CSotD: The Voice of One Crying in the Desert
David Fitzsimmons drew this cartoon in 2008, but now he’s “writing about us” himself, or, at least, “us” in a…
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Of Pultizers and Things
For reasons unexplained, the Pulitzer Prize in editorial cartooning was not awarded in 1923, 1936, 1960, 1965, 1973, and 2021….
Sports, Mascots, Elves, Wokeness, Whatnots
Continuing with a couple topics that partner Peterson touched on this morning. The Return of Brownie the Elf Cleveland Scene…
Most Banned Comics of the 21st Century
New Kid by Jerry Craft, Maus by Art Spiegelman, American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang, Fun Home: A Family…
Failure to Ban Books Leads to Defunding Library
JAMESTOWN TOWNSHIP—What started as a fight over an LGBTQ-themed graphic novel may end with the closure of a west Michigan…
Your June 26, 2022 Dilbert Sunday Funny … or Not – updated
It seems Andrews McMeel Syndication has offered a replacement strip for those newspapers uncomfortable with publishing the Dilbert comic strip…
CSotD: Without a Trace
(Dr. Macleod) (Jeremy Banx) Two threads in this particular Juxtaposition: The backgrounder is the current dustup in the UK about…
18th-Century Hogarth and The Woke Culture
Tate Britain in London has defended the approach taken in its Hogarth and Europe exhibition (until 20 March 2022) following…
Los Angeles Times Discontinues 9 Chickweed Lane, GoComics Erases Dec. 1 Episode from Internet
The Los Angeles Times served notice to its readers that it will no longer carry Brooke McEldowney’s 9 Chickweed Lane…
Conservative Cartoonist Accuses NFT Marketplaces of Bias and Political Censorship
While non-fungibe token (NFT) collectibles have been very popular, NFTs have brought a slew of unique debates to the table…
CSotD: The Morning After
Amid a storm of finger-pointing, Democratic complaining and Republican rejoicing over Tuesday’s results, Ann Telnaes boils it all down. There’s…
Prophet Cartoonist Lars Vilks Dies in Car Crash
From BBC: Vilks was reported to be travelling in a civilian police vehicle which collided with a truck near the…
Texas Schools Cancel Jerry Craft Because CRT
Author/cartoonist Jerry Craft‘s books were banned at the end of Banned Books Week from the Katy Independent School District after…
Gag Cartoons and Diversity
Of the many challenges cartoonists face — rejection, money, drink, or lack of — one of the trickiest is the…
Book Burning – Not a Thing of the Past
Post World War II North America: 21st Century North America: Canada: Tintin and Asterix books destroyed because they…