Before Nancy Beiman found worldwide fame and fortune with her FurBabies comic strip she had a brief (40 years) but renowned career in animation and as a teacher of same.It is for that last profession that Nancy is among a group being inducted into the Animation Educators’ Forum Hall of Fame for 2026. Jerry Beck […]
Jeff Kinney and his Wimpy Kid rule; Detroit is now a kinda, sorta a one newspaper town with two newspapers; some real life inspirations behind some animated characters. 300,000,000 Above are the Amazon Best Sellers in Children’s Humorous Comics & Graphic Novels as of this posting. Jeff Kinney and Dav Pilkey rule. Especially Kinney. From […]
The return of Ming and Merrill. now (or soon) appearing is Nancy Beiman and Looney Tunes, playing games with Rosebuds and Lum and Abner.The Return of Ming the Merciless When last we saw the Master/Monster of Mongo. After seeing a hologram image of Ming earlier, which may or may not have been manipulated by Ming […]
Below are some comic and cartoon books scheduled for January 2026 release (or so). 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.Silly Symphonies Collector’s Box Set by Ted Osborne, Merrill De Maris, Al Taliaferro, Earl Duvall and others […]
That two panel Nancy/No Ice in context, Revolutionary War comix, Bootleg Calvin and Hobbes, 2026’s Free Comic Book Day. Comic Giveaway Day (it’s complicated), 2026’s Best Picture Oscar eligible animation, powerhouses Disney and Webtoon partner.The Nancy NoticeAnyone with access to social media has seen those Nancy “Notice/No Ice” panels, it is ubiquitous. What may surprise […]
With First Amendment Essay and Editorial Cartoon Contest young winners; half a billion views for animated feature K Pop Demon Hunters; Ian Boothby and Pia Guerra on the cover of the 2026 New Yorker wall calendar; Scott Adams waiting for his “come to Jesus” moment; and praise for a retiring cartoonist Walt Handelsman.2025 WNAF Editorial […]
From Il Post (via Google Translate from the Italian): On Christmas Eve 1925, 100 years ago, the London newspaper Evening News published a children’s story it had commissioned from the English writer Alan Alexander Milne. In a short introduction, Milne described his five-year-old son, Christopher Robin, coming down the stairs dragging a large teddy bear […]
Todd Spangler for Variety reports: Sony is paying more than a few peanuts to get majority ownership of Charles M. Schulz’s beloved Peanuts franchise featuring Snoopy, Charlie Brown and more. Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) announced that they entered into a definitive agreement with Canadian media company WildBrain to indirectly acquire all […]
From Animation Magazine comes the Animated Feature Nominees for the 83rd Golden Globes. Details, like the KPop Demon Hunters phenomenon also being nominated in the Cinematic and Box Office Achievement Globe and a third Golden Globe nomination for its blockbuster song “Golden,” are reported in the Ramin Zahed story. Ramin notes that in the past […]
Almost two months ago, October 2, Peanuts celebrated the 75th year since it debuted. Late this month Peanuts is again in the news as Charles M. Schulz‘s birthday, November 26, 1922, and, of course, the re-airing re-streaming of A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving both occurred recently. Following are some news stories covering both events and more. […]
Running the Gamut: Comic Stripping (Wannabe)! Editooning (Jack Ohman)! Magazine Cartooning (Liza Donnelly)! Comic Booking (Donut Squad)! Animating (Legal Rights Reverting)! More Comic Stripping (Dogs of C-Kennel)!Wannabe by Luca Debus Enters The Kingdom A few people relayed the new to me news to me that the Wannabe comic strip by Luca Debus has signed onto […]
Updates on political cartoonist Clay Jones and Dick Tracy writer Mike Curtis, remembering Jules Feiffer and the WWII life of Charles Schulz, cartoonist Paul Dorin on gag cartoon clichés and comix pioneer Robert Crumb on paranoia, and Casper the Friendly Ghost is 80.Clay Jones Update Clay Jones is back to writing (dictating) on his Claytoonz […]
From rubbercat (“the world’s #1 Simpsons fansite”) In The News: [A]t San Diego Comic-Con, Simpsons producers announced the opening segment of this Halloween’s annual “Treehouse of Horror” episode will be guest animated by The Onion‘s legendary editorial cartoonist Stan Kelly. A recent South Park episode making fun of President Trump caused a quite a stir, […]
News stuff about old stuff and vice versa. Harvey Kurtzman MAD Logo Illustration Original ArtHeritage Auctions is previewing a coming item they will be putting up for bid: When Harvey Kurtzman created this MAD logo art for the new magazine format that started with issue #24 [link added], he gave visual form to the comic’s […]
Whoopee! Steve Sack Has a Substack! Editorial cartoonist and 3D sculptor Steve Sack has set up a Substack called The Art of Sack. Sez Steve: Hello everyone! Welcome to the first edition of The Art of Sack. Each post pairs one of my Sack Classics — an editorial cartoon from my five decades in newspapers […]