Mark Schultz and Xenzoic Tales; the Tony Auth archives; comic strip writer Tom Sims honored; Jan Eliot interviewed about Stone Soup; and making a living at cartooning isn’t necessarily a pretty picture. Mark Schultz and Xenozoic Tales Prince Valiant writer Mark Schultz in interviewed about his early career when he created the Xenozoic Tales (aka […]
Cartoonist, illustrator, and musician J. D. King has passed away. John David (J.D.) King May 3, 1951 – early November 2025 Word spread on social media that illustrator J. D. King had passed away. From Thurston Joseph Michael Moore’s Facebook page of November 6: J.D. King, comics illustrator, and founder of 1979 NYC art rock […]
Graphic Novelist Stamps, Lucy Shelton Caswell Research Award, Honorary Degree for Bruce MacKinnon, and An Ode to Speech Bubbles. Graphic Novelists Featured on Stamps from Canada Post From Canada Post: Canada Post has unveiled the second in a two-part series celebrating Canadian graphic novelists. Canada has produced several prominent graphic novelists, and this stamp issue […]
Michael Maslin links to a few original art auctions from classic New Yorker contributors. One being a ca. 1937 Peter Arno College Humor cartoon, another being a 1941 Charles Addams New Yorker cartoon. The former went for $506 the latter for $24,381. A third original art from a Barbara Shermund Pictorial Review cartoon sold for […]
Below are some comic and cartoon books scheduled for November 2025 release (or so). Images and links from a variety of publishers and outlets, though ordering through your local comic shop or independent book store is a good idea. Terry and the Pirates: The Master Collection, vol. 12 by Milton Caniff The saga continues in Terry […]
Running the Gamut: Comic Stripping (Wannabe)! Editooning (Jack Ohman)! Magazine Cartooning (Liza Donnelly)! Comic Booking (Donut Squad)! Animating (Legal Rights Reverting)! More Comic Stripping (Dogs of C-Kennel)! Wannabe by Luca Debus Enters The Kingdom A few people relayed the new to me news to me that the Wannabe comic strip by Luca Debus has signed […]
Irish cartoonist, caricaturist, and illustrator John Farrelly has passed away. John Farrelly ca. 1969 – October 31, 2025 Mr. Farrelly entered hospice care a month ago after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. From the Belfast Telegraph: He was widely recognised for his Deadly Irish History book series, published by O’Brien Press. A death notice said […]
Below are some comic and cartoon books scheduled for October 2025 release (or so). Images and links from a variety of publishers and outlets, though ordering through your local comic shop or independent book store is a good idea. Our mid-month October Hey Kids! Comics! list had scores of books. When we started getting news […]
Updates on political cartoonist Clay Jones and Dick Tracy writer Mike Curtis, remembering Jules Feiffer and the WWII life of Charles Schulz, cartoonist Paul Dorin on gag cartoon clichés and comix pioneer Robert Crumb on paranoia, and Casper the Friendly Ghost is 80. Clay Jones Update Clay Jones is back to writing (dictating) on his […]
With Cathy by Cathy Guisewite; a Dick Tracy Halloween and cosplay; the quasquicentennial anniversary of The Weatherbird; a peek at the future of funnies and coming cartoonists; Dean Haspiel’s Comix Block comic strip section; and a brand new Gary Larson The Far Side paying tribute to Jane Goodall! “It was born out of that confusion” […]
News stuff about old stuff and vice versa. Harvey Kurtzman MAD Logo Illustration Original Art Heritage Auctions is previewing a coming item they will be putting up for bid: When Harvey Kurtzman created this MAD logo art for the new magazine format that started with issue #24 [link added], he gave visual form to the […]
The Australian Cartoonists Association held their convention this weekend and as part of the gathering presented The 2025 Stanleys, more formally known as The Stan Cross Awards, to cartoonists in various categories. To paraphrase Peter Broelman: Eight Stanleys were awarded for Book Illustrator, Caricaturist, Comic Book Artist, Comic Strip Cartoonist, Editorial/Political Cartoonist, Event Cartoonist, Illustrator […]
Below are some comic and cartoon books scheduled for October 2025 release (or so). Images and links from a variety of publishers and outlets, though ordering through your local comic shop or independent book store is a good idea. Drift Marlo: The Space Race Comic Strip by Phil Evans, I. M. Levitt, and Tom Cooke […]
A wonderful and much needed comics information source is now available to the public at large! Years (decades) ago Ray Bottorff, Jr. began compiling a list of comic-related mass market paperbacks, for which he coined the term ComicBacks™, and sharing his findings with others interested in that specialized field. What Exactly Is a ComicBack? Basically, […]
The Harvey Award winners were announced tonight at the end of the New York Comic Con. The Harvey Awards honors books and creators working in sequential art. Additionally, six individuals were inducted into the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame. Here are the inductees and the category winners. Harvey Awards Hall of Fame Inductees Book of […]