Comic book and comic strip artist Ramona Fradon has passed away. Ramona Dom (née Domboorajian) Fradon October 2, 1926 – February 24, 2024Yesterday Ramona’s agent Scott Kress of Catskill Comics made public her passing: It comes with great sadness to announce that Ramona Fradon has passed away just a few moments ago. Ramona was 97 […]

A happy ending for this Stephen Collins cartoon: Liz Truss did indeed come up with a title, and, though her book hasn’t been published yet, she did get to speak to a half-empty room at CPAC, which seems like an unnecessary effort, since she could have stayed home in Britain and spoken before a group […]

In one of my answers in the comments section of The Great Gannett Comics Conspiracy I sarcastically said, “It’s like saying Gannett dropped Between Friends because they are misogynistic.”Further analysis suggests that may not be far from right. But first let’s turn to Breaking Cat News cartoonist Georgia Dunn from her Facebook page: The recent […]

I think Eric Carle — having faked his own death to escape the world of children’s books — has taken over the world of astronomy. Perhaps Neal DeGrasse Tyson was too technical, but Jeremy Banx is only touching on the ways in which complex ideas are being simplified for a general audience.It’s not just that […]

Last month Cartoonist Francis Bonnet has announced that his webcomic has been picked up by Comics Kingdom: It’s true! Suburban Fairy Tales is going to be syndicated by King Features Syndicate — one of the biggest comic syndicates out there! King Features will be handling the distribution of Suburban Fairy Tales going forward. This means […]

Comics Kingdom has notified subscribers that the relaunch of their website will take place on February 28, 2024. The announcement: Dear Comics Kingdom Subscribers, Get ready to experience Comics Kingdom like never before! We’re delighted to announce the relaunch of our website on Feb. 28. Our journey since early 2023 has been a blend of […]

Alabama’s legal decision that embryos are people brought forth a lot of egg jokes — including this Clay Jones gag — some of which have been pretty funny. Pro-choice commentators have often compared the rightwing reverence for preborn human life with our predilection for eating preborn chickens, and there are certainly ways the comparison fits.The […]

All this talk about Gannett and Doonesbury and The Gannett 34 reminds me I never updated the list. The original Gannett 34: Group 1: Blondie, Zits, Beetle Bailey, Family Circus, Hagar the Horrible, Dennis the MenaceGroup 2: Garfield, Peanuts, For Better or Worse, Baby Blues, Pickles, FoxTrotGroup 3: Pearls Before Swine, Jump Start, Ziggy, Marmaduke, […]

A little political humor on a day I don’t intend to be political at all. As I’ve said before, however, the news is so absurd that it’s hard to satirize, and I appreciate Ruben Bolling for being able to do it simply by treating Donald Trump as a six-year-old, at which point his behavior becomes […]

Chester Gould pre-Dick Tracy; Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson and Star Wars; the wonderful art of Bud Blake; Drowsy Dick awakes years before Little Nemo. [Chester Gould’s] first newspaper job was at the Tulsa Democrat, the forerunner of the Tribune, within weeks of his 1919 high school graduation. That job entailed drawing cartoons in a […]

With the resignation of Andy Sareyan taking effect this month Andrews McMeel Universal (AMU) has announced the promotions of Kirsty Melville and Brent Bartram to fill top positions at the company. Earlier this month AMU made note of Kirsty Melville being promoted to chief executive officer: Kansas City, MO (February 6, 2024) – The Andrews […]

First of all, we knew — didn’t we? — that Dear Leader wasn’t going to cough up the money he owes E. Jean Carroll. Not in a timely manner, certainly, and most likely not out of his own pocket. It seems more likely that the courts will force him to pay his fines to New […]

Here we thought the USA TODAY Network’s move to restrict their newspapers’ choice of comics to some part of The Gannett 34 was just a budget cutting effort – saving money going to the syndicates and saving manpower hours by setting up pagination layouts for the groups newspapers. Turns out it was all a cover […]

So earlier today Mike Peterson brought up trivia contests. Mike said: I gave up on trivia contests after losing a squeaker because I said Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake within a single nation’s boundaries. They wanted Lake Superior, which has a greater surface area but contains less water and is sure not within […]

Start with a confession: I like this Off the Mark (AMS) because, once he’s found true love, they can get married and produce blended offspring, all of which I will like more.I’ve tried a number of single malt Scotches and they’ve convinced me that wise distilleries blend their whiskies to create a better tasting beverage. […]