Mickey Mouse first appeared in an animated short in the Fall of 1928 and was an instant hit.By the next Summer:The popular Mickey cartoons piqued the interest of J.V. Connelly of King Features Syndicate, who proposed the release of a Mickey Mouse comic strip as early as June 1929. The Disney Studio soon went to […]
The current issue of Charlie Hebdo is a special about The New Censors. (Google translation) AlterNet looks at French humor on the fifth anniversary of the horrible terror attack:Before 2015, about 40,000 people read Charlie Hebdo each week. Given that many hundreds of thousands declared “je suis Charlie”, most were clearly not regular readers. “Je suis […]
Although there were earlier cats animated by the Pat Sullivan Studios, it is generally agreed that Feline Funnies, released on November 9, 1919, is the first appearance of Felix the Cat. And the cat became the world’s first animated superstar. Although Pat Sulivan is officially credited as the creator of Felix the Cat, it is generally […]
Literally – a 90th anniversary Popeye wristwatch.Bamford London is celebrating the 90th anniversary of Popeye with the release of a new collaborative watch. The watch is made alongside the cartoon’s owner King Features, which has graced Bamford London’s GMT model with Popeye motifs throughout its design. Channeling the nautical theme synonymous with Popeye, the duo […]
At Comics Kingdom today a number of John Rose’s stablemates joined in wishing Barney Google a Happy One Hundredth. Shoe Arctic Circle Mark Trail Pros and Cons On The Fastrack Mutts Six Chix Dennis the Menace Not the first time the Mitchell family has visited Hootin’ Holler. For the Great Comic Strip Switcheroonie (April 1, 1997) […]
Barney Google (and Snuffy Smith) June 17, 1919 – present (and beyond) We’ve mentioned the centennial celebration here and here and here. So this is just to mark the official 100th on June 17, 2019.John Rose, after a couple of weeks with birthday guests, jumped the gun by one day with the June 16, 2019 […]
It’s the 90th anniversary of Popeye‘s debut (and the 100th of Thimble Theatre).But age isn’t slowing down the Sailor Man. His comic strip continues with reprinted Bud Sagendorf dailies and new Hy Eisman Sunday pages, and this year it was joined by a companion Sunday strip—Popeye’s Cartoon Club by various celebrity cartoonists.But the funny pages […]
Universal Uclick has launched a new website to commemorate the 30 year anniversary of the launch of Bill Watterson’s Calvin and Hobbes. On the site you can buy Calvin and Hobbes books, reprints and the book, Exploring Calvin and Hobbes An Exhibition Catalogue. The new book is the catalogue for Bill’s exhibition at the Billy […]
March 17th will mark the 30th anniversary of Greg Evans’s Luann (see the first comic above). From GoComics:?If time flies when you’re having fun, then I’ve had a blast the past 30 years!? Evans said. ?I feel lucky that I’ve been able to spend nearly half my life doing the thing I love most: creating […]
Larry Wright’s Carlyle celebrates 30 years in syndication on December 1st. The comic features Kit, a single working woman, and Carlyle, a spunky kitten who can turn from cuddly to cunning at the drop of a hat.“My family and I have owned lots of real cats over many past decades,” Wright said. “But having had […]
I buy comic collections for a number of reasons. Pure entertainment, “behind the scenes” information, interesting comic history and love of the art (or humor). A good book satisfies more than one of these justifications. The latest Doonesbury book, Doonesbury and the Art of G.B. Trudeau by Brian Walker, hits all of them in spades. […]
Chic Young’s Blondie first debuted in newspapers 80 years ago today. The strip featured Blondie, a hip young flapper and Dagwood, the son of a rich industrial tycoon. Dagwood’s father disapproved of Blondie and marrying her resulted in disinheritance, banishment to suburbia and running into the mailman to catch the car-pool.Chic drew the strip until […]
Congrats go out to Steve Moore today. His feature, In The Bleachers, is celebrating its 15th year in syndication. Steve has had an odd journey into cartooning. He started out in newspapers as a journalist and editor. He came up with In the Bleachers while working as an editor in the Maui News. He then […]
Alex Hallatt’s Arctic Circle turned three last week. Alex has posted a recap of her syndication experience so far and how the strip has evolved. Congrats, Alex.
The AP has story about Mort Walker’s Beetle Bailey turning 60 this Saturday. Mort Walker, who conjured up Beetle and has been putting him on paper every day for all those decades, says he’ll continue with his creation until he’s no longer able. “I don’t know how I’d be retired,” said Walker, 86. “I wake […]