If you’re a regular reader of the comments on this blog, you may have followed a discussion regarding a recent Non Sequitur cartoon depicting a hen wearing a KKK hood who only lays white eggs. The Cleveland Plain Dealer ran that cartoon and received a few complaints. Their columnist,Ted Diadiun, has taken the time to […]
‘Tis the season for Christmas cartoon collections. There are three main collections on the web that I’m seeing. First off is Hogan’s Alley “A Cavalcade of Cartoonists’ Christmas Cards.” It’s taken from a selection of Christmas Card cartoons that cartoonists have sent to friends and colleagues. The above image is from a Hal Foster card.Secondly […]
Lalo Alcaraz’s Cucaracha hit the 5 year mark last month and appears in 60 newspapers nationwide. Lalo has drawn editorial cartoons for the LA Weekly since 1992 and also draws English and Spish editorial cartoons for Universal Press. If that didn’t keep him busy, he’s also co-editor of the satirical magazine Pocho, a co-founder to […]
Stone Soup creator Jan Eliot recently spoke on the issues of women and families in contemporary comic strips with the Sociology Club and Anthropology Society at the University of Southern Mississippi. The cool part was that Jan’s participation was through teleconferencing where she could talk about the inspirations, challenges and triumphs of her work.She’s quoted […]
The highly esteemed and acclaimed Cul de Sac creator Richard Thompson (see photo to right) was kind enough to round up cartoonists in the D.C. area for a get-together Tuesday night. Should be an enjoyable evening of shop talk.And yes, Richard, I’ll be happy to tell you of my exploits whilst enlisted in Her Majesty’s […]
Last week I told you that United Features will be launching a new feature called Family Tree by Philadelphia Daily News editorial cartoonist Signe Wilkinson.Here is the first peak at the feature:Family Tree is described as a sophisticated contemporary family comedy whose initial clients include the Seattle Times, Detroit Free Press, Denver Rocky Mountain News […]
James Kemsley, cartoonist of Ginger Meggs, and a celebrated Australian cartoonist passed away today at the age of 59. James has been drawing the Ginger Meggs cartoon since 1984. The feature was first published in 1921 and is the most syndicated Australian comic strip. James is a former Australian Cartoonist Association president as well as […]
Head over to The Comics Coast to Coast site to listen to their latest podcast featuring Jerry Van Amerongen, creator of Ballard Street.
This week’s featured cartoonist is Nate Creekmore. Nate’s feature, Maintaining, launched last May by Universal Press. In 2005, he was named best college cartoonist by the Associated Collegiate Press and has the distinct honor of having been twice awarded the Charles M. Schulz award (Scripps Howard Foundation) in 2003 and 2004.
Mike Rhode has blogged out todays announcement from the Washington Post that they are dropping a full comic section from their Sunday comics. The Post states that they will only be dropping two features (Wizard of Id and Hints from Heloise) and that all other comics will be squeezed into one section. Here’s their announcement: […]
The Salt Lake Tribune has announced that it will begin to run five new strips on a trial basis for the next two weeks after which they will evaluate which ones should be made permanent. The five trial features include: The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee, The Pajama Diaries, Rhymes With Orange, Flo & Friends, […]
Those in the North Attleboro Massachusetts area, plan on heading over to Borders Express in the Emerald Square Mall this next Sunday to visit with Retail creator Norm Feuti. Norm will be there to sign copies of his book, “Pretending You Care: The Retail Employee Handbook.” Norm was kind enough to send me a copy […]
From RACs comes a report that last Saturday’s Get Fuzzy by Darby Conley was replaced in the Chicago Tribune over concern regarding “standards of taste.” The comic (see here) depicts a sickly Satchel with Bucky Katt using word combinations to demean his fellow pet, such as ‘dog’ and ‘numb’ makes ‘dumb.’ The questionable part comes […]
I’m in Washington D.C. this week on business. While I intend to update the site everyday, my schedule may vary from day to day. Please check back throughout the day for updates.
With the latest discussion of the News and Observer comic poll and the features editor jumping into our discussion, I found this column by the Cincinnati Post editor Keith Herrell interesting. Herrell was the Living editor at the Post back in the day when the comics were delivered by mail. I was The Post’s Living […]