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 […]
There are two ways to interpret this La Cucaracha. The Viejo Pedo version is that nobody can understand modern singers, so what difference does it make if he’s performing in incomprehensible English or incomprehensible Spanish? The fact that the sound reproduction for Super Bowl halftime shows is crap adds some credence to this one.The more […]
There were so many celebratory articles about the 75th anniversary of Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts we couldn’t possibly report on all of them, I mean even Jeopardy had a Peanuts category on October 2! And to prove the comic strip’s popularity every answer was questioned correctly. Here are some more write-ups about Charlie Brown and […]
Daniel Boris Goes International Washington, DC editorial cartoonist Daniel Boris has had a recent cartoon published by Le Courrier International in association with a Washington Post analysis. Daniel notes that it would have been nice if they hadn’t cropped a good portion of his signature out. The site credits Daniel and his international host Cartoon […]
In early 2008 there was a flash in the pan blog called “The Bad Cartoonist” written by an anonymous cartoonist. The posts contained personally attacks on the art and craft of fellow cartoonists. Most cartoonists were aggrieved more by the author’s anonymity than his criticism. As Matt Davies wrote, “didn’t see anything I haven’t heard […]
Southern California cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz has been at the forefront fighting ICE jackbooted tactics.From The Los Angeles Daily News (or here): Pen in hand, editorial cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz, 61, has offered hand-drawn critique and commentary about politics and social issues for years. Twice a finalist for a Pulitzer, the California-born, nationally-syndicated artist knew the second […]
Forget that Friday the 13th comes on a Monday this month, there are other distractions. Like… John Reiner‘s use of a grease pencil on The Lockhorns was an unexpected and pleasant surprise. Speaking of unexpected: A wormhole? A time tunnel? An interdimensional portal? A rabbit hole? Whatever it is (not even hinted at in the […]
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, […]
This Arctic Circle came the day after we were remarking that the geese seem as off-schedule as everything else this year. We’re in an extreme drought, so the foliage has been disappointing and whether it’s lousy weather or climate change, a lot has not happened on time. But suddenly we’re getting skeins of geese, and […]
Artist, illustrator, and cartoonist Charles Criner has passed away. Charles Criner November 27, 1945 – September 17, 2025From the obituary: Charles Criner, renowned African American artist, master printmaker, and beloved Houston cultural figure, passed away peacefully on September 17, 2025, surrounded by family. He was 79. From Black Art in America: During his years as […]
While Bill Hinds seems to be the permanent cartoonist for Marmaduke now, Kit Mills has stepped in for Rachel Merrill as the Gil Thorp “guest artist” for this week at least. We’ll see how long the guest stays. I can only guess that Rachel needed some time to work on her and Henry Barajas‘ Death […]
The New York Comic Con weekend begins today (Comics Beat covers it in full). Mostly comic books but as usual there are comic strip related projects taking place. Like the Comics Kingdom booth. The National Cartoonists Society will also be there with members showing up throughout the run.The New York Comic Con also issues the […]
The new issue of Seven Days profiles Macanudo cartoonist Ricardo Liniers Siri. Remarkably little seems to happen in “Macanudo,” the daily comic strip created by Ricardo Liniers Siri, the Argentine cartoonist known professionally as Liniers. If you were forced to describe any given Liniers strip purely in terms of plot, you would end up saying […]
I’m going to assume that National Mall Walking Day began in the early 80s, since it requires the kind of enclosed shopping mall that was around in those days, but was somewhat rare before and is all but extinct today. And I’d quibble that these people aren’t mall walking, because they have packages, which suggests […]
New Yorker cartoonist Hilary Campbell comes to BoiseBoise Weekly spotlights Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell prior to her meet and greet at Pengilly’s Saloon. Hilary Campbell is a cartoonist for The New Yorker, comedian and author whose latest project blends humor with vulnerability. Her newest graphic memoir, “The Joy of Snacking: A Graphic Memoir About Food, Love […]