Seven years ago I posted here for what I assumed was the last time. The theme of that post was the many things going on in my life that was shifting my focus away from daily comic news blogging. I’d like to take a moment and re-introduce myself to those who found The Daily Cartoonist […]
When Norm Feuti’s Gil ended syndication at the end of 2013 The Providence Journal requested that Norm continue the comic strip there as a Sunday-only exclusive. Norm was happy to do so. The end of 2022 saw the now Gannett–owned newspaper making cuts – Gil is one of the victims. From Norm’s Gil page: It […]
As Kevin Necessary peacefully transfers the power of the presidency of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists on to Jack Ohman he reflects on the state of the organization and the profession. Due to the upheaval and disruption of the past few years, 2022 was a transitional year for the AAEC. In some ways, we […]
David Fitzsimmons is no longer on staff as editorial cartoonist for The Arizona Daily Star, he will continue to contribute columns and cartoons as a freelancer. As of today I am officially retired from my beloved Arizona Daily Star after 36 wonderful years. In the new year, I’ll continue to submit my columns and cartoons […]
It’s not as if Pros & Cons (KFS) was plowing any new ground with this gag, but it’s a common observation for a very good reason: There is very little reason to expect things to change just because the number at the end of the year does, and yet we do.Obviously, some things do go […]
Cartoonist Sarah Anderson wrote an opinion piece for The New York Times about her creations being corrupted by Alt-Right goons and by artificial intelligence thieves. Sarah starts off by telling how she got started and how her career as a cartoonist took off. To have found this way of communicating with others and to make […]
MEDINA, Ohio – Don’t miss today’s Funky Winkerbean comic strip. It’s the last in a 50-plus-year run. Medina resident and cartoonist Tom Batiuk started the strip in 1972, three years after graduating from Kent State University, where he studied fine art. He announced in November that Funky Winkerbean would end on Dec. 31, 2022. The […]
Dorman Smith offered this hopeful-but-dubious wish for the New Year a century ago, and there hasn’t been much changed since, except, I suppose, that most mothers today would be handed her baby in a hospital room rather than at home. Note that the genial smile on Father Time is hardly matched by the expression on […]
The last new comic strip introduced in 2022 is a local comic strip from Gus Petersen and The Petersburg (Alaska) Pilot. From the Petersburg Pilot: Starting this week, a new locally-drawn strip will be showing up with the comics here on page 4. Gus Petersen – a Petersburg resident attending The Kubert School … As […]
Comics world is full of New Year’s Resolution gags this week, but Between Friends (KFS) happens to fit my current status as a blogger locked out of his blog for the first time in several years. I’ve long since learned that there’s no point in my buying a stationary bike or joining a gym, but […]
In the Summer of 1978 science fiction writer Thomas N. Scortia and comics artist Jack Katz collaborated on a comic strip and published in The North East Bay Independent and Gazette (also known as The Berkeley Gazette). “Galactic Prime” would run six weeks for a total of 36 daily strips from July 5, 1978 (Wednesday) […]
With the news of Artificial Intelligence bursting into the creative arts the Society of Illustrators, the National Cartoonists Society, and the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists have issued statements on the matter.From the Society of Illustrators:From the National Cartoonists Society:From the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists:
Underground cartoonist Ted Richards is in need of a little assistance. A major cartoonist in the underground comix arena of the 1970s Ted Richards needs some help to get him through a rough patch.From the GoFundMe page: A year ago I was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer and have been undergoing a successful immunotherapy treatment […]
With the Mother Goose and Grimm comic strip switching syndicates come January 1 The (Columbus, Ind.) Republic has informed readers of a forthcoming change on their comics page.From The Republic notice: A change in the comics lineup is coming for The Republic. King Features, the syndicate supplying the comics for the newspaper, recently informed The […]
The upcoming holiday here, announced on the main site, not only gives me my first break in a dozen years or so — at least the first break that didn’t include major surgery — but relieves me of having to pick and choose among “New Year’s Resolution” gags, very few of which come up to […]