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Comics Pay Tribute on Charles Schulz Centennial

by D. D. Degg 5 comments November 22, 2022

More than 80 comic strips and comic panels will use their November 26, 2022 releases to honor the 100th birthday of cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, creator of Peanuts.From the AP story (via The Gazette): NEW YORK (AP) — Cartoonists across the nation are celebrating the 100th birthday of “Peanuts” creator Charles M. Schulz as only […]

Tom Batiuk and Crankshaft Join Andrews McMeel

by D. D. Degg 6 comments November 22, 2022

Andrews McMeel Syndication has announced that beginning on the first day of 2023 the Crankshaft comic strip by Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis will join the AMS roster. © Mediagraphics, Inc.From the Andrews McMeel notice: Kansas City, MO (November 17, 2022) Andrews McMeel Syndication (AMS) will assume sales and distribution of Crankshaft by Tom Batiuk, […]

CSotD: My World Cup Runneth Under

by Mike Peterson 2 comments November 22, 2022

Colombian cartoonist Raul Fernando Zuleta (Cartoon Movement) leads off today’s discussion of the 2022 World Cup: Qatar dangles money before FIFA and the TV networks, who in turn dangle money before the soccer clubs and TV viewers give the results to viewers, who don’t get so much as a taste of all that lovely baksheesh […]

Mud and Mirth: Marine Cartoonists in World War I

by D. D. Degg 1 comments November 21, 2022

From The Minot Daily News: Minot native Cord Scott’s latest book is titled “The Mud and the Mirth: Marine Cartoonists in World War I.” Scott, a professor with the University of Maryland Global Campus based in Okinawa, Japan, said the book “discusses the use of cartoons drawn by Marines in the early part of the […]

GoComics Down “Due to…Cybersecurity Issues”

by D. D. Degg 7 comments November 21, 2022

The Arizona Daily Star is sharing with their subscribers why the online comics are unavailable: As many subscribers have noticed, the online comics, puzzles and columns provided by the Andrews McMeel syndicate went offline early Saturday and remains offline today on our website. The digital service provider is currently experiencing technical difficulties and working to […]

CSotD: A Chance to Catch Up

by Mike Peterson 14 comments November 21, 2022

Now only is GoComics still off-line (DD Degg offers some ways to find the missing comics), but Comics Kingdom has inadvertently offered its solidarity by hanging up and delivering yesterday’s comics, except for the Vintage strips, which are decades old but as up to date as they’re supposed to be.Fortunately, I’ve been holding a few […]

A Comics Kingdom Cavalcade Weekend

by D. D. Degg 2 comments November 20, 2022

 Yesterday Bill Griffith thought about his boyhood ambitions.Today Bill used his talents to pay tribute to the passing of his wife, Diane Noomin. Susie and Ben portray Shoe, the put upon newspaper editor, in a factioned world.  Mara Llave: Keeper of Time, the new web only comic by Alex Segura and Nickolej Villiger, will be issued more […]

GoComics is Down – Where to Find Your Funnies (updated)

by D. D. Degg 75 comments November 20, 2022

For a change of pace it is GoComics being problematic not Comics Kingdom.We here at The Daily Cartoonist have no idea what’s gone haywire or how long the problem will exist. But here are some other places to find SOME of the Andrews McMeel Syndicate strips online. Also where to find the other syndicate offerings […]

Lee Papers Notify Readers of GoComics Crash

by D. D. Degg 5 comments November 20, 2022

Two months ago Lee Enterprises performed a major shake-up of their comics pages, part of which ballyhooed the nearly 500 comics that would be available to subscribers online.Today they are notifying subscribers that GoComics is down: The service that provides our online comics and games, Andrews McMeel publishing, is currently offline and working to restore […]

CSotD: Totally acceptable to a near majority

by Mike Peterson 12 comments November 20, 2022

David Horsey points out a current crisis throughout American democracy, though he’s referencing a specific race for the House in northwestern Washington state.On the national scale, relief over the failure of the projected Red Wave ought not to be too joyously celebrated, given the razor-thin margins in the majority of widely watched contests.We can be […]

Ware on Christmas

by D. D. Degg 4 comments November 19, 2022

‘Tis the season and there is Christmas and other comics merch available. King Features is offering a line of glass Christmas tree ornaments featuring The Phantom, Curtis, Dethany, Helga and Hagar, and many others.They also carry other comics related items perfect for gifting – cups and glasses, t-shirts and other apparel, blankets, towels, posters and […]

38th Annual Stanley Awards

by D. D. Degg 0 comments November 19, 2022

The ACA held their annual Stanley Awards last night. Or maybe the night before, it’s in Australia and while we fell back an hour they jump ahead a day. The Stanley Awards was held for the first time since 2019 and Cathy Wilcox, the Australian Cartoonists Association’s (ACA) president said, ‘it will be a blast […]

CSotD: Things that may amuse only me

by Mike Peterson 17 comments November 19, 2022

I’ve been thinking of posting that, dammit, there are two O’s in “Mastodon,” but realized it would only result in people saying that they were opening accounts on Moostadon. And I had a lot of trouble finding this 1959 Peanuts strip because Google Images assumes — wisely — that people can’t spell and kept correcting […]

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