David Rowe offers the most appropriate response to last night’s assassination attempt. As is often the case, Australians got first crack at the story because of the time difference, and some did better than others, which is always the case and why I have something to write about each day.Rowe nails it, because “Sigh” is […]
First stop is Galway Ireland where she will return in a few months for The Galway Cartoon Festival. According to the Festival: It’s the only cartoon festival in Ireland, and is now in its eighth year. Our guests this year include Martin Rowson of the Guardian, Cristina Sampaio of SpamCartoons, Jean-Michel Renault, and Ed Steckley […]
As good as Liza Donnelly is at being a cartoonist she has proven herself just as adept at researching and writing about the history of women cartoonists, specializing in those who stood and stand shoulder to shoulder with the cartooning men of The New Yorker. Her Funny Ladies and Very Funny Ladies warrant shelf space […]
I will confess that my appreciation of RJ Matson’s cartoon is tainted by my lack of knowledge about donkeys. I know they have a reputation for being stubborn and my understanding is that it is well-earned.However, I have some knowledge of horses, and I know that if you face a horse and pull on the […]
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint is pleased to announce a historic collaboration with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products to launch a new collectible coin and medal series celebrating comic book art as a uniquely American artform, featuring DC comic book characters and art. This unprecedented initiative marks the first time the Mint has […]
The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) has announced the recipients of the 2023 Sigma Delta Chi Awards for excellence in journalism. In the Editorial Cartooning categories the winners are Rob Rogers and Nancy Ohanian. Rob Rogers for 40,000-Plus Circulation “Rob Rogers whose sharp-edges insights drawn brilliantly distills the topics of the day into one eyeful” […]
One bit of political commentary before we switch to humor: Wilbur Dawbarn’s piece reminds me of a conversation I had with my father as he pondered his future in the steel industry. He accused his contemporaries — the WWII generation — of failing to bring younger people into leadership positions, with the result that there […]
Peanuts Worldwide is getting an early jump on the comic strip’s 75th anniversary: In honor of the 75th anniversary of Charles Schulz’s beloved comic strip, Peanuts, the company is back at San Diego Comic-Con with exclusives on the show floor, a pop-up shop, and more. Inside the convention center, the festivities will be centered around Booth […]
Gary Markstein (Creators) has a nice-sounding idea.We’d all like a do-over; we’d all like to speak to the manager. Anybody who is content with the choices in the upcoming election hasn’t been paying attention, and much as I approve of universal suffrage, knowing the stakes when you step into the booth is critical. Maarten Wolterink […]
Vermont’s alternative newspaper Seven Days has released its annual Cartoon Issue. This year’s special comic features includes efforts by Mary Ann Lickteig and Clover Ajamie, Hannah Feuer and Kristen Shull, Ken Picard and Dan Nott, Steve Goldstein and Ezra Veitch. Also articles about Vermont’s Center for Cartoon Studies heading to Ireland, Burlington’s Intervale Center installing […]
“Novel ideas spring from a cartoonist’s mind because it is not weighed down too heavily by reality.” Rex and Phil, Funny Stuff, 2024“A comic artist ain’t no different than you or me or anybody excep’ he knows how to draw pitchers an’ is crazy in the head.” A less diplomatic phrasing from Popeye, Thimble Theatre, […]
My usual rule is to not feature a cartoon more than a week after it runs, but I’ve recently wound up with a collection of good pieces that got buried by more immediate issues. I’m allowed to break my own rule.Anyone who’s been paying attention knows that generating cryptocurrency gobbles up a lot of electricity, […]
About ten years Working Daze artist Scott Roberts (as Malcolm Bridgewater) gave us an in depth look at the history of the Working Daze comic panel and comic strip which these days is created by Roberts and John Zakour. It was a great look at comic styles throughout the past century by comics fan Thomas […]
Ted Rall was hardly the only person who, in 1995, pointed out that Bob Dole was old. And, compared to his opponent in the 1996 election, he was, given that Clinton was 50. Clinton was also the incumbent, but I felt at the time, and still believe today, that Johnny Carson’s flood of “Old Bob […]
Jules Feiffer, Mort Gerberg, J.N. “Ding” Darling, and the 1949 King Features Syndicate “bullpen.”An Appreciation of Jules FeifferSteven Heller writes: When I was young and yearned to become a cartoonist, there was no more perfect role model for me than Jules Feiffer. There are many brilliant cartoonists in my personal pantheon, but Feiffer, 95, is […]