Phil Hands, the editorial cartoonist for the Wisconsin State Journal, has created a local comic strip for that newspaper.I’m launching a new weekly comic strip in the Wisconsin State Journal that will appear on the bottom of the Sunday Opinion page. The first two strips are running today. So, welcome to Mendota Marsh. Mendota Marsh […]
The United States court system has upheld Comic-Con International‘s contention that it holds a trademark on the term ‘Comic-Con”.From The Hollywood Reporter:San Diego Comic Convention was the plaintiff taking on Dan Farr and Bryan Brandenburg, who ran the Salt Lake Comic Con. At a trial held last winter, San Diego prevailed on its contention that […]
Comic book and comic strip artist Russ Heath has passed away. above image via The Beat RUSSELL DEHART (RUSS) HEATH, JR. SEPTEMBER 29, 1926 – AUGUST 23, 2018 A master of the art of sequential comics, Russ was one of a dwindling few survivors from The Golden Age of Comic Books. His specialty was war and […]
At the American Association of Editorial Cartoonists‘ convention (only 4 weeks from now) they will present the “Rex Babin Memorial Award for Excellence in Local Cartooning.” Leading up to that ceremony the AAEC is showcasing the work of cartoonists who have entered that competition.I don’t know if Fred Mulhearn has sent an entry to the […]
Allentown Morning Call columnist Bill White has long been a champion for the Mark Trail comic strip.If you had access to our archives, you would find that I’ve been defending Mark for 25 years.And he had high expectations when James Allen took over as cartoonist when Jack Elrod retired.If anything, my investment in the strip […]
She sits at her desk in front of the tablet, picks up her stylus and begins to fill in the panels of a comic strip that will be printed six months from now. Her stylus flows effortlessly across the screen, brush strokes creating one character’s hair in long swooping strokes. One woman’s frown is quickly […]
Lil’ Donnie by Mike Norton, which gets regularly noticed in CSotD, has its first collection released today. So what better time to have a career spanning profile and interview with Mike.When did you start drawing and writing? When I was 4 years old! Professionally not until 1997. I started writing in 2013.
On October 21 the New York Jets take on the Minnesota Vikings, also that day at The Meadowlands the Hulk will take on Thor. National Football League‘s Jets has teamed up with Marvel Comics to present fans with Hulk bobbleheads and a Hulk vs. Thor comic book and poster.As part of the new partnership, the […]
As Fine Books and Collections describes it:America’s rarest, rabble-rousing poke-in-the-eye to British Parliament – a seldom-seen political cartoon celebrating the 1773 Boston Tea Party – is expected to sell for more than $20,000 after surfacing in Heritage Auctions’ Aug. 25 Americana auction. It was published mere months after the Sons of Liberty, disguised as Mohawk Indians, […]
Minit MysteriesJust noting that Dick Tracy started the 15 day Minit Mystery today.The above may partially explain why, since last month, Chuck Ayers has returned as artist of Funky Winkerbean, replacing Rick Burchett. Violence in the Funny Pages I’m guessing if this keeps up, groups will start popping up objecting to the comics corrupting our youth […]
CongratulationsThe Nib garnered three times more than requested in its Kickstarter bid to produce a magazine. It will join Funny Times and Humor Times as a periodical on the newsstand shelves, though The Nib magazine will be formatted different – a slick ‘bookazine’ instead of pulp tabloid, and featuring long-form political reporting and commentary. It’s Nice […]
Tijuana Bibles are little 8-panel pornographic comic books that were popular during the Great Depression, and usually starred famous comic strip characters, like Blondie, Popeye, Dick Tracy, and Mickey Mouse, engaging in all manner of carnal congress.Cartoonist Mitch O’Connell has discovered a number of Donald Trump/Stormy Daniels “eight pagers” stashed in a hollowed out copy […]
The Ball State Daily News is celebrating some of their famous alumni – Jim Davis is one.Eventually, Davis studied art and business at Ball State before going to work for Tumbleweeds creator Tom Ryan. Shortly after, Davis began his own strip called Gnorm Gnat. Davis, who still serves as president of Paws, Inc., maintains connections […]
Gerard Jones, long-standing comic book writer, was sentenced yesterday by a San Francisco court to six years in federal prison on child pornography charges. Jones, 60, pleaded guilty to the charges in April and was remanded on bail until sentencing. The charges were in regard to distributing and possessing child pornography.…As a result, DC Comics cancelled planned […]
The Comics Kingdom blog today presents the entirety of “Katz”, Bill Griffith‘s 1978 comic strip for the Berkeley Barb. And Ron Ferdinand shares a few critiques by Hank Ketcham of Ron’s Dennis the Menace. Isabella (“Six Chix”) Bannerman, Jeff (“Dustin”) Parker, and John (“Snuffy Smith”) Rose also contribute what Tea calls, “some stories about cartoonist (and character) […]