Watson rouses up my ambivalence for the story of how George Santos reportedly/allegedly ripped off some “Amish dog breeders” with bad checks. I have no reluctance in comparing Santos to Dr. Doom in regard to his reported/alleged theft of funds for a veteran’s ailing dog, but I’m conflicted on this one.The reason I put quotation […]

From the start, [Hägar the Horrible] was a family project. Browne remembers the entire family sitting around the table as her father presented jokes and ideas, grading them. At this point, he also began asking one of his sons, Chris, to write gags. As Hägar picked up steam, Dik began focusing more attention on the […]

The JumpStart television show has jumped from “in development” to the next phase. From Variety: CBS has given a pilot order to a multi-cam comedy series based on the “JumpStart” comic strip, Variety has learned. The project hails from writer and executive producer Wayne Conley. Aaron Kaplan and Melanie Frankel of Kapital Entertainment also executive […]

Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for February 2023 release.Images and links (mostly) via Amazon,though ordering through your local comic shop or independent book store is a good idea. Backlist: Missed in January opening image: Shrimp & Grits by Andy Marlette; © Creators Syndicate

Eric Allie (Counterpoint) offers a sort of “I know you are, but what am I?” analysis of Cancel Culture, in which, he contends, liberal attempts to control disinformation have become an attack on free speech.There is, obviously, no lack of Cancel Culture happening at the moment, and not just Ron DeSantis limiting the ability of […]

News is breaking of a new book by Bill Watterson and John Kascht scheduled for release on October 10, 2023. From Bill Watterson, bestselling creator of the beloved comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, and John Kascht, one of America’s most renowned caricaturists, comes a mysterious and beautifully illustrated fable about what lies beyond human understanding.  What little […]

It is Australia’s most famous, most important, and most copied cartoon. It was used as the cover for cartoonist Stan Cross’s biography, it was used as the cover for a history of Australian cartooning, it is the basis for the Australian Cartoonists Association’ Stanley Award, and more often than not lately it is the inspiration […]

The Taos News is the latest newspaper to engage in a growing habit we heartily endorse. The weekly paper has secured the services of Sam Richardson to provide cartoons on local conditions and events. From The Taos News: We’re bringing a new cartoonist into the mix here at the paper. Local artist Sam Richardson answered […]

Let’s kick off today’s coverage with a 2008 Frazz in which Caulfield once more demonstrates his grasp of what matters and what doesn’t. I’ll grant you that I bristle a little at “less” and “fewer” mistakes, but not enough to interrupt a conversation over it. I save that for “may have” and “might have,” because […]

Editorial cartoonist Rick McKee opined on the new Artificial Intelligence use of creating art works and cartoon images by utilizing an AI software application to help create his most recent cartoon. Rick explained on Facebook: I generated the bulk of this cartoon using MidJourney, a text-to-image generating AI. After many failed attempts and lots of […]

Some comic characters recognized their place in the omniverse on Sunday. The self-awareness continued into today.

Well, that’s over, or so you might think: Now that the Super Bowl has been played, the season is concluded, right?Well, no, and this morning’s Mr. Boffo correctly predicted the outcome: Last night’s game was close and so, of course, there is a play that fans of the losing team will obsess over until the […]

Every day, a cartoon bird appears on the front page of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch doing something different –– swinging a bat, commenting on national politics, flying a helicopter. Well, we don’t really need to explain, because if you’re from St. Louis, you’ll know what we’re talking about. The Weatherbird is St. Louis.  But the […]

There’s not much to say about the place of truth and illusion in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? without spoilering Edward Albee’s play, which is nearly as mandatory to watch as George Orwell is to read if you want any insights on what’s happening around us today. Let’s just say it deserved the stack of […]

TCM showcased Dick Tracy last night with a few of the detectives movies from the 1940s. Also was a half hour presentation featuring Warren Beatty as himself and as Dick Tracy. Everyone seems to agree that the “interview” was bizarre, so why did it happen? Den of Geek explains: You’d think in the age of […]