Matt Wuerker (Politico) cites the phrase “Fog of War,” which began, as he suggests, on the battlefield, but has spread markedly.According to Wikipedia (or whoever they copped it from):The first known use of the exact phrase in text dates to 1896 in a book titled The Fog of War by Sir Lonsdale Augustus Hale, where it is […]
[Keith] Davidson began working at The Valley Reporter in 1992, after seeing an ad published in the paper seeking a graphic artist. He began drawing comics and working on advertisements as well as a plethora of other tasks, including the weekly Chinese food run on Wednesdays. The (Waitsfield, Vt.) Valley Reporter profiles their editorial cartoonist […]
Since 2016, the strip has been in the hands of the younger Saunders’ replacement as writer, Karen Moy, and artist June Brigman. Mary Worth is therefore a prime example of what has been termed a legacy strip: a comic strip that has outlived (often literally) its original creators, and been passed along to new hands […]
WEBTOON continues its plan to take over the digital comics world. From Business Wire: WEBTOON will establish a new European corporation, expanding its presence in the region and solidifying its position as #1 in the European digital comics market and world’s largest digital comics platform. The new WEBTOON European corporation will be based in […]
We’ll start with something non-controversial: A compliment to Dave Whamond not because this particular Reality Check (AMS) put me on the floor but because it suggests he has actually played Wordle.There is an obligation, before you mock something or even simply riff on it, to understand it.Bob Hope told of going down Rodeo Drive one […]
I’ll let Shandra and Caulfield (and Mike Peterson) work out the logistics of when it started…Gil © Norm Feuti; Frazz © Jef Mallettmy calendar says Spring starts today and the Sunday Funnies brought Spring in with some smiles. Don’t know when it originally appeared but the Bob Weber Moose and Molly opening panel that showed up […]
That was then, this is now: above is David Willson’s first editorial cartoon for The Palm Beach Daily News; below is one of his more recent cartoons. David Willson Special to the Daily News It’s hard for me to believe, but this week represented my 30th anniversary as the editorial cartoonist for the Palm Beach […]
J. R. (James Robert) Williams’ Out Our Way panel first appeared in newspapers on March 20, 1922, 100 years ago today. It’s not-always-tender look at the travails of regular folk became hugely successful.Per Brian Walker: “In 1936, Williams had 700 daily and 242 Sunday clients, the most of any syndicated feature.” Here are the first […]
In today’s Frazz (AMS), there is, as usual, no need to fact-check Caulfield, but, if you’d like to play around with sunrise, sunset and length of lighted day, here’s a website I found when I was fact-checking Caulfield.I tried my current New Hampshire ZIP Code and the one I lived in back in Colorado, a […]
Malcolm Mayes cartoon for The Edmonton Journal gets reactions. Malcolm Mayes’ editorial cartoon for March 16 shows his usual level of undisguised and unquenchable disdain for Prime Minister Trudeau. While we have come to expect his cartoons to convey this personal animosity against our duly elected leader, there is a new low reached in this […]
Bill Suddick, Chuck Asay, Kate Beaton, Roy Thomas, Edward Sorel, and Jackie Ormes. Beach Metro Community News cartoonist, illustrator and educator Bill Suddick will be the guest speaker at the Tuesday, March 22, online event hosted by The Beach and East Toronto Historical Society. The free Zoom presentation will feature Suddick talking about the stories […]
Ninety years ago Carl Anderson, at age 67, became an overnight success. Well, his comic character Henry became an overnight success. Carl had been toiling in various newspaper art departments for 40 years and trying to hit the big time as a cartoonist for at least 30 of those years.Art Baxter relates Carl Anderson’s struggles: […]
I was looking for my favorite quote from the Analects of Confucius (the Lun Yu) and found it included in this more comprehensive discussion of Chinese philosophy from a 1952 book, “Bo Hu Tong; the comprehensive discussions in the White Tiger Hall.”The Hsiao ching (Xiaojing) , translated as “Classic of Filial Piety,” is also Confucian […]
Michael Ramirez was honored with the Overseas Press Club of America (OPC) Cartoon Award (formerly The Thomas Nast Award) for his efforts in 2021.Michael’s trophy case already contains two Pulitzer Prizes and the National Cartoonists Society Reuben Award as Cartoonist of the Year.The Judges’ Statement: Michael Ramirez masterly employs the full arsenal available to the […]
Finalists for the 2021 National Newspaper Awards have been announced. For Editorial Cartooning/Caricature the nominees are Michael de Adder, Graeme MacKay, and Bruce MacKinnon.For the entire list of finalists, and a better look at the nominated cartoon portfolios, check out the announcement at the National Newspaper Awards website. Winners will be announced by webcast on […]