Famed British comic strip and gag cartoonist Bill Tidy has passed away. William Edward (Bill) Tidy, MBE October 9, 1933 – March 11, 2023 The death of Bill Tidy, who some call “The World’s Greatest Cartoonist” and “UK’s Best-Loved Cartoonist,” is being reported by newspapers throughout Great Britain including The Daily Mail and The Guardian. […]
Dilbert by Scott Adams has ended its syndicated newspaper run. Dilbert debuted in 1989. It is unknown if the Sunday April 16, 1989 issue appeared in any newspapers, but a few newspapers did begin showing the strip on their comics pages on Monday April 17, 1989. While enduring the circumstances of being middle management Scott […]
I’m with Elliott, or, as Napoleon once remarked to Marshal Bernadotte, “Je ne donne pas une merde.” Or words to that effect.I have one clock in the house that needs to be reset, plus the one in the car. The others mostly take care of themselves. I never set the ones on the oven and […]
Morten Morland, a frequent Mike Peterson choice, has been named The Press Awards’ Cartoonist of the Year. Hat tip to Bado’s Blog for the notice and a Morland gallery. Dark Horse and Yoe Books Present “Cartoonists Against Racism: The Secret Jewish War on Bigotry” Cartoonists Against Racism tells the remarkable unknown story of how a […]
Cartoonist Joseph Bergeron of New Hampshire has placed his First Date comic strip in the Eagle Times: CLAREMONT — Local cartoonist Joseph Bergeron has made his print debut within the pages of the Eagle Times with the comic strip ‘First Date.’ ‘First Date’ is Bergeron’s first published comic strip, making it an Eagle Times exclusive. […]
I will confess I haven’t seen any of the movies up for Oscars tomorrow night, but I will declare Drew Sheneman’s piece to be Best Picture, not of the year but of the week, because comedies don’t get honored often enough and, after a few weeks of sorting through increasingly repetitive cartoons about drag queens […]
The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists in partnership with the Association of Canadian Cartoonists will hold their 2023 convention on October 6-8 in San Francisco with the Cartoon Art Museum of that city joining in the fellowship. More details will follow at the above linked websites and at the AAEC Twitter and ACC Facebook pages.The […]
The game of “What if?” can be silly. Here, Lisa Benson plays “What if libruls didn’t want the entire trove of Jan 6 tapes released?”Of course, there were objections to releasing the entire video record, because it could reveal security information. But the main objection from liberals was that, rather than release it to all […]
Hundreds of newspapers, probably over a thousand, are introducing new comic strips to their readers as space becomes available on their funny pages. Comics Beat, with words of wisdom from our own Mike Peterson, showcases one example. The Lewiston Tribune’s note to readers caught my eye. Starting today, we will be running the comic strip […]
New Yorker cover artist Ian Falconer has passed away.Ian Woodward Falconer August 25, 1959 – March 7, 2023 From The New York Times: He was a stage designer noted for his work in opera when he hit the best-seller list in 2000 with the first in a series of books for children. Ian Falconer, who […]
Life is good, and I’m well past midlife, as depicted in this Non Sequitur (AMS). As for my mojo, either it’s gone or it’s become so fully embedded that I don’t fret over it. I do miss malls, though. I don’t think anyone is building them anymore and most of the ones I’ve seen lately […]
Some cartoonist and comic strip histories from during and before our lifetime. Jeffrey Lindenblatt returns to Stripper’s Guide with the 1991 stats for comic strips and panels that appeared in his survey of 300 newspapers (down to 268 dailies for 1991). In the Top 30 spots, Calvin and Hobbes continued its climb moving one spot […]
The Washington Post editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes was awarded the Herblock Prize for 2023. From the Herb Block Foundation announcement (with the submission portfolio): Ann Telnaes creates editorial cartoons in various mediums — animation, visual essays, live sketches and traditional print — for The Washington Post. Judges comments: Ann Telnaes’ combination of expertly-crafted renderings and […]
Today is International Women’s Day, though you wouldn’t know it by looking through American cartoons. Ah well, don’t feel bad: I didn’t see any among the British cartoons, either. Which doesn’t mean there weren’t any, but, if there were, they were hiding very well.Meanwhile, Fiona Katauskas explains why it isn’t a bigger deal in Australia. […]
A New Comic Strip Lum and Abner cartoonist Donnie Pitchford has created a new comic strip called A New Comic Strip! Donnie’s introduction at that Lum and Abner link: This is a new “bigfoot” sci-fi strip in daily format, although don’t look for it six times a week! The best I can manage right now […]