Saturday Briefing
Morten Morland, a frequent Mike Peterson choice, has been named The Press Awards’ Cartoonist of the Year. Hat tip to…
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Hey Kids! Comics! Books From Last Month and This
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for December 2022 release. Images and links (mostly) via Amazon, though…
Hey Kids! Comics! October BOOooks
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for October 2022 release. Images and links (mostly) via Amazon, though…
Acclaimed Actors as (Un)Common Cartoonists
Actors are artists. Some even pick up brushes and put oil to canvas. And a few have been or become…
Sports, Mascots, Elves, Wokeness, Whatnots
Continuing with a couple topics that partner Peterson touched on this morning. The Return of Brownie the Elf Cleveland Scene…
Caricature and The Right of Publicity
Can a caricaturist sell copies of his caricature of Jack Nicholson or any celebrity on T-shirts at some store or over the internet?…
Max Beerbohm Sesquicentennial
Max Beerbohm was born 150 years ago. A Catalogue of The Caricatures of Max Beerbohm (1972)From Wikipedia: Sir Henry Maximilian…
Ranan Lurie – RIP
Editorial cartoonist and political caricaturist Ranan Lurie has passed away. AP…
Tom Richmond Art for 2022 NCS Reubens
The National Cartoonists Society has released the art for 76th Annual Reuben Awards brochures, posters, and other applications. It is…
The Rotary Cartoon Awards (Australia)
And the award goes to….. Cartoon of the Year to David Rowe for Nuts Open Category winner Jason Chatfield…
Cartoon MADness
Mad #24 is nipping at our heels with a release date of February 15. It features a new cover by…
The Comic Strip Preservation Society
A Comic Chronicles Edition So much comics history. IF FAY KING HADN’T MARRIED A PRIZE FIGHTER named “Battling” Nelson, we’d…
American Caricature – Documentary Feature Film
You’ve seen them in magazines, in cartoons, and at just about every densely populated tourist attraction in America. A professional…
Tom Kelly – RIP
Caricaturist Tom Kelly has passed away. Thomas Merton (Tom) Kelly October 12, 1950 – January 4, 2022 From the obituary:…
The Shetland Islands and 40 Years of Smirk
Since we are celebrating 40 year anniversaries today let’s go to Scotland where… “Births, Deaths, Marriages and Smirk, but not…