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Through some bit of snafu I get a preview of comic strips from two weeks in the future… but when I open my local weekend paper I get last week’s Doonesbury:       

 An actual lesson…How To Be A Cartoonist by Chas. H. KuhnKuhn was a working cartoonist who created freelance illustrations, editorial cartoons, and a syndicated comic strip for half a century, from 1919 to 1969. His comic strip “Grandma,” which I hadn’t heard of, began in 1947 when he was 55 years old and ran until […]

 American (and other) Cartoonists in ParisEvery year a big group of cartoonists from [the Cagle] syndicate meet up in France with cartoonists from around the world. This year 23 CagleCartoonists were there.Apparently Daryl Cagle is a modern day Bill Gaines, taking his usual gang of cartoonists on an annual tour. Daryl, with words and pictures, […]

 In 1994 United Feature Syndicate decided to go retro with the Nancy comic strip. Word was quietly spread among the cartooning community that UFS was looking for submissions to bring Nancy back to the Ernie Bushmiller style. Cartoonist Ivan Brunetti heard and created almost nine weeks of tryout strips. He says the competition came down […]

 The Life and Times of Andrew NutzRick Stromoski’s Soup To Nutz comic strip ended earlier this year. Now Rick is bringing back the Nutz family as part of a Patreon page.The star of the newly named Andrew’s Journal is the delightful Andrew.As I wrote when I thought I wouldn’t see Andrew again:Saying that the child […]

 George H. W. Bush is the overwhelming topic. In the Orlando Sentinel Dana Summers recalls a 1989 White House luncheon for editorial cartoonists hosted By Bush 41.   The internal White House weekly cartoon roundup called “Friday Follies.”Ronald Reagan started “Friday Follies” during his administration, and Bush had kept the tradition going. Reagan loved editorial cartoons and had […]

 In South Africa:The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) came under fire over the weekend for the use of an alleged right-wing cartoonist’s image as the feature image for one of their latest media releases.OUTA hired Jeremy Nell, aka ‘Jerm,’ to help in its fight against tax abuse and corruption in Cape Town.It did not get […]

 The Origins of Gorey’s The Gashlycrumb TiniesGorey’s darkly droll tales touch—lightly—on weighty matters: the death of God, the meaning of life, and, always and everywhere, our impending mortality. Emblems of innocence and naïveté, children make perfect victims, as Gorey told the New Yorker. “It’s just so obvious,” he said. “They’re the easiest targets.”Gorey wrote The […]

 Upon learning the news that George H. W. Bush had died editorial cartoonist Marshall Ramsey knew what to draw.This cartoon was going to be a bookend to the cartoon I created when Barbara Bush died. It was an idea I had thought of when he was so ill in April. But he was tough and […]

 CBS Sunday Morning’s Sunday Profile for December 2, 2018 is Jane Pauley interviewing cartoonist Garry Trudeau.Garry Trudeau and Jane Pauley are, of course, husband and wife.After the intro to the piece a face to face interview starts off a bit awkward but quickly gets into the high points of Garry’s career and the Doonesbury comic […]

 The recent talk of man traveling to Mars and of man-made objects landing on Mars, it is easy to forget that one hundred and fifty years ago John Carter went to Mars. The Civil War veteran, after entering a cave, was mysteriously transported to the red planet. His fantastic adventures there were finally made public […]

 Just before his birthday cartoonist Ruben Bolling was interviewed (this being posted a day after the birthday). But no special occasion is needed to talk to the Herblock Prize winning cartoonist. If the opportunity presents itself, grab it; and Stephen Roth did.Stephen starts with what everyone has been wondering about.Q: Is “Ruben” a family name, […]

 Greg Cravens Gets StonedThe Buckets and Hubris cartoonist Greg Cravens and writer Gabriel DeRanzo’s latest paths have dovetailed into a joint effort: Stoned Ninja.What did the inexperienced DeRanzo possess that nobody else had? A completed script. According to Cravens, who’s been around the block a time or two, that made all the difference. “Other people […]

 In the comic strip Bilge, two bald eagles are having a conversation while perching on the cross atop St. Michael’s Cathedral. “Bilge is kind of a stupid name for a comic strip,” says one. “What do you suggest?” says the other. “How about Peanuts?” “How about Just Sue Me Now?” A kingfisher sitting just below […]

 Too Much of a Good Thing? Letter to the Editor of the Arizona Daily Star:But only one thing really bothers us: the lack of civility of your editorial cartoonist. I expect cartoonists to skewer those needing it; I don’t think it requires eviscerating them, and eating them for lunch. For example, I didn’t vote for […]