Filed under: Comic Strips

A tweet by Wiley Miller: New weekly feature by the great Ann Telnaes! Go there NOW!!’Which led me to “Mo” by Ann Telnaes.Now you know as much as I do.

Joel Pett interviewed The Lexington Herald-Leader’s editorial cartoonist interviewed. Shutting Down the Opposition – 100 Years Ago In 1918 Paul Berge finds the First Amendment under fire… from the press. German Newspaper Fires Editorial Cartoonist Dieter Hanitzsch fired after cartoon that passed editorial muster is printed. Santa Rosa cartoonist’s Black Panther cartoon goes viral The story behind Tom […]

Hilary Price “Hilary Price is an amazing cartoonist, educator, and communicator…She is truly a delight!” – Phil O’DonoghueWhen Rhymes with Orange made its debut in June 1995, Hilary became the youngest woman with a syndicated daily comic strip. An early (1996) Rhymes With OrangeMy early inspirations were Shel Silverstein for the clever word play and […]

Stephan Pastis The Punmeister The pun has been around for thousands of years, but Stephan has co-opted its use. These days when cartoonists puts a pun in their comic they are accused of stealing the idea from Pastis. Those puns are part of what has made his Pearls Before Swine one of the most popular […]

Thomas W. Gammill, the man most famous for writing The Doozies turns a year older today. If you see him, wish him well.

No, no, no – Signe Wilkinson is not retiring. But that was my first thought when I saw the headlinePulitzer Prize winner, ex-Hiller, reflects on careerwith a Signe self-caricature attached to the article.The lead didn’t ease my fears:Famed Philadelphia Daily News and Philadelphia Inquirer political cartoonist Signe Wilkinson was the first female political cartoonist to […]

Glenn has decided to stop his syndicated editorial cartoons after he left the Belleville (Ill.) News Democrat last week.More to come. 

Team Cul De Sac chief Chris Sparks is helping throw another Drink and Draw at this year’s Heroes Convention in Charlotte.https://www.heroesonline.com/heroescon/From Chris’ Facebook post: Heroescon(June 15th-17th) is right around the corner. Guess what folks, it means it is time for me to ask for more wonderful donations for this years Drink and Draw! Which will be held […]

Ginger Meggs, New Yorker and MAD Magazine cartoonist Jason Chatfield is dandruff.See the video proof here: https://www.ispot.tv/ad/wvMO/selsun-blue-date-night                     photo from Jason’s site.    

You may think Ginger Meggs is Australia’s favorite and longest running comic. But allegedly (fwiw, we have not been able to  independently confirm that this ran) the editors at The Advertiser in Adelaide, Australia thought it was a great way to describe England’s favorite engaged couple.

Lynda Jean Barry – NCS Cartoonist of the Year nomineeLook at that photo above, now look in a mirror – what are you doing? If you are anything like me you are smiling. Every time I see that wonderful young lady I smile. For that alone she should receive awards.From her agency’s introduction:Lynda Barry has […]

In the tangy and delicious honeycomb mold of Tom the Dancing Bug’s Inner Hive subscription model, Herblock-Prize and RFK Journalism-Award winning editorial cartoonist Jen Sorenson has announced the launch of the “Sorenson Subscription Service” or “S.S.S.”From Jen’s site: Those who join the S.S.S. (which may eventually take on a more novel name — The Eagle’s Clutch, anyone?) […]

Bill Amend of Foxtrot, Brian Gordon of Fowl Language and Nick Seluk of The Awkward Yeti will be boothing proximity partners at this weekend’s Motor City Con in Detroit.

Dana Simpson of Phoebe and Her Unicorn and Andrews McMeel/GoComics will be a special guest at this weekend’s Everfree Northwest Show in Seattle.According to their site:Everfree Northwest is a 3-day all-ages convention for fans of My Little Pony set in beautiful Seattle, Washington. With a Grand Galloping Gala, musical concert, vendors, 24-hour activity rooms, and […]

 From the Skippy Web Site: This fourth volume collects the complete daily strips from 1934-1936, at the height of Crosby’s one-man political and social crusade. Crosby influenced cartoonists from Charles Schulz to Walt Kelly to Garry Trudeau, and almost every kid strip ever created. More than any other cartoonist before him, he brought philosophy and politics to […]