To paraphrase Eric Burdon:When I was young it was more important to get my comics as a half page. Yeah, when I was young. The half page Sundays of my youth were always the best version … except when they weren’t. One exception was Milton Caniff’s Steve Canyon. By the 1970s the third page format […]
Not feeling all that political today, but I got a laff out of Tommy Siegel‘s piece because it coincides with a sudden deluge of similarly dismissive editorial cartoons explaining that, despite all evidence to the contrary, those darned college kids are all anti-Semites, including the Jewish demonstrators.I don’t mind it coming from the usual suspects, […]
Saturday May 4, 2024 is Free Comic Book Day. Comic books are not just for superheroes anymore, a few comic strip related comic books will be available. Andrews McMeel Publishing is making comics of actual comic strip collections available to stores. Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson and Peanuts’ Snoopy by Charles M. Schulz. […]
I’m tempted to say “So here we are,” between Swift and Moynihan, but we sure seem willing to slip even lower at any moment.Moynihan suggested a chance for things to improve, while Swift seemed resigned to the belief that they wouldn’t. In fact, Swift, who was advising a younger clergyman, extended the thought: Reasoning will never […]
William Hamilton and The New Yorker, the animated adventures of Prince Valiant, Bill Gallo, Romero’s Axa, Jay Stephens interview, the dark side of book publishing, Brian Fies, and why cartoons are still worthwhile.I may have some doubts about the cartoons that have appeared in The New Yorker for the past quarter century as to actually, […]
The winners of the 90th National Headliner Awards have been announced. The annual contest honors the best print, radio, television and online journalism in the United States published during 2023. The Press Club of Atlantic City has announced the winners of their 2024 National Headliner Awards. Clay Bennett of The Chattanooga Times Free Press won […]
Peter Schrank notes the almost-too-late move by the Americans to resupply Ukraine, and it’s good to get an outside view, because our internal reasons for the delay don’t much matter to people facing conquest. That more pragmatic point of view makes “Better late than never” a dubious expression, which Schrank emphasizes by showing Ukraine on […]
The National Cartoonists Society has announced the finalists for their 2023 Reuben Divisional Awards. The nominees in the 12 categories are…Variety Entertainment = Kieran Castano; Chuck Dillon; Bob Weber, Jr. Advertising/Product Illustration = Chuck Dillon; Sam Grinberg; Pashur House Book Illustration = Landis Blair; Danesh Mohiuddin; Tom Richmond Online Comics: Short Form = Sarah Anderson; […]
A collection of some Peanuts/Snoopy/Charles Schulz items from April 2024. The 2024 Major League Baseball season brings with it Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and Woodstock bobbleheads in in team colors and names. Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, and St. Louis Cardinals have promoted their flavor of Peanuts bobbleheads. The images I chose are from […]
Kevin Necessary’s cartoon must surely seem an exaggeration to anyone who hasn’t been following the real-world case, but this argument is not simply being advanced in earnest but appears to have some traction with a substantial portion of the Supreme Court.And about that court: As Ann Telnaes points out, even having his wife active in […]
And we’ll start with the For Better or For Worse rerun that went through the after effects this week of Farley’s death that was shown the week before (originally from April 1995). Even after occasional readings over the 30 years since it first happened it is still a touching story (start here). Touching enough for […]
The Texas Observer is celebrating it 70th year and the most recent issue covers its skewering of Texas politicos by way of editorial cartooning. Gayle Reaves at The Texas Observer regales us with tales of Observer cartoonists from the first Don Bartlett cartoon to the current Loon Star State cartoons of Ben Sargent. At the […]
Fiona Katauskas sets a familiar scene divided between old and young, which may be a stereotype, but putting the old fellow in a suit rather than Archie Bunker mode suggests another division, that between those who have and those who are still setting their goals.The parallels between the Student Strike of 1970 and the current […]
The National Newspaper Awards are being presented at The Chelsea Hotel in Toronto tonight and the portfolio from Bruce MacKinnon of The Chronicle Herald has been judged the winner of the Editorial Cartooning category. Bruce is repeating his win of last year and it is his ninth winning year overall. Congratulations to Bruce! Bruce had […]
A hodgepodge of recent comic related items featuring Jules Feiffer, David Potter, the Rube Goldberg Machine Contest, Ed Steckley, Joel Priddy, William Hennessy, Allan (Sols) Salisbury. HarperCollins Publishers has announced the forthcoming publication of Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and writer Jules Feiffer’s first graphic novel created for young readers. Amazing Grapes is scheduled for publication on […]