The Reed Brennan/ Creators Syndicate announcement of Nest Heads ending was off by a day. Instead of ending on Friday, July 31 the comic strip ended on Saturday, August 1; which makes more sense. Creators, for the moment, is sitting on that last strip (a rerun from 2014):While GoComics has begun the cycle over, going […]
People who don’t understand editorial cartooning often look for humor instead of incisive commentary, but the point is to have a point, not to get a laff.However, Signe Wilkinson offers a rare chance to get both with this one. I take Trump’s attempt to corrupt and thereby deny the November elections very seriously, but her […]
Occasionally, over at The Daily Cartoonist Facebook page, we throw in, along with links to items here, a cartoon or drawing that impressed us but didn’t show up here on The Daily Cartoonist site. Here are a few from July.We started with this great Rob Tornoe cartoon celebrating the United States’ birthday from America’s Newspapers. This […]
Over at the YouTube, children’s author and “Savage Chickens” cartoonist Doug Savage reads (in a soothing and delightful Canadian accent) from his book “Laser Moose and Rabbit Boy.”Now, presented by Gotham Reads, here’s Doug Savage reading “Laser Moose and Rabbit Boy in ‘Day of the Aquabear.’”
Classics Illustrated adapted famous books to the comic book format,R. Sikoryak has done the same with one of the world’s most famous documents.Utilizing comic characters and their creators’ styles Sikoryak has adapted The United States Constitution word for word into comic book format. As Boing Boing says: Cartoonist R. Sikoryak’s talent for mimicking other cartoonists, […]
Trailblazing St. Louis comic strip artist debuts in hometown Post-DispatchThat’s the headline introducing Heart of the City to newspaper’s readers: Beginning on Monday, the Post-Dispatch will carry “Heart of the City,” which Steenz took over drawing in April. It had been drawn by Mark Tatulli since 1998. The strip is about middle schooler Heart Lamar, […]
Welcome to the Comic of The Future, brought to you by Rhymes With Orange, King Features, and Mental Canvas.From Rhymes With Orange:The King Features’ syndicated cartoon Rhymes With Orange has teamed up with Mental Canvas to bring you a cartoon that you can virtually jump into and explore. What’s the cartoon about? No spoiler alert! […]
And isn’t that an enticing headline?Alex made me laugh but, as it often does, also made me ponder, which isn’t the same as making me think.That is, nothing cosmic, but, rather, a question of how much job-hunting and head-hunting happens over the phone these days?In 1999, when I was aching to get out of a […]
A letter in today’s Columbus Dispatch: “While I am sometimes puzzled or not amused by the humor in the comics pages of The Dispatch, on Tuesday I was both shocked and offended by Bianca Xunise’s Six Chix cartoon. In her drawing, a white woman with a shopping cart is standing next to a woman of […]
On Monday the United States Postal Service issued a set of ‘Forever’ stamps paying tribute to Bugs Bunny on the occasion of his 80th (82nd?) anniversary.Not the first time Bugs was so honored. In 1997 Bugs was the first of a five year project putting Warner Bros. cartoon characters on United States postage stamps.But this […]
Back in our younger days we would enjoy the Where I’m Coming From comic strip in The Sunday Oakland Tribune by the younger still Barbara Brandon-Croft.So it brings a smile when Barbara is in the news. Today courtesy the Post News Group: Historically, Black cartoonists have never enjoyed the same representation as their white counterparts. […]
Jimmy Johnson celebrates 35 years of his Arlo and Janis comic strip by reproducing the very first strip as today’s issue:This week’s strip have been celebrating the anniversary, now he is extending the hoopla to his blog: The comic strip Arlo & Janis began life when it first appeared in newspapers 35 years ago today. […]
Smash Pages Q&A: Steenz The cartoonist who took over ‘Heart of the City’ this year discusses the comic strip process, her focus on the characters, her other projects and more.Smash Pages covers Steenz‘s career with the focus on her new gig as Heart of the City cartoonist.On getting the job:We started an audition process. I […]
It appears that the end of this month will also see the end of the Nest Heads comic strip.A Reed Brennan Customer Advisory note posted today: We have just been informed by Creators Syndicate that Nest Heads ends syndication with the 7/31 strip. If you have that comic on the page we layout for you, […]
The Coronavirus-delayed 2020 Reuben Awards Weekend now has a date: September 12. The ceremony will be an online presentation, where awards for 2019 creativity will be announced.From National Cartoonists Society President Jason Chatfield: The [Reubens] team have now figured out the complicated logistical and technical aspects of staging an online Reubens event and have settled […]