Greg and Karen Evans and Luann fans around the world are celebrating forty years of the comic strip. On Sunday March 17, 1985 a thirteen year old Luann began appearing on comics pages. Greg and Karen have a few celebratory items at their Luann Fan site. “How Luann Begann” is Greg telling how his dream […]
It’s not often I find myself agreeing with the McCoy brothers, but this 2013 strip echoes my feelings. Back when I was in an Irish pub band, we had mixed feelings about March 17, because it was an excellent payday but one we hated for just the reason the McCoys illustrate above.In fact, a year […]
The Free Lance–Star’s iconic newsboy statue, Lance, has returned to its longtime home in downtown Fredericksburg. For two decades, the bronze statue stood watch in front of the newspaper’s front entrance off Amelia Street, between Douglas Street and Washington Avenue. When the newspaper moved out of downtown in 2016, Lance came along and was installed […]
Okay, this is political, but Doonesbury has always been a mix of humor and politics. And it’s a point worth making: People have noted that Clinton shrank the deficit, but I haven’t seen this kind of detail, and the contrast between a well-thought-out plan unfolding over time and the wacky, unaimed destruction currently going on […]
Jordan Baker of The Sydney Morning Herald wrote a lengthy article delving into historical and current risks of working as a political cartoonist. Speaking with editorial cartoonists Mark Knight, Cathy Wilcox, and Jess Harwood they surface issues like crossing powerful politicians, dealing with angry readers, and in the age of social media, having a cartoon […]
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for March 2025 release (or so). Images and links from a variety of publishers and outlets, though ordering through your local comic shop or independent book store is a good idea. Barnaby Volume Five by Crockett Johnson and Jack Morley Volume Five collects the final two-plus […]
The new administration has made a move towards Truth in Advertising, or at least Truth in Tourism, ordering Washington DC to erase Black Lives Matter from the street, since they no longer do. They’ve also ordered the city to rename Black Lives Matter Plaza to Liberty Plaza or lose federal aid. Any time the word […]
Gary Larson, The Far Side, and a murder mystery; Milton Caniff’s first Steve Canyon Sunday page deconstructed panel by panel; Jim Keefe goes back to The Joe Kubert School; Peanuts and Ford (but not the Falcon); a new Hogan’s Alley magazine on the horizon.Gary Larson’s legendary Far Side cartoon contains a perfect conceit for a […]
I was planning to use Sheneman’s cartoon this morning for a rant about defeatism and how cartoonists are running up a white flag with cartoons about feckless Democrats when GOP majorities in both houses give them no real leverage. But then there was an opening, and Senate Democrats were poised to vote against cloture and […]
Paul Noth is the winner of The 2025 (and 2nd annual) Thurber Prize For American Humor In Cartoon Art. The Thurber House announced the winner. From the Thurber house twitter account and on their Facebook page. On 4/25 at 54Below in NYC, Paul will receive his award & the writing award winner will be announced […]
The family of British cartoonist R.E. Burke, who detained at the Canadian border by US Immigration authorities, has set up a GoFundMe fundraiser to help offset legal costs and help her return home. D.D. Degg mentioned her plight earlier this week.The crux of the issue is Burke used a cultural/hospitality exchange website to arrange for […]
“Undercutting Creators”Comic book artist Dustin Nguyen went on a profanity laden rant about Marvel (and DC too) contracts for the artists that work for the Disney owned company. Nnamdi Ezekwe reporting for CBR covered it: Eisner Award-winning artist Dustin Nguyen has launched an expletive-filled tirade at Marvel for its poor contract rates and poor treatment […]
One political cartoon today, because it’s an example of what I’d like to see more of. Trump, Musk and the loyal oligarchs continue to lie to people about what tariffs are and how they work. There was a ghastly but typical example of blatant lying at the press briefing the other day when Karoline Leavitt […]
Oddly Enough, a new Comics Kingdom panel; Flash Gordon #7, a new Flash Gordon comic book; The Phantom, a new Nintendo/pc game; a new limited-time subscription offer from Comics Kingdom; and old Quincy strips revived from 1974. Oddly Enough by Vaughan Tomlinson new to Comics Kingdom Comics Kingdom has a new cartoon panel – Oddly […]
Featuring a Peter Brookes print and President Trump; Harry Harrison and The Year of the Snake; Steve Hill and the Dallas Stars; Martha Rosenberg on Food, Clothes, Men, Gas and Other Problems; and Eli Valley as The World’s Most Dangerous Comic Artist. President Trump Presented With a Framed Peter Brookes Cartoon Former hostage Eli Sharabi […]