The Latin Times photographer and cartoonist Edward Medina has passed away.Edward (Ed) Medina (aka Anidem) October 13, 1929 – April 6, 2025From the obituary: Edward “Eddie” Medina of Indianapolis, Indiana, passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday, April 6, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Born on October 13, 1929, Edward was the son […]
Illustrator and cartoonist Brad Holland has passed away.Bradford Wayne (Brad) Holland October 16, 1943 – March 27, 2025From Steven Heller: Brad Holland died on Thursday March 27 at 2 a.m. after heart surgery. He was 81. He was my first professional friend, critic and inspiration when at 17 I stumbled into the worlds of satiric […]
Illustrator Robert McGinnis has passed away. Robert Edward (Bob) McGinnis February 3, 1926 – March 10, 2025From the obituary: Renowned painter/illustrator Robert E. McGinnis (those who knew him firsthand called him Bob) died at the age of 99 in Old Greenwich on March 10, 2025. Bob was one of the most prolific illustrators of the […]
Comic strip and comic book cartoonist Hy Eisman has passed away. Hyman (Hy) Eisman March 27, 1927 – March 27, 2025The Joe Kubert School, where Hy had been a teacher from 1976 to 2019, shared the sad news: It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of an incredibe artist, and a dear […]
Cartoon artist John Peck, also known as The Mad Peck, has passed away.John Frederick Peck aka The Mad PeckNovember 16, 1942 – March 15, 2025From the WPRI obituary: John Peck, the artist behind the poster who signed his art as “The Mad Peck,” died at the hospital on Saturday after a sudden illness, according to […]
Cartoonist and sculptor Ed Berdej has passed away. Edward Andrew (Ed) BerdejJanuary 13, 1961 – March 2, 2025From the obituary: A 1979 graduate of Whippany Park High School where he played soccer, he also earned a degree from the Joe Kubert Art School in Dover. Eddy was a graphic artist. Early in his career he […]
A Stan Mack interview; a Milton Caniff profile; a Tim Jackson appreciation; a John Rose video interview; a visit with Rob Moreland; and a Colin Whittock obituary.Funny Friends: an interview with Stan Mack Funny TimGreg Lynch for The Dayton Daily Newses’ Mia Beach presents a short interview with cartoonist Stan Mack. You originally had a […]
Deon Parson, Kate Beaton, Barbara Shermund, Art Spiegelman, Colin Whittock, Alison Bechdel, Clay Jones$upr Dee Parson Parson, 29, is the creator of multiple comic strips, including “Life With Kurami” (debuted in 2015); “Pen and Ink” (debuted in 2017); and “Rosebuds” (debuted in 2019). “Rosebuds” has been Parson’s biggest financial success thus far in his career. […]
Jeanne Young O’Neil obituary; USPS postage stamps for 2025; Famous Cartoonists School course art; Garry Trudeau versus Mort Drucker and Jerry Dumas; Peanuts collectibles; 2024 children and young adult bestsellers. Jeanne Young O’Neil – RIPJeanne Young O’Neil, the daughter of Blondie creator Chic Young, the sister to current Blondie producer Dean Young, and the inspiration […]
Storyboard artist and character designer Jerry Eisenberg has passed away. Jerome Theodore (Jerry) Eisenberg December 14, 1937 – February 11, 2025Animation historian Jerry Beck’s post on the death of Jerry Eisenberg with a link to Mark Evanier’s notice: We lost a giant today – and I was a friend in his later years. He was […]
Famed magazine cover artist and illustrator Mort Künstler has passed away.Morton (Mort) Künstler August 28, 1927 – February 2, 2025Newsday reported the death of the painter and illustrator: Although Mort Künstler once told an interviewer that he would prefer to be remembered as a great athlete, he had to settle for being hailed as America’s […]
Editorial cartoonist Clyde Peterson (aka C. P. Houston) has passed away.Clyde Enlow Peterson (aka C. P. Houston)May 7, 1942 – January 20, 2025 The Houston Chronicle is reporting the death of its longtime staff editorial cartoonist and illustrator: “CP Houston,” Clyde Peterson signed his cartoons, as if he were speaking for the city itself. Which, […]
Cartoonist and illustrator Doug Sneyd has passed away. Douglas Mord (Doug) Sneyd December 14, 1931 – January 21, 2025From the family obituary: Passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, at Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital, Orillia on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, in his 94th year. Doug was a renowned commercial artist, illustrator, and cartoonist … From humble beginnings, […]
The death of famed cartoonist Jules Feiffer was international news. But we would like to recommend those obituaries prepared and issued by the comics community. Jules Feiffer mastered every major narrative art form of the 20th century — comic strips (Feiffer), theater (Little Murders), cinema (Carnal Knowledge), novels (Harry the Rat with Women), graphic novels […]
Cartoonist and playwright Jules Feiffer has passed away.Jules Ralph Feiffer January 26, 1929 – January 17, 2025The Washington Post is reporting the death of Jules Feiffer. Jules Feiffer, the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, playwright, screenwriter and children’s book author who was one of the most humorously neurotic literary voices of his generation, died Jan. 17 at […]