As Rex Morgan M.D. above shows it’s a good day to read The Funnies. The comics section Rex is reading carries what looks to be one of the many Blondie knock-offs that showed up over the years. And the purple of the other strip makes me think Terry Beatty had an itch to draw an […]
I was surprised at how many cartoons were about Christmas this morning. I’d expected some Boxing Day gags and Returning Things gags, but not so many actual Christmas gags.Maybe I compartmentalize too much, or maybe I’m dreading the dead space between now and New Years, when everyone takes off and there’s nothing to comment on.But […]
From The Globe and Mail: Cartoonist Seth presents A Garden in Winter, reflecting on a season that defines Canada. © Seth
Mike is far more industrious than I am, I’ll just link to some favorite sites that have gathered Christmas comic and cartoonist art through the years. Yesterday’s Papers posts Christmas comic art from then to now. Hogan’s Alley specializes in giving us Christmas cards from cartoonists. And here. Who’s Out There present a half […]
Wally Wood was a giant in the comics business, as explained at length, with an abundance of examples, in this Lambeik Comiclopedia profile, better than which I cannot begin to do.And much of which I dare not reproduce here, though I’ll confess that, like nearly everyone I knew in Boulder, and since my mother lived […]
Notice from the L. A. Times:After the furor 9 Chickweed Lane caused by a poor choice of words, The Los Angeles Times has filled that space with the Luann comic strip beginning December 22. (Sorry, the best I can come up with now is this December 24 PressReader shot.)While the likelihood of Greg and Karen […]
For some reason, I didn’t see a lot of “bear trap in the fireplace” gags this year. Which is a good thing, I would add.However, Monty (AMS) put a spin on that tired old chestnut, and there’s nothing I love more than watching Sedgewick try to be a real boy, while his patient butler, Jarvis, […]
The global (and massive) vertical South Korean-based webcomic site Webtoon placed a full page color ad in the Tuesday, December 21, 2021 issue of The New York Times’ Arts section.The ad appeared on the back page of the section with a teaser ad at the bottom of the section’s first page. Mike Rhode for the […]
Asmussen’s “Bad Reporter” comic emerged shortly after the Examiner merged with the Chronicle in 2000. Delightfully deranged, Asmussen’s biweekly, syndicated strip mined culture and politics for “the lies behind the truth, and the truth behind those lies that are behind that truth.” This was where Asmussen found his stride, garnering a devoted readership. His deft […]
Big Nate (AMS) has wisely enlisted Dee Dee to help him find a Christmas present for his sister, which sends our brave lad into the forbidden world of estrogen.I like that Dee Dee uses the term “cute,” because it’s one of the most flexible terms in the female lexicon and can be applied to anything […]
The Milwaukee Journal served notice that Steve McGarry’s KidTown will replace 4Kids: It’s time to take a trip to “KidTown.” The latest addition to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Sunday Comics section, “KidTown” replaces “www.4Kids” starting Dec. 26. The comic strip, aimed at readers ages 6 to 12, is a mix of word searches and other word […]
Graphic artist and cartoonist Lou Brooks has passed away. Louis (Lou) Brooks September 5, 1944 – November 21, 2021 From the obituary: Known to some as “The World’s Oldest Kid”, Lou began his career as a self-taught commercial illustrator, but over 50 years expanded his talents into other creative realms as writer, graphic designer, historian, […]
Lists and Best-Ofs will be coming fast and furious. Here’s a few before the rush.Instagram’s Favorite New Yorker Cartoons of 2021Do you use Instagram? Or does Instagram use you? Whatever the answer is, let’s hope that it results in personal gain for Mark Zuckerberg—he’s had a tough time recently and really deserves a win. cartoon […]
Clay Jones takes a poke at cartoonists who have drawn Joe Manchin as the Grinch, and I’m happy to pass it on because I didn’t really want to do an entire posting of Grinch/Manchin cartoons.Several Grinch cartoons had appeared before the current flood of Manchin cartoons, and it’s not surprising, given how the Grinch — […]
Due to the holiday weekend, our Thursday edition will serve as a combined edition for Thursday, Dec. 23, Friday, Dec. 24, and Saturday, Dec. 25. No newspaper will be delivered Friday or Saturday. Seems Gannett/Gatehouse newspapers across the chain will be giving their employees a couple days off to celebrate Christmas and the rollover to […]