Douglas is an artist and political cartoonist from New Orleans who has lived in Baton Rouge for 24 years. He’s done work for the Baton Rouge Business Report, The Times-Picayune and more. Douglas said he’s taught art for about 40 years, including classes at McKinley High School and summer programs at LSU. Torie Bovie for […]
But we’ll start with someone not so enamored of the golden oldies. A letter writer to The (Boulder, Colo.) Daily Camera argues against legacy/zombie strips: Quantity isn’t the same as quality. The camera editor, John Vahlenkamp, on Sunday, Aug. 18, explained and attempted to justify the changes in the Sunday comics with a, “more is […]
The Neurodivergent Cartoonist. Gus Walz’ moment of joy at the Democratic National Convention struck a chord with millions of people around the nation.One of the people touched by Gus’ emotional reaction to his dad Tim’s vice presidential acceptance speech was Omaha, Nebraska-based political cartoonist Jeffrey Koterba. Amelia Robinson at The Columbus Dispatch writes about Jeff […]
Michael de Adder won the Divisional Reuben for Editorial Cartooning: Thank you, National Cartoonist Society. First, sorry I wasn’t there in person to receive this storied award. Last minute personal issues made it impossible to attend. I almost had the ticket in my hand before fate snatched it from my grasp. Second, thanks for naming […]
The premiere online destination for aficionados of American newspaper comic strip history has a new home: Hi and welcome to the new home of Stripper’s Guide, here at ComicStripHistory.com. Don’t forget to bookmark it! All new posts will appear here, not at the old Blogger site (that is, assuming no horrible bugs are found in […]
Deon Parson announced on social media that King Features Syndicate will soon make his Rosebuds comic strip available for your print newspaper’s Sunday Funnies. From Dee’s Facebook page:Rosebuds first appeared four years ago when The Anderson (Ind.) Herald Bulletin started running it on a weekly basis and GoComics carried it twice weekly. Earlier this year […]
The 78th Annual Reuben Awards took place this past weekend, honoring the best and brightest talents in cartooning and illustration. The event, hosted by the National Cartoonists Society (NCS), is one of the most prestigious ceremonies in the industry, recognizing outstanding achievements across various categories. King Features proudly hails Hilary B. Price as Cartoonist of […]
Beginning with some hope from Alex Hallett and Arctic Circle.The past week, Monday through today (so far), has Nancy and Sluggo playing baseball. But from the signature(s) it looks like temporary Nancy cartoonist is being assisted by “SHEN.” I can only guess, finding no acknowledgement, that this is the guy from Shen Comix, who has […]
For 40 years now Ariail’s been making people think. By high school, Robert Ariail was the school paper cartoonist, inspired by his 10th grade English teacher who introduced him to Pat Oliphant and other notable artists. The principal canned his first cartoon. “My first taste of the editor/cartoonist relationship,” Ariail said . He landed his […]
The National Cartoonists Society announced the winners in twelve categories Friday night (August 23, 2024) at the 78th Annual Reuben Awards. Following are the finalists for the divisional categories with the winner listed.They are … For Variety Entertainment the winner is Chuck Dillon for Highlights for Children puzzles and games!For Advertising/Product Illustration the winner is […]
Hilary B Price has finally taken home The Reuben Award as 2023 Cartoonist of the Year. After being nominated for the honor for the past twelve years Lynn Johnston, recalling Etta James’ “At Last!,” presented Hilary Price, creator of the Rhymes With Orange comic panel, with the Reuben statuette at last night’s National Cartoonists Society‘s […]
Being a collection of various items from a variety cartooning categories (kinda like the Reuben Awards). The splash page from a 1962 comic book story by Steve Ditko and Stan Lee appeared on Facebook courtesy Michael Gilbert and Jim Keefe riffed on it for his own purposes.From Mike Lynch comes a selection of Barnabas panels […]
Long time 21st Century Ripley’s Believe It or Not artist John Graziano has passed away.John Anthony (Graz) Graziano August 2, 1962 – August 17, 2024From the obituary: John Anthony Graziano, 62, a remarkably talented artist of Davenport, Florida, passed away at his residence on August 17, 2024. Born on August 2, 1962, in Newark, New […]
The 78th Annual National Cartoonists Society Conference and Reuben Awards begins today August 22, 2024. The National Cartoonists Society has shared a “quick glance” and detailed schedule and session information. Some highlights include: …charter buses for the short ride to the Comic Con Museum at San Diego’s famous Balboa Park. We will be treated to a delicious […]
From Hal Johnson: I want to find the first American graphic novel—I say American simply because I know very little about comics of other countries; so put down your Tintins and your ACK hardbacks, and let’s see where this leads us. Hal first has to define what a “graphic novel” is: Graphic novel is a […]