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

Pat Oliphant donates Archive to Univ. Virginia

by D. D. Degg May 1, 2018

The University of Virginia is the new home of the papers of Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Patrick Bruce Oliphant.The archive…includes more than 6,000 of Oliphant’s daily political cartoon drawings, including the plate used by the Denver Post to print the cartoon that earned him the Pulitzer Prize.University Librarian and Dean of Libraries John Unsworth said, […]

The NCS wants your Village Green

by D. D. Degg April 30, 2018

The National Cartoonists Society is wanting to expand its Reuben Awards weekend into a full blown public festival for the host city.As they explain: For the past few months, we’ve been exploring the feasibility of staging a free Comic Arts Festival, based on the kind of event that is so popular in Europe in places […]

Olivia Jaimes takes on Bushmiller and Gilchrist fans

by D. D. Degg April 30, 2018

There is no way we can catch up on all the news that happened during this site’s two year hiatus. Just this year alone there was: Wayno taking over the daily Bizarro panel, the end of Bud Grace’s Ernie/Piranha Club strip, the death of superstar Mort Walker, the end of Chris Monroe’s Violet Days, Will […]

Francesco Marciuliano ends Sally Forth trope

by D. D. Degg April 29, 2018

Among the many regular occurrences in the Sally Forth comic strip is the morning breakfast cereal Powdered Toast Crunch. This was a sort of salute to the 1990s Ren and Stimpy cartoon show where the cereal originated.Unfortunately a month ago allegations were published that the creator of Ren and Stimpy had engaged in sexual abuse. […]

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 […]