There are people who hate puns, but I’ve never understood that. I generally don’t like bad puns that force you to mispronounce a word to make the joke work, and a long, involved pun is better than a short one. In most cases. But not always.In today’s Speed Bump, Dave Coverly makes a short pun […]

Mike Peterson spent the weekend at the New England Webcomics Weekend. He’s posted his impressions and observations on his blog.To begin with, I really didn’t know how big a deal the New England Webcomics Weekend was until Saturday morning, when I discovered that the place was sold out for that day and I’d have to […]

Knowing a serial killer has some advantages, I guess. Lots of people try lots of things to get out of jury duty. Having been on a jury, I can understand why. However, when John Backderf wants to get out of a jury, all he has to do is tell people about his high school friend. […]

While out in Indianapolis last month, I stopped in to talk with Gary Varvel, the editorial cartoonist for the Indianapolis Star. I’ve always been an admirer of his art and caricature. While there he told me about a 11-part series he was doing to highlight the lives of some of the poor in Indianapolis. The […]

On the way into Easthampton, I joked to myself that it was good I had Mapquested the event, because just following strange-looking people in the Northampton area wouldn’t necessarily get you to the webcomics gathering. But I found that there weren’t a lot of obsessively odd people in the crowd.Webcomics skew notably towards science fiction […]

WAPT reports that Clarion-Ledger editorial cartoonist Marshall Ramsey has been dropped to part time status while another 14 newspaper staff were either laid off or also dropped to part-time. Asked if he could say more about the paper’s decision, Marshall tells me that he was notified last Thursday of the paper’s decision and that because […]

F Minus is the winner of The Tribune News (CO) comic poll. It replaces Sally Forth.The Star Press (Muncie, IN) readers picked Fred Bassett over Thatababy and Stone Soup by a mere 9 votes. That might be a margin ripe for a recount request, but reading between the lines, I don’t think there was a […]

The Australian Cartoonists Association met this weekend for their Annual Stanley Awards event to honor the best in their industry. The winners are:Cartoonist of the Year: David Pope of the Canberra Times Caricaturist: David Rowe of the Australian Financial Review Single Gag Cartoonist: Matt Golding Graphic Media Artist: Geoff Richardson of the Sydney Morning Herald […]

To begin with, I really didn’t know how big a deal the New England Webcomics Weekend was until Saturday morning, when I discovered that the place was sold out for that day and I’d have to scramble to get in on Sunday. Fortunately, I discovered this on-line and not at the door, so I dropped […]

Obituary cartoons are usually pretty awful stuff, but Jack Ohman uses the occasion of Sorensen’s death to make a point.

One of the first artists I worked with as an author was Christopher Baldwin, who drew the web comic “Bruno” from 1996 to 2007. There was a period when Bruno’s dark musings on life began to match my own and I decided to take a break from her, but I got over myself at some […]

Washington Examiner editorial cartoonist Nate Beeler was highlighted in a recent local Fox station coverage of the election.h/t: Mike Rhode

Pulitzer prize winning editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes shows us how she draws and animates her cartoons for the Washington Post.

The Comics Journal has posted a three part interview with Bizarro creator Dan Piraro. When asked if he’s considered ending Bizarro and turning to fine art, Dan replied: In 21st century United States, you certainly cannot complain if you?re making a living as an artist ? period. You just can?t. It?s like complaining that you […]

There’s been a bit of excitement after Perry Bible Fellowship creator Nichols Gurewitch posted a new cartoon earlier this week. I asked Nichols how often fans should expect new comics to which he replied, “I don’t think I’ll be posting new ones on any kind of a regularized basis.”Nichols has been busy with more animation […]