Soft-spoken cartoonist historian Tim Jackson, who died on Nov. 3 of complications from Lewy Body disease, was best known for his 2017 Eisner-nominated book Pioneering Cartoonists of Color, which put the history of African-American editorial cartoonists and comic-strip artists in high relief. But Jackson didn’t just write about pioneering cartoonists of color; he was a […]

Back before Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson became the mega comic strip hit it was to become the first appearance was seen in the Universal Press Syndicate press kit sent to newspaper editors. Connor Ratliff presents the entire Calvin and Hobbes press kit from the mid-1980s on his Bluesky page. Recently the 90th birthday […]

Joe Heller is right, though obviously we can’t buy everything that we’re going to need over the next four years between now and January 20. On the other hand, part of the strategy of hunkering down until the worst is over might include rushing to lock in any major purchases you had in mind. Our […]

That time Bill Watterson wrote Mike Lynch a letter Six months into Bill Watterson’s comic strip launch, I wrote him a letter. I asked probably what many people were asking: How do I do what you do? What’s the path? And then I suggested we meet. (I had learned he lived nearby. How I got […]

Scott Underwood has been living his childhood dream. He contributes the art and colour for the Sunday pages of Slylock Fox, a comic strip aimed at kids. For the last four years, Underwood has been living his childhood dream. He contributes the art and colour for the Sunday pages of Slylock Fox, a long-running comic […]

Gary Varvel (Counterpoint) starts us out today with a trusty conservative talking point for Thanksgiving, but, as they say, “That ol’ dog won’t hunt.” Not at this point. We can debate over whose policies did more to add to national debt, with the understanding that conservatives have a lot invested in the accusation of “tax […]

Garfield gives us a laugh to start the week, and we’re probably going to need it as family gathers later on. Carol Lay and Lay Lines starts me off on a bit of a rant about people who watch “if it bleeds it leads” television and then write letters to the editor about what a […]

King Features Syndicate has misplaced the proof sheet of Quincy daily comic strips by Ted Shearer for the week of April 1 to April 6, 1974. TDC presents them below – we apologize for them not being of proof sheet quality. Ted Shearer and His Visual Masterpiece, Quincy – R.C. Harvey’s appreciation of cartoonist Ted […]

Ian Boothby is right: Paying attention to what’s going on is not good for you. Unfortunately, failure to pay attention to what’s going on is even worse for everybody in the long run. And while there may be some dark satisfaction in schadenfreude, hoping for people to realize what they’ve wrought won’t stop what they’ve […]

A bevy of New Yorker cartoonists turned out for the launch of Alen McWeeney and Michael Maslin’s new book At Wit’s End: Cartoonists of The New Yorker. And what better way to celebrate a book of photographs and profiles than with a collection of photos taken at the event by way of Michael Maslin’s Ink […]

I’m not in the mood for politics today, which is to say that I’m feeling pretty positive about life and don’t want to spoil it. However, for those who insist, here’s Barry Blitt’s take on “The New Guard,” which they can find metaphorical — because it is — while the rest of us just enjoy […]

After nearly a year Prince Valiant has once again gained possession of Flamberge, The Singing Sword! Or is it the other way around and Flamberge is once more in possession of Prince Valiant? It is not the first time the pair has been separated, but it is the longest. The fateful pairing of sword and […]

Today finishes the 2024 Guest Jumbler Week, where puzzler David Hoyt and artist Jeff Knurek turn over their daily Jumble to cartoonists Jeff had met at earlier in the year at the Reuben Awards weekend and duped into gave the honor of creating a Jumble puzzle. The puzzles, and the complete gags themselves, appeared from […]

I’m old enough that, like Stephan Pastis in this Pearls Before Swine (AMS), I have trouble remembering things, and it’s comforting to know that “senior moments” are perfectly normal. He’s right that you can remember things if you stop trying. I’ve likened that aspect of aging to losing night vision, in which you can see […]

The shortlist for the second Australia Institute Climate Cartoon Award has been released. Nominees include: Megan Herbert, Judy Horacek, Glen Le Lievre, David Pope and David Rowe. The award winner will be announced at the Australian Cartoonists Association‘s 40th Stanley Awards next weekend. Here are nominees with their entry. Megan Herbert Judy Horacek Glen Le […]