D. D. Degg

Writer, Comic Historian

D.D. Degg is a lifelong comics reader whose journey began with Harvey titles like Stumbo and Sad Sack in childhood and a “Marvel Zombie” phase in his teens. He grew up on NEA’s daily comics page, reading Winthrop, Captain Easy, Short Ribs, and more, while local cartoonist Bert Whitman fueled his appreciation for the art form. Discovering The Penguin Book of Comics by George Perry and Alan Aldridge created an insatiable urge to study comics of every kind. Since 2018, Degg has shared his deep knowledge of comics and its history as a writer and editor to The Daily Cartoonist.

Latest by D. D. Degg

Mike Holmes’ True Story becomes Real, Dumb

by D. D. Degg April 29, 2018

For six years, from 2007 – 2013, cartoonist Mike Holmes contributed “True Story” to the Halifax alternative newspaper The Coast. It adapted reader stories into a weekly comic strip.Now he has revived and reworked the concept into a regular feature for the new (improved?) Mad magazine as “Real, Dumb.”About the new feature: “That title also […]

Test Post

by D. D. Degg April 27, 2018

2018 Eisner Awards Nominees for this year’s Eisner Awards have been announced. Results of the voting will be revealed the evening of Friday, July 20 at Comic-Con in San Diego. Among the categories isBest Archival Collection/Project—Strips The nominees are:Celebrating Snoopy, by Charles M. Shulz, edited by Alex E. Fajardo and Dorothy O’Brien(Andrews McMeel)Crazy Quilt: Scraps […]