On another “Where do we begin?” day, we’ll start with what was yesterday’s Deflocked, which is somewhat unremarkable, since cartoonists have been pointing out our astonishing talent for ignoring reality, except that YouTube TV and Disney resolved things Friday night, so I was gobsmacked to see a syndicated strip pick it up three days later. […]
As we close out October’s celebration of the 20th anniversary of The Daily Cartoonist, I want to present a look forward where we are steering TDC, and what you can expect in the coming months and years. If you haven’t had a chance, please look back at the earlier articles in this #TDC20 series: The […]
As we look back at the last 20 years of The Daily Cartoonist, its history would not be complete without talking about the sometimes contentious four year period between 2007 and 2011 when the comment section often became the center of heated discussions about webcomics and the future of print comics. Most comment threads were […]
In early 2008 there was a flash in the pan blog called “The Bad Cartoonist” written by an anonymous cartoonist. The posts contained personally attacks on the art and craft of fellow cartoonists. Most cartoonists were aggrieved more by the author’s anonymity than his criticism. As Matt Davies wrote, “didn’t see anything I haven’t heard […]
In the last 20 years, I’ve been fortunate to meet and talk to the giants in the field. Here are four of my more memorable ones. Richard Thompson In 2007, I was in Washington D.C. for a business trip. Prior to the trip, I had reached out to Mike Rhode and he had offered to […]
Jones is often provocative, slinging purposeful insults, but generally backed by an intelligent political argument. This isn’t a particularly polite cartoon, but he addresses a critical question and, if the Mike Johnson character is ranting incoherently, the elephant cuts right to the nub of the issue: If the GOP has such a reasonable position, why […]
One of the things that sets The Daily Cartoonist apart from other comic-related news sites is its cultivated community of readers. People visit the site each day not only for the news but also for the comments. We’ll be looking at who has been active in the comments the longest, who the most prolific commenter is each […]
Twenty years ago, I sat down and hammered out a quick blog post that became the start of what is now The Daily Cartoonist. The blog began as an excuse to keep tabs on comic syndication and editorial cartooning—the two genres I was most passionate about. I could never have imagined that, 20 years later, […]
Joy of Tech points out that it’s been a little hard to keep track of the disasters raining down on us, much less to plan for them. People have been pointing out that you can say “What’s he done this time?” and everyone knows who you mean, but I think that’s a bit unfair. They […]
Telnaes points out that this isn’t the first self-betrayal in our history, and she could have gone back to the beginning of the nation and added the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798, which would seem particularly upsetting because they were written and passed in the lifetimes of the Founders. Then again, they were the […]
A couple months ago we asked you how we could improve The Daily Cartoonist. We added your suggestions to our To-Do list and today we are debuting a new theme that should resolve some of the most chronic pain points of our site. Things we focused on: There’s a couple more enhancements in the works, […]
For some odd reason which they seem unwilling to explain, Facebook has suspended our account. If you are used to seeing links from us there, be assured we are still here and are still posting regularly. If we are reinstated, you’ll see us back on FB. If not, we’ll all survive somehow. We’re hanging in. […]
To our readers: As The Daily Cartoonist nears its 20th year(!!), we’re looking for your feedback to help us better understand your interests, where you get your news, and how we can improve. We’ve created a quick 9-question survey to give us insights on how we might tailor our content and site to meet your needs and […]
Over the weekend our newsletter platform stopped sending our Daily Digest. I have escalated the issue with their technical team for resolution. I do not have an ETA on the resolution. I am also looking at alternative vendors. Sorry for the inconvenience. Please continue to check for updates directly. — Alan
Over the weekend our newsletter service stopped sending out our Daily Digest. I am aware of the issue and am working to restore service soon. Until then, I hope you will continue visiting TDC to catch up on D. D. Degg’s reporting and Mike’s Comic Strip of the Day. -Alan Update: Service is now working […]