While Peanuts celebrates its Diamond Anniversary Hallmark marks a 65 year partnership with the comic strip.My Facebook has been inundated with ads for unlicensed Peanuts shirts – it didn’t help that I clicked on one of the links, ensuring even more intrusions. This stuff is “not sold in stores” and “only available for a limited […]
Gerard Alsteens, better known as Gal, turns 85 today. He is one of the oldest and beloved political and social cartoonists still working in Belgium. He’s best known for his social commentary.His cartooning career started in 1960 in the magazines De Nieuwe and De Zwijger. Since 1983 his work has been published in the weekly magazine Knack. You […]
The folks at the San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) have released the souvenir book of the event and as has been their habit for the past several years they have kindly made it available to all by way of a free pdf issue.As seen it cover features the 75th anniversary of the Peanuts gang with Charles […]
Fifty years ago this month George Danby became a professional editorial cartoonist when he was published in The Bangor Daily News, now George will be entering the Maine Press Association Hall of Fame. George was 18 and July 14, 1975 marked the beginning of a career that has lasted to today. Danby became the Monday […]
Today was the First Day Release ceremonies for the United States Postal Service’s 250 Anniversary stamps. WASHINGTON — In celebration of two and a half centuries of continuous service, the U.S. Postal Service today unveiled two stamp releases at its headquarters building. The two stamp designs capture the essence of USPS, one honoring its deep-rooted […]
Pogo, Scopes, BodéWe’ll Not Meet His Like AgainFifty years ago, on July 20, 1975, 21 months after Walt Kelly died, Pogo ended. That same day Bill Vaughan, a contributor to the comic strip in its last couple of years, said goodbye: Religion v. ScienceOne hundred years ago tomorrow The Scopes Monkey Trial was decided. The […]
Revealed is Peanuts merchandise debuting at this month’s San Diego Comic-Con and some exclusive Peanuts products available only at the SDCC. Plus other Peanuts collectibles coming your way. Peanuts is celebrating its 75th anniversary in a big way at San Diego Comic-Con with a booth, a nostalgic pop-up shop, and a Friday afternoon panel — […]
While Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts 75th Anniversary is getting the bulk of publicity this year, a month before that October 2nd, 1950 day is September 4th, 1950 – when Mort Walker’s Beetle Bailey debuted. And Beetle Bailey, unlike Peanuts, has been issuing new comic strips for all of its 75 years. While not the licensing […]
A roundup of Peanuts items from its 75th anniversary year. For 75 years, Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Woodstock, Lucy, Pigpen and the rest of the gang have been a part of nearly everyone’s life in all corners of the world. Consumer products have played a pivotal role in the evolution and awareness of the Peanuts brand […]
The big comics celebration this year is the Diamond Anniversary of Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts comic strip. And it is certainly worthy of all the acclaim and hoopla and licensing.But it has some tough competition in the Best Humor Comic Strip of All Time ranking. Walt Kelly’s Pogo, Gary Larson’s The Far Side, E.C. Segar’s […]
Baldo By Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos debuted 25 years ago on April 17, 2000. On Tuesday morning, the Dallas County Commissioners Court honored North Texan Hector Cantú for co-creating the nationally syndicated comic strip Baldo. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the comic, which follows the life of the titular character “Baldo,” […]
From Mark Evanier: My New Book Tomorrow, a fine publisher will be announcing the new book I’ve authored about a great creator of comics. If you were like me you thought Mark’s long-awaited biography of Jack Kirby was on its way, instead… Mark surprised us with The Essential Peanuts, “a deluxe edition celebrating the 75th […]
The successful launch of the the Herblock-designed Bill of Rights stamp in 1966 is detailed by Belmont Faries for the Society of Philatic Americans in the S.P.A. Journal V30 #3 of November 1967.The article describes the process of Herbert Block creating the dozens of designs and revisions. Mike Rhode at ComicsDC posts all nine pages […]
Greg and Karen Evans and Luann fans around the world are celebrating forty years of the comic strip. On Sunday March 17, 1985 a thirteen year old Luann began appearing on comics pages. Greg and Karen have a few celebratory items at their Luann Fan site. “How Luann Begann” is Greg telling how his dream […]
Walt Handelsman in New Orleans at Mardi Gras time, Hearst 2024 celebrates Hilary B. Price and Popeye, The New Yorker cartoonists party at the Centoonial, Tom Tomorrow accepts the Clifford K. and James T. Berryman Award, and a passle of Smercomics by Rob Rogers, Steve Breen, Jack Ohman, and Scott Stantis. Some Favorite Walt Handelsman […]