His layoff after 36 years as the Observer’s editorial cartoonist muted one of our strongest voices [Ever] since the Observer hired the Minnesota native in 1987, [Kevin Siers] has irked readers at every point on the political spectrum, applying a cartoonist’s skewer to presidents, Charlotte City Council members, business leaders—potentially anyone in the public eye. […]
A belated birthday wish to New Zealander cartoonist Eric Heath and a very belated addition (ten years late) of Mr. Heath to our senior strippers list.Kapiti News/New Zealand Herald celebrates the 100th birthday of editorial cartoonist Eric Heath. Eric Heath, who produced cartoons for a major daily newspaper over many years, has celebrated his 100th […]
King Features archives have lost (never had?) the Field Syndicate proof sheet for this week’s Vintage Apartment 3-G. From The Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune comes the Apartment 3-G comic of March 13 – March 18, 1978. As it turns out The Daily Tribune began running the comic strip that month and provided their readers a […]
Zits (KFS) is starting a story arc that could mark a shift in the comic, with Jeremy and presumably his friends beginning the college search. The strip has a glacial pace, but that’s better than no pace at all, and, over the years, we’ve seen the kids get drivers licenses and cars and even a […]
It’s time to remind our readers that the upcoming new year requires a new comics-related calendar. How do I know, because sports cartoonist Drew Litton is appearing on Channel 9 showing off his 2024 calendar. But Drew isn’t the only one with a “winning” calendar – Keith Knight, for 2024, highlights “Life’s Little Victories.” What […]
Between our shifting servers and an apparent post-holiday sag in general, this has become a good day to indulge in some favorite comics from years past. This Rhymes with Orange (KFS) came at a particularly propitious time, because not only did I live just around the corner from such a house, but I recall that […]
Word is spreading on social media that Latisha Moore, the executive director of the National Cartoonists Society for most of the past decade, has lost her fight with cancer at the early age of forty-seven. From Jason Chatfield, NCS President during the majority of Latisha’s service: Heartbroken at the loss of my dear friend, and […]
The Catholic Cartoon is about a kind and quirky Parish Priest named Fr. Otto. He, along with his parishioners at St. Sebastian’s, experience fun and wholesome moments that will surely make your day full of laughter! Last year we featured Joshua Masterson’s The Catholic Cartoon comic strip and now Aleteia (“offer[ing] a Christian vision of […]
In today’s Pearls Before Swine (AMS) Rat is a bit more proactive than most of us in dealing with neighbor issues, but, then, Rat has never been a model of patience. I particularly liked the cartoon because I’ve just set a new record, going over 13 years of living in the same house. In both […]
CHULA VISTA, California – An anti-Israel, anti-American cartoon that appeared in the Bonita Vista High School newspaper has sparked a controversy that has escalated to the point that San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan has said her office will look into whether a hate crime has been committed. San Diego Jewish World describes the […]
The Daily Independent of Ashland Kentucky has revealed that Brain Ashby, their freelance editorial cartoonist, has retired from drawing opinions for the newspaper after six years. From The Daily Independent: Brian Ashby had a gift, so, we thought, let’s give him the opportunity to share it with the area while tackling pertinent news topics. Upon […]
A lot of editorial cartoonists appear to have taken the four-day weekend, leaving me mostly to indulge a peeve or two, and Constant Readers probably saw this one coming when they saw Joe Biden with an ice cream cone.It’s good that I generally agree with Phil Hands on things, because it leaves me free to […]
Ed Subitzky, Walt Handelsman, David Sipress, Roger Kastel, Ron Turner, Denis Kitchen, and more.Speaking of leftovers – here’s some stuff that was sitting in the queue. The Ed Subitzky Anti-Interview A full house turned out for the book launch of cartoonist, writer and sometimes television celebrity Ed Subitzky’s long-awaited first anthology of work at Rizzoli […]
Thanksgiving was lovely, and Steve Kelley (Creators) even provided an early Christmas present for his critics, saving them from needing to make much of an effort to refute his political beliefs. Instead, he scored an own-goal by revealing that he thinks the Von Trapp family is Jewish and must surely have fled Austria to save […]
Of the two-score-minus-one comic strips Mike Peterson displayed from 1948 seven are still being syndicated with new content in 2023. None of which will be highlighted in this post. Which is not to say some oldies won’t be here. The Phantom was around then and is now. At the risk of stepping on the toes […]