As constant readers will have figured out by now, I go for comics with deep social significance and those with none at all. This would be one of the latter. Last week, Rina Piccolo, no slouch herself, took over Rhymes With Orange for a vacationing Hilary Price, and observed on her blog, “The easy thing […]

Anyone who’s been reading “Help Wanted” ads over the past year or so will recognize the guy in the suit in today’s Mr. Boffo. And they know the answer to the question. That’s why they’re still reading the ads.

Three time Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Conrad has passed away at the age of 86 surrounded by family MSNBC reports. He was fierce in his liberalism and expressed it with a stark, unmistakable visual style. Southern California political junkies for decades would start their day either outraged or delighted at a Conrad drawing. The Times […]

In today’s Candorville, Darrin Bell explains the interface of economics and art for the benefit of those who love and care for a working artist, writer, etc.The explanation is this: Be glad we’re not running around cutting off our own ears.**(There is a book out that claims Van Gogh didn’t cut off his own ear […]

Congrats go out to Steve Moore today. His feature, In The Bleachers, is celebrating its 15th year in syndication. Steve has had an odd journey into cartooning. He started out in newspapers as a journalist and editor. He came up with In the Bleachers while working as an editor in the Maui News. He then […]

Rob Tornoe, who broke the news that Ron Rogers had lost his job as the full-time South Bend Tribune editorial carrtoonist, writes that Ron was the only African American staff editorial cartoonist . Rogers will also leave behind the mantle of being the only African American staff newspaper cartoonist in the country, a distinction he […]

MSNBC editorial cartoonist Daryl Cagle’s has managed to upset many in Mexico with a recent Mexican Flag cartoon. At least two Mexican newspapers have published it on their front page. The cartoon in question depicts the eagle featured on the Mexican flag gunned down (the whole flag is bullet ridden). Regarding the controversy, he writes: […]

Dave Blazek’s Loose Parts. Consistently funny stuff. I got nothin’ to add.

Speed Bump creator Dave Coverly will be holding two workshops on the 21st and 23rd to work with area students on creativity of the cartooning process. The classes are free for local Wisconsin students.

Reynolds Unwrapped creator Dan Reynolds was profiled by his alma mater State University of New York at Oswego. The alumni publication article can be downloaded here (pdf). They highlight Dan’s struggle with cancer and how it has affected his cartooning. Reynolds was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2008 and underwent a particularly rough regimen of […]

The College of the Canyons’ Art Gallery in Valencia, CA is hosting an exhibit of work by three time Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist Paul Conrad. The exhibit is entitled “I, Con: The Brilliant Work of Paul Conrad” and runs through the end of September.

Rob Tornoe is reporting that South Bend Tribune editorial cartoonist Ron Rogers has been let go. Ron joined the paper in 2005 after three years of freelancing for them. Ron tells Rob, “I really can’t say anything bad about this. The Tribune has done well by me over the years. I was told in late […]

Steve Kelley nails one with a sweet connection between the economy and another silly piece of non-contextual media frenzy over a study that likely proves nothing. I find this one particularly funny because my 401k used to be a year’s salary. It wasn’t much, but it was something. Then the crash hit. Now my 401k […]

DJ Coffman, creator of Yirmumah and Hero By Night (which is now in development as a live action TV) has published an ebook entitled “CASH for CARTOONIST$” – detailing 15 methods he’s used to make money through cartooning. You can read a description of the 15 methods on his website. Some of the 15 ways […]

Via Tom Richmond’s blog is a story on Comics Beat detailing a heated exchange between famed MAD cartoonist Sergio Aragones and Comic book writer (and Harvey Award Keynote speaker) Mark Waid over free content – the topic of Mark’s speech. It was mostly pep talk, partly an entreaty “not to be afraid of the future […]