Forget The New York Times or CNN/Fox/MSNBC or Encyclopedia Britannica or Wikipedia The Daily Cartoonist just got got used as a source in a more important learning tool – the Breaking Cat News comic strip! Georgia Dunn has, appropriately, Tabitha take on a special breaking news alert this week as BCN reports on the alarming […]
Pearls Before Swine (AMS) gets political this morning, and I’ll admit I can’t tiptoe around the general topic either. It’s not easy to avoid thinking about. My social media this morning consisted of a mix of leftover St. Patrick’s Day stuff — and I don’t intend to get into that again — and loads of […]
Michael Cavna, for The Washington Post, covers the disappearance of women cartoonists from newspaper pages. Michael talks to Hilary Price, Georgia Dunn, Stephanie Piro, Lynn Johnston, Karen Evans, and King Features President C. J. Kettler. Kettler, along with Stephan Pastis, talk more about the general State of The Art: “[A]re we in the same place […]
Constant Readers know how much I hate March 17, but that means I got a kick out of John Cole’s contribution to the day, because it’s entirely silly start to finish. Darby O’Gill and the Little People is not, by far, the worst Irish-American film ever shot, but it does play on sentimental archetypes and […]
Started the week with remembrances of a long gone character. Though we get a better look at Broom-Hilda peeking out of that log than we used to get of Grelber’s face. Strangely beginning Tuesday “Browne” started showing up as the signature in Hi and Lois. It seems too soon to be paying tribute to Chance […]
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for March 2024 release. 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. Arnold: The Complete Collection Volume 2 by Kevin McCormick After more than 30 years Arnold is back, […]
I spent dozens of hours last fall interviewing newspaper cartoonists about how they draw their work, assuming that many would have adopted modern tools like a Wacom Cintiq tablet or at least a digital stylus paired with something like an iPad. Instead, I was surprised to find that many rely on traditional media, like ink, […]
Asked and answered. Thanks, Frazz (AMS).One thing I learned by interviewing politicians and celebrities is that luck and talent aren’t enough. I met a few who were so openly ambitious that they were off-putting, but the majority just had this thing. As one actor told me, “A lot of people want it, but not many […]
Universal’s Toon Lagoon, Dav Pilkey’s Free Little Library, Trina Robbins’ Fashions, and Snoopy’s Diet.If you think your daily newspaper’s comics page needs an update… Islands of Adventure maintains face time with comic charactersDewayne Bevil for The Orlando Sentinel goes to Universal’s Toon Lagoon to inform Instagramers how to get the best results when taking photos […]
Another round of newspaper editors getting letters about the cartoons and comics they run. We start with The Oregonian’s Editor and VP of Content Therese Bottomly’s “Letter from the Editor” recounting some of the letters received by the newspaper from people concerned about the comics on their funny pages and providing examples: Last month, I […]
From Patrick McDonnell’s Mutts blog: Have you seen? Sparky (formerly known as Guard Dog) is the cover story for the March 2024 issue of Animal Culture magazine! For the article, writers Patricia Denys and Mary Holmes interviewed Patrick about his Guard Dog freedom story and the plight of real-life tethered dogs. The article, titled “Guard Dog’s Guardian: […]
Wilbur gets as political today as I want to, given that I’m recovering from that lost hour of sleep and also am bracing myself for a flood of Katie Britt panels that are sure to hit over the next 24 hours.In the meantime, I appreciate someone who can combine a cartooning cliche with a political […]
Georgia Dunn uses her Sunday page to celebrate ten years of Breaking Cat News today. Let’s compare – here’s the March 12, 2014 debut comic strip of Breaking Cat News: As for the future? Yes, cartoonist Georgia is going there, covering real news! More previews at Georgia’s Patreon.
Juxtaposition of Ancient FadsPaul ConradCornered — AMSPaul Berge has a collection of cartoons from a half-century ago about streaking, which was one of those fads that becomes a fad because it became a fad. Which is to say that it got a lot more attention than it deserved, but it appealed to people who like […]
“News” is up for debate in some entries below, but we will start with actual news. Mike Manley has revealed that he is scheduled to return as daily artist on The Phantom June 10, 2024. Grawlix IllustratedZits today; Beetle Bailey tomorrow. Let’s stay at King Features for another news item. I’m not in the habit […]