Many years ago, my parents came across a recipe in the local paper that was intended to call for adding a soupçon of lemon juice, which a local editor had corrected to “add a soup can of lemon juice.” They sent it in to the New Yorker, which used to run editorial gaffes as fillers.It […]
Stephen Notley’s Bob the Angry Flower is a weekly alternative strip about a walking talking flower who feels ALL the emotions, not just rage. Debuting in 1992, Bob has battled Gamera, bad punctuation, Dick Cheney’s disembodied heart, former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, hamster-dropping villain Hamsterfall, US Senator Ted Cruz, vengeful Geat Rothgar, celebrated mathematician Roger […]
The time stream is in a constant state of disrepair. Timelines diverge and collapse. History is altered, creating tidal waves of change. And that’s on a good day. But thankfully, for eons, the main thruway – the key timeline – has been kept safe by a group of diligent and dedicated “Chronal Keepers.” … […]
Artist and cartoonist Wayland Moore has passed away. Wayland David Moore September 8, 1935 – November 7, 2022 From the obituary: Wayland David Moore, whose expressionistic paintings of dramatic action and brilliant color define an era in sports art, died on Monday, November 7, 2022, at his home in Decatur, GA. He was 87. Distinguished […]
Non Sequitur (AMS) has it right: America’s favorite sport has become bitching and moaning and insisting that the refs are corrupt, the rules are wrong and the outcome must be challenged.I promise you that, if Josh Allen had taken a clean snap, stepped back and knelt to take an intentional safety to give the Bills […]
The above art by Jules Feiffer is from a September 2022 edition of Dan’s Papers, but the interview conducted by Dan Rattiner for his podcast is this month new.Dan asks Jules about a few of his more than a dozen awards – the Academy Award-winning Munro, his special George Polk Award, and his Pulitzer Prize. […]
It’s November and that means Guest Jumbler Week. David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek present the 10th Annual event. Here’s a preview: © Tribune Content AgencyAnd thanks to James Delach and his magic eight ball we know who the guest cartoonists are and in what order they will appear. Monday 11/14: Kirc Kecem Tuesday 11/15: […]
I particularly like this Bliss (Tribune), because my life includes taking the dog for a romp twice a day which, combined with my 35-hour work week, reduces me pretty much to being her chauffeur and, yes, I’m grateful that she gets me out of the house.Here’s the snippet I’m posting on-line today, as an invitation […]
From 1962 is Virgil Partch, Chon Day, Johnny Hart, and more in V2#2 of The PRO (Cartoonist and Gagwriter Magazine). Mike Lynch presents the complete issue. © somebody or otherBuck Rogers in the 20th Century Comic Books Comic books in the 1930s were originally comic strip reprinters. Famous Funnies and the like did not supply new […]
Ninety years ago, on November 12, 1932, Madeline Mezz was born. So today we celebrate her inauguration into The Daily Cartoonist’s Senior Strippers club.“Madeline Mezz?” you ask. Well, she is better known as Bunny Hoest.Bunny and John Reiner join us in the birthday bash with today’s The Lockhorns. © Wm. Hoest EnterprisesBunny has been working […]
There’s no doubt but that Kieran Meehan inked this Pros & Cons (KFS) well before Election Day, but a look at social media this morning more than justifies Lyndon’s view of things: Sociopaths seem to have a good grip on the conversation.There’s little for political commentators to analyze in the post-election chatter, but a great […]
Political or editorial cartoons were once the primary source for visual political satire, humor and commentary. There are fewer outlets for the traditional form … but life still breathes in many venues—like The Boston Globe, where award winner Ward Sutton publishes biting cartoons on a regular basis. On this day after the election deluge, he […]
“[A] comic Larson once presented as a ridiculous sight is closer to reality than one might realize.” As detailed by Wired, dog barks actually serve a purpose, one likely tied into their domestication and relationship with humans. © Gary LarsonThe Nexus compares Wired’s theory to a The Far Side cartoon panel. On the surface, perhaps […]
The woman in this Jeff Stahler cartoon has had a lovely dream, but that’s all it is. Aside from a couple of too-close-to-call races, the election should be over, but that’s not how we do things anymore.The deniers began carping early about a few malfunctioning scanners in Arizona, ignoring the fact that it simply meant […]
In the Great News category is The Minneapolis Star Tribune looking to replace retired editorial cartoonist Steve Sack. When Steve retired in February 2022 The Star Tribune said no decision had been made on whether to replace the paper’s staff cartoonist.Well a decision has now been made and it is the correct one. The Star […]