Chester Gould pre-Dick Tracy; Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson and Star Wars; the wonderful art of Bud Blake; Drowsy Dick awakes years before Little Nemo. [Chester Gould’s] first newspaper job was at the Tulsa Democrat, the forerunner of the Tribune, within weeks of his 1919 high school graduation. That job entailed drawing cartoons in a […]
With the resignation of Andy Sareyan taking effect this month Andrews McMeel Universal (AMU) has announced the promotions of Kirsty Melville and Brent Bartram to fill top positions at the company. Earlier this month AMU made note of Kirsty Melville being promoted to chief executive officer: Kansas City, MO (February 6, 2024) – The Andrews […]
Here we thought the USA TODAY Network’s move to restrict their newspapers’ choice of comics to some part of The Gannett 34 was just a budget cutting effort – saving money going to the syndicates and saving manpower hours by setting up pagination layouts for the groups newspapers. Turns out it was all a cover […]
So earlier today Mike Peterson brought up trivia contests. Mike said: I gave up on trivia contests after losing a squeaker because I said Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake within a single nation’s boundaries. They wanted Lake Superior, which has a greater surface area but contains less water and is sure not within […]
Frederick Burr Opper was early in the 20th Century considered The Dean of American Cartooning a title he retained long after his death. Cartoonist and illustrator he made his name in the humorous weeklies of the late 1800s (Wild Oats, Puck, etc). His fame only grew when signed on to the Hearst Empire creating comics […]
Heathcliff, J. D. Crowe and Mardi Gras, Vintage Comic Strip Preservation and sharing, Robb Armstrong and Franklin Armstrong, Brad Guigar – 24 years as a cartoonist, WEBTOONS, Reader reviews of the new Gannett comics pages. Whether you get your Heathcliff comics from the aforementioned account or the comic’s perplexing original website, it’s clear something has […]
Original February 15 item: It seems that a new artist will take over the Dick Tracy comic strip soon. Possibly right after the current Minit Mysteries arc ends on February 25, 2024. The Dick Tracy page at Tribune Content Agency already lists Charles Ettinger as Mike Curtis‘s artistic partner. Charles doesn’t have the Dick Tracy […]
Current King Features cartoonists Ray Billingsley, George Gant, Darrin Bell, and Bianca Xunise plus, from the past, pioneering Black cartoonist Ted Shearer are gathered to help celebrate Black History Month. 1.RAY BILLINGSLEY (Curtis) Veteran cartoonist and comic artist Raymond Curtis Billingsley is an African American cartoonist best known for creating the comic strip CURTIS. Debuting […]
Comic strip artist Enrique Badia Romero has passed away. Enrique (aka Enric) Badia Romero May 13, 1930 – February 15, 2024Spanish comic artist Romero, who gained fame with British comic strips, has died. From John Freeman: We’re sorry to report the passing of Spanish comic artist Enric Badia Romero, also known as Enrique Badia Romero, […]
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for February 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. THE COMPLETE DICK TRACY DAILIES & SUNDAYS Volume 5 1938-1939 by Chester GouldTHE COMPLETE DICK TRACY DAILIES & SUNDAYS […]
British comic artist, writer, and editor Paul Neary has passed away. Paul Neary December 18, 1949 – February 10, 2024A number of places have reported Paul’s death, here is John Freeman: I’m very sad to report the passing of award-winning comic artist, writer and editor Paul Neary, who has died after a long illness. I […]
Some notes taken while reading this week’s comics. J. C. Duffy started the week with one of his Fusco Brothers possibly commenting on the comics page consolidation going on among newspaper companies.The next day Harry Bliss used his Bliss panel to make an observation about artists in general. Then Gary Hallgren(?) with Hagar the Horrible […]
Editorial cartoonist Michael de Adder shares news via X/Twitter of a new comic strip project: I’m working on a comic strip called THE deEP STATE By Michael de Adder. It will be available through Substack and Patreon. Links below. Choose either Substack or Patreon, it will be the same content updated at the same time. […]
Sun-Times editorial cartoonist Jack Higgins has passed away.John Joseph (Jack) Higgins August 19, 1954 – February 10, 2024The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting the death of Jack Higgins: Pulitzer Prize-winning Sun-Times cartoonist Jack Higgins knew the power of the pen. “Political cartoons are meant to take the mighty and the pompous and cut them down to […]
GoComics serves notice of Wannabe by Luca Debus, a new comic strip that debuted a month ago. This new digital comic strip from creator Luca Debus follows McKenzie, Andy, and Margot. The daily feature follows the roommate trio through all the mayhem and mishaps that come with being a twenty-something, like crafting the perfect social […]