Comics Reporter Tom Spurgeon has passed away.From Tom’s brother Whit:R.I.P. to my amazing brother Thomas Spurgeon. He lived one hell of an amazing life, and I love him.Thomas Martin (Tom) Spurgeon December 16, 1968 – November 13, 2019From the obituary:Tom Spurgeon, a writer, editor, journalist and historian whose lifelong passion was not just comics, but […]
Editorial cartoonist Coila Davis has passed away.Coila Ann Davis (nee Brown) April 28, 1947 – November 4, 2019 Coila freelanced for the Rockford (Illinois) Register Star.From the Register Star obituary:Coila Davis, who over decades crafted dozens of quirky editorial cartoons for the Register Star, died Monday after a short illness. “I published well over 100 of […]
We want to open this year’s respect to those who have come before us by thanking the people who made it possible for Barbara Shermund to be given her due. (Phil May) (Wilhelm Busch) images via Find A Grave
Cartoonist Steve DuQuette has passed away. Steven Aldrich (Steve) DuQuette May 13, 1927 – October 26, 2019 Saying Steve was a cartoonist seems a bit of understating. He was a gag/magazine cartoonist, a caricaturist, an editorial cartoonist, a spot illustrator, he did comic features, and on and on.From Mike Lynch:He was one of the kindest, most […]
Editorial Cartoonist Rusins Kaufmanis has passed away. Rusins Kaufmanis March 27, 1925 – September 20, 2019Globe and Mail cartoonist 1960 – ???? Ottawa Citizen editorial cartoonist 1963 – 1989From the Ottawa Citizen obituary:He remained interested in politics, people, and especially humour to the very end. In his last week, when initially told by a doctor […]
Christian cartoonist Doug Dillard has passed away.Samuel Douglas (Doug) Dillard July 11, 1929 – October 5, 2019 Doug’s career, outside of cartooning, consisted of serving “churches as a pastor, youth evangelist and minister of education before launching a career in public relations.”From the Baptist Standard obituary:[Doug] Dillard was widely known as a cartoonist and banquet speaker. […]
Famed magazine cartoonist Dana Fradon has passed away. Arthur Dana Fradon April 14, 1922 – October 3, 2019 From the obituary:Dana attended the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League of New York where he met and married Comic Illustrator, Ramona Fradon. He wanted to pursue a career in political cartooning and landed his […]
Artist, author, cartoonist Laurie Mitchell has passed away. Laurie L. Mitchell (aka Lori Jackman) ca. 1957/58 – September 14, 2019 From the obituary:On her return [from Europe] she worked as assistant manager at the Towne West B. Dalton Bookseller for 10 years before retiring to pursue her art. She sculpted in papier mache, did fabric decoration, […]
Updating some recent posts. The Knight Life Ends.Keith Knight uses The K Chronicles to confirm the ending of The Knight Life. The Knight Life Still RunsAbove is The Knight Life running in this weekend’s Stars and Stripes newspaper. It is a repeat of the first 2019 Sunday strip. I don’t know if other papers will also do […]
Following the death of long-time comic book fan and long-time comic book historian Bill Schelly, Kurt Mitchell has taken on the writing of the 1945-1949 volume of American Comic Book Chronicles. above images via My Comic ShopBill Schelly had written the 1950s volume of the series, while Kurt Mitchell has written the recently published 1940-1944 […]
Lee served as editor and then president of Universal Press Syndicate, now called Andrews McMeel Syndication. In his nearly four decades at Universal, he is credited with editing and developing some of the iconic comic strips of our time, including Calvin and Hobbes, Cathy, Cul-de-Sac, Doonesbury, The Far Side and For Better or for Worse. […]
Artist and cartoonist Mary Zins has passed away.Mary Catherine (MC) Zins ?June 2, 1964? – August 22, 2019 From the obituary:…our sister will always be remembered as a gifted and talented artist that eventually blossoms into an outstanding, Internationalist Fine Art Cartoonist e.g., cartoonmovement. Whom mimicked her father, Chuck Zins, a great commercial illustrator with an […]
Designer. poet, musician, and cartoonist Skip Sedore has passed away. Charles J. (Skip) Sedore February 25, 1930 – August 24, 2019 From the obituary:Skip, known as Charlie in the business world, worked for many years as a self-employed Embroidery Designer, who designed lace and embroidery for the NYC Garment Industry from his office in Ridgefield Park, […]
Famed Universal Press Syndicate editor Lee Salem has passed away. Lee J. Salem July 21, 1946 – September 2, 2019 From the obituary:Lee served as editor and then president of Universal Press Syndicate, now called Andrews McMeel Syndication. In his nearly four decades at Universal, he is credited with editing and developing some of the iconic […]
Humorist Larry Siegel has passed away.Lawrence Harvey (Larry) Siegel October 29, 1925 – August 20, 2019From the Larry Siegel Facebook page:It is with great sadness that I have to share the news that my father, Larry Siegel passed away last night at the age of 93 after a long battle with Parkinson’s. He was a […]