The first stage of Heritage Auction 7340, which are lots of original comic art, has ended. The auction included a couple Calvin and Hobbes dailies by Bill Watterson, the 1986 issue went for $174,000.00 while the 1987 issue went for $156,000.00. The big piece involved was a Frank Frazetta Dark Kingdom painting that cost the […]
Dan Rosen echoes a gripe I’ve gone on about before: Don’t ask me to pay your staff. And, if you don’t pay your staff adequately, don’t ask me to believe you would distribute tips honestly. Nearly every business in town has “help wanted” signs out. Get your act together.But this cartoon hit at a different […]
Jim Davis, Shena Wolf, Bob Swaim, Jamie Smith, Barbara Dale, plus awards and books.Here’s some items about cartoonists from the last week of Spring. Garfield is celebrating his 45th birthday this week, so the GoComics crew interviewed creator Jim Davis. Do you have a favorite strip that you’ve created? If yes, what one? Yes. nearly […]
Henry Barajas and Tribune Content Agency have come to terms and Henry re-signs as Gil Thorp scripter.Henry Barajas has mentioned that last year when he took on plotting and scripting chores for the Gil Thorp comic strip he had a one year contract. It seems that has been extended as The Chicago Tribune welcomes him […]
We’ll start our discussion of priorities here, as Steve Brodner poses the question.Others have chided people for chortling over drowning billionaires, and that is a fair objection, but it’s also a bit of a red herring, at least in Brodner’s view. We ought not to chortle over anyone’s death, and, while it’s fair to ask […]
Michael P. Ramirez, award winning editorial cartoonist for The Las Vegas Review-Journal, has quietly been contributing weekly cartoons to the Washington Post since May 29, 2023. The Washington Post for years has printed cartoons from a wide variety of cartoonists and labeled them “guest editorial cartoons,” those included Michael’s Review-Journal toons. But these weekly opinions […]
I wasn’t going to do politics today, but Michael Ramirez (Creators) inspires me to share a little of my process.I get up around 3:45 each morning, let the dog out, make coffee and scroll through Reliable Sources on the days it’s available, then my Facebook and Twitter pages. If people there are going on about […]
Three court sketch artists were present in Miami on June 13 when former President Trump sat in Federal Court to hear the indictments brought against him. Most people had no problem with two of the artists. Elizabeth Williams (above) and Jane Rosenberg (below) passed the masses’ muster. But William J. Hennessy, Jr.‘s sketches brought some […]
After a decade as a struggling cartoonist, minus a couple years as a World War I doughboy, Frank Willard found his meal ticket with a “vulgar” character in the tradition of Mutt and Jeff and, more explicitly, Barney Google (which Willard had spent some time assisting on during those earlier ten years). Moon Mullins debuted […]
First today, we’ll address a political/environmental crisis of great importance. First Dog on the Moon, whom I would trust with something or other, probably, reports that Brenda reports that the attacks on boats by orcas in the North Atlantic are a case of jumping the gun on what was intended to be a wider movement.And […]
Prairie Mountain Publishing, an arm of Digital First Media/Alden Global Capital, has consolidated the Sunday comics section of four of their north-central Colorado newspapers: the Loveland Reporter-Herald, Longmont Times-Call, Greeley Tribune, and Boulder Daily Camera. From The Loveland Reporter-Herald: In our ongoing effort to make the best use of our shared resources, Prairie Mountain Media […]
The Society of Professional Journalists is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 Sigma Delta Chi Awards for excellence in journalism. The awards recognize outstanding work published or broadcast in 2022. Editorial Cartooning (Single-issue circ 40k+ or affiliated website)Gary Markstein, Creators Syndicate Judges’ comment: “It’s a testament to both the art and the opinions […]
I hope this is good news and not just a temporary storyline, but over at Zits (KFS), Jeremy has got a decent job that he’s good at and seems enthusiastic about, working at a hi-tech start-up, and, as we see today, he’s become thoughtful. Assuming it is an actual shift, it’s a welcome one. The […]
A few comics noted from the last few days. So what exact would a TED talk by Liò sound like? Like a tree falling in the forest with no one there? Russell Myers has been the lone cartoonist on Broom-Hilda for 53 years, but my understanding is that he is so far ahead of deadline […]
There have been several cartoons on the subject of Paul McCartney resurrecting John’s voice through AI to complete a recording they never released. The other cartoons featured robots saying funny things, but less is more and Matt Davies turns in the winner.I like the watercolor background, but I particularly like that he has the robot […]