In celebration of the quasquicentennial when California legislators repealed their anti-cartoon law the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) has decided to return to that state’s capitol for the organization’s 2026 convention. From the AAEC: This year, Association of American Editorial Cartoonists are taking over California’s capital. We will have an internal schedule for AAEC-members […]
There have been a number of tributes to Pat Oliphant, here we link to some of them. Ann Telnaes writes of her admiration of Pat Oliphant. People will throw around the label of legend in the editorial cartooning profession but Pat Oliphant was truly one. Not only did his editorial cartoons and caricatures slice right […]
Might as well laugh, because between now and the midterms, we’re going to be hearing more about the communists under all our beds.Laughter is the best medicine, I read in Reader’s Digest, and I think it’s also a good purgative. The problem is that Ostow’s cartoon relies on your already knowing how foolish the shouts […]
Below are some comic and cartoon books scheduled for July 2026 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. E.C. Segar’s Thimble Theatre: The Complete 1919-1920 Dailies E.C. SEGAR’S MASTERPIECE—FROM THE BEGINNING! Olive Oyl and […]
Helene Ragovin for Tufts Now talks to Brian Walker, alum of Tufts University, about comic strips – his and others. “Beetle Bailey” hasn’t missed a day of publication since 1950. Unlike other so-called legacy strips, such as “Peanuts,” which now appear in reruns, “We’re still doing new stuff every day,” said Brian Walker. While comics […]
Cathy Wilcox brings some class to the topic of Lindsey Graham’s death. We’ve seen a flood of cartoons from cartoonists who didn’t like or respect him and were eager to depict him in the fires of Hell or being rejected at the Pearly Gates.Cartoonists could save some effort by creating a Pearly Gates template so […]
Editorial cartoonist Pat Oliphant has passed away. Patrick Bruce (Pat) Oliphant July 24, 1935 – July 13, 2026 Cormac Dodd at The Sante Fe New Mexican is reporting the death of Pat Oliphant. Pat Oliphant, a Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist whose cutting sketches critiqued power and corruption in U.S. politics over a lengthy career that […]
The San Diego Comic-Con is next week and while we have noted the Eisner Awards Hall of Fame inductees for 2026 with comic strip credits we never got around to give the comic strip bona fides for the nominees. From the Eisner Awards page: The Eisner Awards Hall of Fame judges have chosen 16 nominees […]
The trial for Egyptian cartoonist and translator Ashraf Omar has been delayed yet again. Last May the trial was pushed back until today for reasons of “witness discussion.” The new trial date, set for October, is to allow for “for the presence of the first witness (the investigative officer) and its discussion” according to a […]
The war on the press is no joke, and for more on that, check out On The Media’s latest installment. It’s also nothing new; Trump has devoted plenty of energy towards making people doubt what they hear on the news, labeling anything he disagrees with as “fake news” and launching middle-school insults at women reporters […]
Yea or nay on those vertical comics? Liza Donnelly in the spotlight. A tough comics quiz (Flash Gordon has a superpower?). Bill Mauldin, drawn to combat. The Adventures of Superman drawn by Joe Shuster. Comic Stew Fun(ny book). A comic tradition began 90 years ago. The Case for Vertical Comics Julian Lytle at K-ComicsBeat makes […]
The author and compiler of the cartoon book “Cartoonists Against the Holocaust” is claiming the book was cancelled by the editor/packager and the publisher due to his refusal to include a forward condemning recent actions by Israel and the United States. From Carl Campanile for The N.Y. Post: Rafael Medoff, the author of the book […]
I like the idea of a horse/llama hybrid, though it’s not genetically possible. But llamas have some advantages, since they are both surefooted and soft-footed, so can traverse all sorts of wilderness without tearing it up, and they can be housebroken, which horses, notably, cannot. And if you are nice to them, they don’t spit; […]
Patrick M. Reynolds built his cartooning career on illustrating history with such comic strips and features as Flashbacks, Texas Lore, and Big Apple Almanac. But… It was with Pennsylvania Profiles that he began the history lessons, it was his own backyard. Reynolds retired a few years ago but as Ron Devlin at the Republican Herald […]
Canadian cartoonist Mike Constable has passed away. Mike Constable 1943 – July 3, 2026 Cartoonist, animator, humorist, syndicator, street performer, social activist.From Bado: It is with great sadness that I learned that cartoonist Mike Constable lost, last Friday, his battle with Alzheimer’s disease. From Canadianaci: He studied sculpture at the Ontario College of Art and […]