In 1973, during a period of time which was described as being dictated by “feelings of great anger,” David Lynch created his comic strip ‘The Angriest Dog in the World’. The comic, which was first published by the LA Reader in 1983, ran through to 1993 and always followed the same formula with the following […]
With over 70 years of drawing and writing and teaching comics, Hy Eisman can certainly fill a documentary. The current cartoonist of the Popeye Sunday page is the subject of a documentary … with our help.Marco Cutrone and Vincent Zambrano are organizing a fundraiser to complete the production of a film celebrating Hy’s achievements. The […]
Cartoonist Tom Ward has passed away.Thomas Roland (Tom) WardJune 1, 1928 – August 14, 2020designer, cartoonistFrom the obituary: After high school in 1946, he asked if the Indianapolis Times would buy his cartoons. He picked up jobs at the Indianapolis Speedway drawing the drivers and cars. His drawings helped him to land a job with […]
Dark Side of the Horse by Samson will soon(?) be released into worldwide syndication by Andrews McMeel Syndication, but the comic strip is seeing print in an American newspaper pre-syndication.The Mansfield (Mass.) Sun Chronicle announced that it has added the strip to its pages: Recently, we’ve added “Dark Side of the Horse” by Samson, a […]
above: Mutts by Patrick McDonnell Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for August 2020 release. Images and links (mostly) via Amazon, though ordering through your local comic or independent book store is a good idea. The Flapper Queens: Women Cartoonists of the Jazz Age a short review of Trina’s new comic history book […]
Cornered touches on the fact that birds have a close evolutionary link to dinosaurs.I’ve been referring to the visitors at my feeders as “feathered dinosaurs” for some time and, by the way, they have really begun crowding in for the past week or so, which I would put down to fattening up for the trip […]
Gary Larson turned 70 this past week, and quite a week it was.Leading up to his August 14th birthday Gary treated humanity with more New Stuff! Then on his birthday Gary was “honored” by being the subject of an editorial cartoon by The Onion’s Stan Kelly celebrating that we got New Far Side Stuff.Celebrate Gary’s birthday […]
Mark Trail dailies went rerun earlier this year, Sundays go rerun with August 23, 2020. No word has been forthcoming from King Features Syndicate, so for the nonce Mark Trail has ended.Mark Trail, created by cartoonist and outdoorsman Ed Dodd, debuted on April 15, 1946 along with Andy and the signature ball:A few days later […]
You may be aware that New Zealand has largely escaped the pandemic, due to (A) being an archipelago, and (B) having a competent head of state.However, they’ve had a breach and as of this morning have 56 active cases among their 4.5 million people, prompting this Rod Emmerson cartoon.Apparently, even in the far-off Antipodes, there […]
This story arc from Wallace the Brave — which starts here — is so totally ridiculous from beginning to current moment that it would be futile to try to point out where it went so wonderfully off the tracks, were it not for this segment.To set the scene, Spud was been picked up by a […]
The Rev. Mike Morgan, who will lead Gainesville First United Methodist Church come September, likes to say that being a pastor is his vocation and being a comic strip artist is his avocation. The Gainesville (Ga.) Times welcomes a new preacher to town and a new comic strip to it pages. The Times will be publishing Morgan’s cartoon in the Life […]
Pittsburgh Yinzer Greetings, creator of Yinzer Cards and Yinzer Bars, has created a special chocolate candy bar to salute Pittsburgh’s essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Proceeds from the sales of the “Thank You” Yinzer Bar will benefit Pittsburgh Emergency Medicine Foundation’s Pandemic Grant Program.Yinzer Bar was founded by Pittsburgh comedian Jim Krenn, KDKA Radio’s […]
Cartoonist – artist – homeless advocate Ronnie Goodman has passed away.Ronnie Goodman(Ronald Lamont Goodman July 25, 1960 – August 7, 2020) above: “Woman at Work”Well-known San Francisco street artist and social warrior for the homeless died on the streets where he lived. From the Mission Local: Ronnie Goodman, a homeless artist and distance runner who has […]
Relax, Willie. I’m gonna give cartoonists another 24 hours to catch up with the Kamala Harris choice. Today, we’ll set that table at which you don’t want to talk politics. This SMBC dropped before Biden’s announcement, but still presages the wisdom we’ll see shared online over the next 83 days.According to this depressing piece from the […]
Now that we’ve stopped speculating about his VP selection, we can get down to the really important question.Brian Walker reports that it’s a particular favorite Hagar that Biden has mentioned before.