Mike Peterson has mentioned the episode a few times, at the bottom of this column, at the top here, and toward the middle of this post. But here is Clive Goddard, chairman of the UK’s Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation (PCO), telling it: Back in July 2023 cartoons hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons. The […]
Passing on various comics related items before they are deleted from the queue.A bargain at twice the price! The hardcover edition of The Complete Calvin and Hobbes box set is currently being offered for less than half MSRP at Amazon. Don’t know how long the sale will last but it seems to happen two or […]
Way too late on this but still got a couple weekends of November left. 2023 marks my fourth decade as a published cartoonist and 25 years of my comic strip It Takes a Village Idiot. To celebrate the occasion I will be presenting a retrospective of my work and offering my books, framed and unframed […]
Dave Coverly, Jim Davis, Bill Plympton, J. C. Duffy, Trina Robbins, Georgia Higley, Peter Maresca.Bored Panda regularly features small collections of comics, today it is the syndicated Speed Bump. Bored Panda usually includes a few words from the cartoonist and in this one Dave Coverly is interviewed. “I have to turn in 7 cartoons every […]
The Australian Cartoonists Association celebrated their 39th Annual Stanley Awards Saturday evening.The Australian Financial Review reports on one of its own taking the top prize: The Australian Financial Review’s editorial cartoonist David Rowe [link added] has won the Australian Cartoonists Association’s Gold Stanley for best cartoonist of the year. This is the ninth time Rowe […]
It’s Saturday in Australia. Admittedly early Saturday but the weekend has started nonetheless. And that means… The Australian Cartoonists Association annual Stanleys Conference and Awards weekend is October 28 and 29, 2023 in St. Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria. The Awards Dinner will be Saturday night. For the updated weekend program, go here. The various award categories […]
The new book by cartoonist Roz Chast, I Must Be Dreaming, was released today and is being talked about and reviewed by all the major outlets. So The Daily Cartoonist, which dreams of playing with the big boys, joins in.A day late, we missed the launch at Museum of the City of New York yesterday.The […]
Painter, illustrator, and cartoonist John Dusko has passed away.John Andrew Dusko, Jr. April 3, 1933 – October 7, 2023 From the obituary: John Andrew Dusko, 90, passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2023, at the Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Annie E. Dusko. John began formal art instruction at the age of 12. […]
We’ll start with a nice 3½ minute segment from News12’s Made in Connecticut featuring Ray Billingsley. This week in Made in Connecticut, News 12 features Ray Billingsley, the cartoonist and creator of “Curtis,” a nationally syndicated comic strip. The character is a very likeable, but mischievous 11-year-old boy who’s loved by millions. While “Curtis” has […]
We know where Mike is, but me? – I’m all over the place. Following are items from hither and yon. Last month we noted that Peter Steiner’s “On the internet no one knows you’re a dog” panel went to auction. Michael Maslin lets us know the results ($175,000) – yeah, a reason to use paper […]
Yesterday we highlighted Patrick McDonnell’s promoting his new book in Mutts, so it’s only fair we do the same with Stephen Pastis now. Tomorrow’s Pearls Before Swine will have a gag about Stephan’s “world” tour, which begins next month. Not on the tour calendar is Pastis starting out closer to home, but The Santa Rosa […]
In the vast universe of comics, specific names stand out for their creativity and ability to touch the human soul with simple ink strokes. One such name is Ricardo Siri, better known by his pen name, “Liniers.” His creation, Macanudo, is more than just a comic strip; it reflects life, love, and the myriad emotions […]
Had a hectic last week, without even making it to The Reubens, so let’s catch up. The Society of Illustrators announced their 2023 Hall of Fame inductees in July. The Society’s Hall of Fame Ceremony and Dinner took place this past weekend. Cartoonist and historian Liza Donnelly was honored to stand in and accept the […]
Two popular New Yorker magazine cartoonists, who also happen to be West Tisbury neighbors and dog-walking partners, shared the stage at Featherstone Center for the Arts in Oak Bluffs Monday for a two-handed talk about the craft they share. © Mick Stevens and Paul KarasikMick Stevens and Paul Karasik “[discussed] slides of their work, trading […]
Comics artist Steve Lieber kicked things off with advice to young cartoonists as if he “were looking at your work in person” and telling the would-be cartoonist what they needed to hear. Then Jim Zub and Patrick Brosseau added advice to young comic writers and letterers. Free advice from Comic Pros to Young Cartoonists! Your […]