From the San Diego Comic-Con Bill Finger Award page: Jo Duffy and Ralph Newman are this year’s recipients of the 2024 Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing. The selection, made by a blue-ribbon committee chaired by writer-historian Mark Evanier, was unanimous. “This year’s posthumous recipient wrote hundreds if not thousands of comic […]
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for July 2024 release. Images and links from a variety of publishers and outlets, though ordering through your local comic shop or independent book store is a good idea. Flash Gordon: Classic Collection Vol.1 – Hardcover by Don Moore and Alex Raymond Science fiction’s most enduring […]
Many of us find joy in looking back and taking stock of our reading lives, which is why we here at The New York Times Book Review decided to mark the first 25 years of this century with an ambitious project: to take a first swing at determining the most important, influential books of the […]
“Success is a fickle thing. Some people will struggle their whole life looking for that one idea that will make them millions, while others will simply stumble upon it on their first try. “The latter is the case for Scott Adams, the person who made a fortune off his comic strip Dilbert. “What makes this […]
Boom Studios released the “first look” at their forthcoming Garfield comic book series: BOOM! Studios today revealed a first look at GARFIELD #1, the first issue in a new four-issue series about everyone’s favorite cat! Ryan Estrada (I Climbed Kilimanjaro) and Sarah Graley (Kim Reaper, Minecraft) pen two short stories in the first issue, joined […]
First stop is Galway Ireland where she will return in a few months for The Galway Cartoon Festival. According to the Festival: It’s the only cartoon festival in Ireland, and is now in its eighth year. Our guests this year include Martin Rowson of the Guardian, Cristina Sampaio of SpamCartoons, Jean-Michel Renault, and Ed Steckley […]
As good as Liza Donnelly is at being a cartoonist she has proven herself just as adept at researching and writing about the history of women cartoonists, specializing in those who stood and stand shoulder to shoulder with the cartooning men of The New Yorker. Her Funny Ladies and Very Funny Ladies warrant shelf space […]
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint is pleased to announce a historic collaboration with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products to launch a new collectible coin and medal series celebrating comic book art as a uniquely American artform, featuring DC comic book characters and art. This unprecedented initiative marks the first time the Mint has […]
The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) has announced the recipients of the 2023 Sigma Delta Chi Awards for excellence in journalism. In the Editorial Cartooning categories the winners are Rob Rogers and Nancy Ohanian. Rob Rogers for 40,000-Plus Circulation “Rob Rogers whose sharp-edges insights drawn brilliantly distills the topics of the day into one eyeful”Nancy […]
Peanuts Worldwide is getting an early jump on the comic strip’s 75th anniversary: In honor of the 75th anniversary of Charles Schulz’s beloved comic strip, Peanuts, the company is back at San Diego Comic-Con with exclusives on the show floor, a pop-up shop, and more. Inside the convention center, the festivities will be centered around Booth […]
Vermont’s alternative newspaper Seven Days has released its annual Cartoon Issue. This year’s special comic features includes efforts by Mary Ann Lickteig and Clover Ajamie, Hannah Feuer and Kristen Shull, Ken Picard and Dan Nott, Steve Goldstein and Ezra Veitch. Also articles about Vermont’s Center for Cartoon Studies heading to Ireland, Burlington’s Intervale Center installing […]
“Novel ideas spring from a cartoonist’s mind because it is not weighed down too heavily by reality.” Rex and Phil, Funny Stuff, 2024“A comic artist ain’t no different than you or me or anybody excep’ he knows how to draw pitchers an’ is crazy in the head.” A less diplomatic phrasing from Popeye, Thimble Theatre, […]
About ten years Working Daze artist Scott Roberts (as Malcolm Bridgewater) gave us an in depth look at the history of the Working Daze comic panel and comic strip which these days is created by Roberts and John Zakour. It was a great look at comic styles throughout the past century by comics fan Thomas […]
Jules Feiffer, Mort Gerberg, J.N. “Ding” Darling, and the 1949 King Features Syndicate “bullpen.”An Appreciation of Jules FeifferSteven Heller writes: When I was young and yearned to become a cartoonist, there was no more perfect role model for me than Jules Feiffer. There are many brilliant cartoonists in my personal pantheon, but Feiffer, 95, is […]
Hopefully the restless natives are now calming down. Today Greg Evans returned to the drawing chores on Luann after a two week absence during which Luann fans threatened to abandon the comic forever (see comments) over a planned and temporary guest artist stint.In the Gutters with Tea.Speaking of a return … It has been quite […]