Filed under: Comic Strips

A look at a few comics pages from 66 years ago.  Thanks and a tip of the Hatlo hat to Bruce Rosenberger! More of this sort of classic comic curios can be found at the DailyDoseComics group and at the ILoveComicsArchive. 

Gannett newspaper The Tallahassee Democrat was forced by Corporate to realign its comics page. The result of cutting Pickles, since the majority of newspaper subscribers are the among the elder generations, was predictable.“My heart hurt so much when I read about the loss of my beloved ‘Pickles’ comic every morning from now on… I want you […]

Hy Eisman began his cartooning career in 1950, and 70 years later he’s still at it.The National Cartoonists Society has announced that Hy will receive the Milton Caniff Award:We are in awe that at the age of 92 Hy is currently drawing and writing the gags for the Popeye Sunday strip. We also recognize Hy’s […]

Comic artist Frank McLaughlin has passed away.Francis X. (Frank) McLaughlin March 18, 1935 – March 4, 2020 In a bit of understatement from the obituary:Frank was an accomplished artist and enjoyed a career as a comic book artist.Frank was a much in demand comic book artist from the late 1950s to the late 1990s. That was […]

Artist/illustrator Bud Gordinier has passed away.Hollace Carey (Bud) Gordinier Jr. February 15, 1933 – February 25, 2020 From the obituary:Hollace studied at the Meinzinger School of Art in Detroit after his discharge from the Army Medical Corps in 1955. He continued to study illustration and fine arts at Wayne State University in Detroit and Eastern Michigan […]

No politics today, in part because I’m at the airport getting ready to catch a plane and in part because I want to wait for the Super Tuesday cartoons to catch up. I’m still seeing new work featuring people who are no longer in the race.But Mike Luckovich‘s latest can’t wait in large part because […]

The National Cartoonists Society has posted their Reubens Weekend brochure!“Everything you need to know about the 74th annual Reuben Awards Weekend in Kansas City, MO. June 5-7, 2020.” … a star-studded line-up of cartoonists covering a wide variety of topics, starting with the very talented young cartoonist, GEORGIA DUNN, shining a spotlight on her hilarious […]

Twenty years after the last new Peanuts by Charles Schulz, John Colie looks at the groundbreaking comic strip.Peanuts remains so ubiquitous in popular culture that we sometimes forget exactly how groundbreaking and unprecedented it was upon its debut in 1950 … What greeted the readers of seven newspapers on the first day of Peanut’s publication […]

Tom Richmond has released the poster for the 74th Annual Reuben Awards.A couple of not-yet-announced awards by the National Cartoonists Society are revealed.Hy Eisman will be awarded the Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award. The Milton Caniff is awarded by unanimous vote of the NCS Board of Directors. It is given for a lifetime of outstanding […]

I’ve held this Joe Heller cartoon too long, since it obviously ran on Ash Wednesday, nearly a week ago, but I hadn’t forgotten it and there’s a reason for that.There’ve always been jokes about giving things up for Lent. One of my favorite Mr. Dooleys is about his father trying to give up smoking for […]

NPR’s  Malaka Gharib explains the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in “a comic just for kids.”Gharib’s comic is based on a radio story by NPR education reporter Cory Turner wherein he spoke with health experts about what kids would like to know about the outbreak. For example, “If kids do get the virus, it tends to be […]

The Fort Stockton Pioneer is now publishing Steve Burnett cartoons.Cartoonist Steve Burnett is featured every Thursday on The Pioneer’s Opinion page. Cartoonist Steve Burnett’s cartoons appear each Thursday in the print and edition of The Pioneer. From the oil fields to the classrooms, Burnett brings a humorous look to West Texas living. I’m not sure […]

Randy Bish‘s old stomping ground once more gives him some space. This time talking about his new Yellow Kid comic book.Randy Bish, 57, of Hempfield, was the Tribune-Review’s editorial cartoonist from 1985 through 2016. His work continues to be syndicated via Pennsylvania NewsMedia, Cagle Cartoons and The Fourth Estate. Chris Yambar, 58, of Youngstown, Ohio, […]

Jeremy Banx gets the only coronavirus cartoon today, because it made me laff.It’s annoying that hand gel is probably a good idea, because it provides cover for the germaphobes who compulsively wipe down everything for no particular reason.I’m not going to fret until the disease gets a little closer, but that’s not the same as […]

NPR interviews a Genius. The site also features a short Yes You Can! Lynda Barry video. This Is How You Do It. Jim Keefe gives a video sketchbook inking tutorial. Arting in the 21st Century. Patrick LaMontagne shows how to draw on a Wacom. San Diego Comic-Con issues a kind of non-statement on the coronavirus.“Comic-Con is working with […]