when I checked in on the Andrews McMeel Syndication site and noticed a new listing: Lucas Turnbloom’s “How to Cat.” So I sent a request to the syndicate asking when […]
A stretch of coastline in France has reported an unusual item repeatedly washing up on its shores over the last 30 years – in the form of a famously lasagne-loving orange cat. According to a report from the French-language broadcasterFrancetvinfo.fr, retro telephones in the shape of Garfield – the comic strip cat created in 1978 […]
In June 1940, the same month Will Eisner’s The Spirit debuted his Comic Book Section, Dale Messick‘s Brenda Starr first appeared in the Chicago Tribune Comic Book Magazine, a newspaper insert that had shown up three months earlier. Brenda Starr – Reporter began as a two-part Sunday only strip in the comic book on June 30, […]
While newspapers continue to drop Non Sequitur (though at a far slower rate), those who have dropped it continue to get letters about the action. With the pro-Wiley Miller faction far outweighing those who agree with the papers’ decision to drop Non Sequitur.Now there seems to be an organized push to return the comic strip […]
The Return of Maakies??!!Tony Millionaire‘s alternative comic strip Maakies ran from 1994 to 2016. It kinda returned in late 2018 as a coloring book.Now Tony is teasing the return: “MAAKIES DRINKY CROW! Coming back in March, multi-platform.”But in what format? Where? I need to know more! Sports Cartoonists are Nearly ExtinctBut here’s a four minute segment […]
It’s Gahan Wilson’s Birthday!Happy Birthday to Gahan Wilson.To celebrate here’s a recent audio interview with the master cartoonist. Massachusetts Loves Their PicklesTo millions of people the Pickles comic strip is one of the best. Those include loyal readers of The Republican, whose passionate response to cancellation of the strip caused the Springfield newspaper’s executive staff to […]
The number of newspapers dropping Non Sequitur over a lapse in judgment is approaching double digit dozens. Now fans and readers of Wiley‘s comic are expressing disappointment in the newspapers’ actions and requesting the return of one of their favorite cartoonists. Halltoons by Ed Hall I hope you will reconsider! Non Sequitur is probably one of […]
In a weekend roundup of editorial cartoonists I linked to an article about Halifax political cartoonist Michael de Adder catching grief about a recent cartoon.The reaction to the cartoon was immediate and strong:…what had people most upset was the depiction of Wilson-Raybould tied and gagged — with some saying it draws an ugly parallel to […]
Famed Disney archivist Dave Smith has passed away.David Rollin (Dave) SmithOctober 13, 1940 – February 15, 2019 From the Hollywood Reporter obituary (linked above): Over a 40-year career, Smith created and grew a department for preserving Disney’s films, television projects, theme parks and more in addition to penning several books on Disney history and writing magazine […]
The Sunday following the unfortunate gaffe in Non Sequitur…Doonesbury by G. B. Trudeau is unable to fully quote President Trump.
Heeeee’s Back!Mike Marland, who spent part of 2017 with InDepthNH, the New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism, has returned to that watchdog group as a regular contributor. The State of the ArtThe header of this post comes from Rod Emmerson‘s essay on the state of editorial cartooning.So here we are, at the dawn of a […]
above: Liò by Mark Tatulli Here are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for February 2019 release.Images and links via Amazon (though ordering through your local comic book shop is a good idea.) Just Fore Laughs Lucy The Comics Journal #303 (“bookazine”) The Complete Funky Winkerbean Volume 8, 1993 – 1995 Evil Inc: Under New […]
When the unfortunate error in judgment in the Sunday Non Sequitur was revealed to the public earlier this week reaction from newspapers was swift. Also, unexpectedly, was the quick response from a salesperson competing with Andrews McMeel Syndication for real estate on The Funny Pages.Sent to newspaper editors on Monday was this message from the […]