And with Stephen R. Bissette, Steve Nease, Dennis the Menace. Jason Chatfield, Mickey Mouse, others. Stephen R. Bissette is Sixth Vermont Cartoon Laureate Mary Ann Lickteig for Seven Days reports on the honor and profiles Stephen R. Bissette: Windsor cartoonist Stephen R. Bissette has been named Vermont’s sixth cartoonist laureate. The artist — renowned for […]
In the Denis Kitchen, the MADness of Tom Richmond, a Jules Feiffer rarity, the last Scott Adams obituary, and Stephan Pastis as prophet. Publisher, Editor, Free Speech Advocate, and Cartoonist Ruben Bolling reviews Denis Kitchen‘s interview with Kim Munson at The Society of Illustrators. Kitchen has had a fascinating and extensively influential career. He started […]
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 […]
Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams is asking President Trump to intervene on his behalf to obtain quicker treatment for his metastasized prostate cancer. From Fox News: He wrote in a post on X that his healthcare provider, Kaiser Permanente – Northern California, approved his application to receive a new FDA-approved drug Pluvicto. “But they have dropped […]
Ron Coleman sent out a notice a few days ago that he will no longer produce the Gag Recap infozine, an insider trade journal aimed exclusively at gag writers and gag cartoonists.From Ron: I have decided to discontinue publishing the Gag Recap after the September and October issues. The truth is it just isn’t profitable. […]
Midweek Olivia Jaimes began what a series of Nancy strips riffing on her profession. While Richard Thompson in the throwback Cul de Sac show us how those unorganized underground cartoonists probably created those jam comix. Previewing next week’s Reuben Awards yesterday we had Intelligent Life, Macanudo, and Thatababy celebrating recognizable comic strips of the past […]
Ever get so absorbed in your work that you forget to eat? That’s nothing compared to best-selling author and cartoonist Stephan Pastis who told me, “ I kid you not, when I’m coming out of a writing session, when I walk out the front door of the studio, I don’t always do it, but I will […]
Shaloman cartoonist Albert Wiesner has passed away. Albert Seymore (Al) Wiesner July 2, 1930 — March 4, 2025For at least ten years Al had contributed a panel cartoon to The Villa’s Voice, a monthly neighborhood newspaper. His comic continued until March of 2020 when the community newsletter took on a different manner of publication due […]
A profile of Floyd Norman Disney Legend: Though he prefers to be called a “cartoonist,” few other artists working in animation today can boast a career as varied as that of Floyd Norman. From the 1950s to today, Floyd’s diverse career, insightful viewpoint, and unflinching honesty have truly made him a Disney Legend. Floyd E. […]
Ernie Bushmiller – The Baltimore Sun Rollin Kirby – The San Francisco Examiner Raeburn Van Buren – The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Russell Cole – The Brooklyn Daily EagleFrank Godwin – Oakland Tribune Herb Roth – Oakland Tribune Norman Lynd – The Baltimore Sunday Sun Garrett Price – Chicago Sunday Tribune
May we introduce to you some acts you’ve known for all these years: Steve Brodner, Jack Ohman, Lynda Barry, Paige Braddock, Roz Chast, Harry Bliss; and new cartoonists to the show: Gabrielle Drolet, Edith Zimmerman.The Art of the Craft and the Craft in the ArtSteve Brodner and Jack Ohman discuss the art of cartooning with […]
Barbara Brandon-Croft made history as the nation’s first Black woman cartoonist to break into mainstream press with her groundbreaking comic strip “Where I’m Coming From,” which debuted in the Detroit Free Press in 1989. By 1991, Universal Press Syndicate was distributing her work to more than sixty mainstream newspapers internationally, where it continued until 2005. […]
Magazine illustrator Mark Zingarelli has passed away. Mark Alan Zingarelli July 11th, 1952 – April 18th, 2025From the obituary: Mark attended The Ivy School of Professional Art for a short period before going to the University of Pittsburgh majoring in art and film-making. He left before graduation to pursue an animation opportunity in San Diego […]
Last week we discovered The Cartoon Factory Ltd. a small syndicate servicing weekly and bi-weekly newspapers that distributed comic strips and panels from July 5, 1981 to March 28, 1982. The full roster of The Cartoon Factory could be run on one page.The cartoonists and comic titles remained the same throughout the syndicates existence as […]
Jim Keefe remembers Jay Kennedy; Jay Kinney recalls his underground comix days; Rick Marschall presents W. C. Fields, cartoonist; Allan Holtz present W. C. Fields the comic strip; Brian Walker of The Cartooning Walker Family profiled; and the Art Spiegelman documentary; and Randy Milholland honors Hy Eisman in today’s Popeye.Jay Kennedy I first met Jay […]