There are many things I like about Cul de Sac, but high on the list is the way Alice and her cohorts can come up with some random association and elevate it to center stage. Alice has decided that, since camp likely involves nature study, there will certainly be fish-slapping bears and she will, no […]

The headline sounds like a dive bar band from the deep south, but it’s really about a friendly challenge between two illustrators. Guy Francis challenged fellow illustrator Stacy Curtis to a duel of drawing pigs playing the banjo. Other illustrators have now contributed and Stacy has amassed a growing collection of over 70 drawings. You […]

Hearst Corp/Seattle PI editorial cartoonist David Horsey’s Father’s Day cartoon caused a bit of a storm. The cartoon depicts a man in the kitchen standing in front of his daughter who asks, “Daddy, Since you lost your job and mommy is supporting us, should I give my Father’s Day card to her?” On his blog, […]

Last weekend was my fourth AAEC (Association of American Editorial Cartoonists) convention. The previous three were back in mid to late ’90s. Back then job openings were few, but at least there was buzz about which slot might come available. Speakers were top tier politicians or wonks. The Las Vegas convention banquet dinner was keynoted […]

Saturday was last day of the AAEC convention’s panels and discussion. It kick started with Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer speaking about livable communities – a topic he has been passionate about in his professional career as a legislator, county commissioner, city councilman, and public works commissioner.Next up, Chicago Tribune editorial cartoonist and Dick Tracy cartoonist […]

Today launched a tribute site to the classic Dick Tracy comic strip. From the press release:Almost 80 years ago, a young cartoonist sent his latest idea to Captain Joseph Patterson, who selected all the comic strips for the Chicago Tribune and NY Daily News. Chester Gould had been submitting for some time, both realistic and […]

Lynn Johnston famously stood her ground when she was offered the chance to syndicate “For Better or For Worse” and insisted on making postal boxes red instead of blue, of celebrating Thanksgiving in October and of calling November 11 “Remembrance Day.” Other Canadian cartoonists have followed the preferences of their editors and Yankified their strips, […]

Mobile Register editorial cartoonist J.D. Crowe had a first hand look at the Gulf oil spill over the weekend. Over on his blog he writes about his experience and posted several aerial photos he took aboard a US Coast Guard helicopter. I’ve been drawing about the oil spill daily, and have been hoping for a […]

All About You creator Tony Murphy is raising money to create a weekly comic-strip broadsheet titled “Coffee Talk” to be distributed in coffee shops and cafes. As of tonight, he’s just shy of $1,800 (read back stories here and here). So he’s had 72 contributors that have raised $3,706.If you’re inclined to support Tony, head […]

Yesterday marked Hilary Price’s Rhymes with Orange turned 15. As she remarks on her blog – that’s 5,475 strips. As the 5,475th strip rolls off the presses, it?s time to thank all you readers who have taken the time to send me e-mail for Cialis at low low low prices. And, of course, the rest […]

Sherman’s Lagoon creator Jim Toomey will be featured in an exhibit of his work at the Aquarium of the Bay (San Francisco, CA) to raise awareness of shark finning. Shark finning is the practice of catching sharks, removing the fins and dumping the shark back into the water – often still alive. The fins are […]

Alumni from Saturday Night Live of years past have launched a video comic strip series called “Beyond the Comics” which is aimed at online newspapers across the US. The feature launched today in seven papers. To achieve financial viability, the feature needs to sign up 200-500 papers. The participants include David Spade, Molly Shannon, Sarah […]

I got back home yesterday from this year’s AAEC convention in Portland, but haven’t had time to sit down and write out a wrap-up. I’ll be updating the blog a bit later today with a review of events, discussions from the AAEC convention. I’ll also be posting (probably tomorrow) a great interview with Dick Locher.More […]

Today’s xkcd is not at all funny, which is why it made me laugh.I’ve been through enough media revolutions to see how they fit together. And, if I hadn’t, I could still watch the movie Idiocracy for a look at the results.I worked at a local TV station 30 years ago, when only about half […]

“The Knight Life” is as much a journal as it is a comic strip, and this Sunday’s entry provides yet another insight into the frustration of, not just Keith Knight, but a number of African-American cartoonists.Some time ago, there was a quiet protest in which several black artists used the same gag on the same […]