While we were all concerned about the latest Comics Kingdom problems last week (Mike Peterson noted, “Comics Kingdom changed servers and the last week has been very glitchy,” and Joseph Nebus explained, “The server it was on has expired and the link’s been infested with malware.” see Joseph’s comment below) along with that fix King […]
Sports cartoonist and sports artist Bob Southee has passed away. Robert Charles (Bob) Southee April 2, 1930 – February 11, 2022 From the obituary:His father was involved with aviation from its early days and the family moved frequently, finally settling in Athens, Pennsylvania. It was there while in high school that Bob’s gift as an artist […]
Yesterday, we discussed the insanely partisan — or perhaps partisanly insane — letter from eight GOP Senators who oppose compiling a no-fly list of passengers who have disrupted commercial flights, on the grounds that people should be able to become violent on airplanes as long as they’ve lost their minds over having to wear masks […]
Cartoonist Wendell Copeland has passed away. Wendell Winthrop (Scotty) Copeland September 6, 1931 ~ February 8, 2022 From the obituary: [Wendell] loved to share stories of his life in the country, riding in his donkey cart pulled by Chiquita, or on his horse Pal, and fishing in the local pond. Wendell joined the Army in […]
Big Nate gets involved in new shenanigans as an animated tv star today. The beloved comic strip Big Nate by cartoonist Lincoln Peirce has evolved quite a bit from a newspaper comic strip first debuted in 1991 to a full-blown media franchise that includes illustrated novels and even a stage musical. After more than three […]
In Cowley County Kansas Curtis has replaced Baby Blues.From The Courier Traveler: We need to update readers on changes to our comics page. First the comics. Our main supplier of comic strips, King Features Syndicate, recently lost Baby Blues to another syndicate. We had to scramble to fill that spot and chose Curtis. It’s been […]
A second day of foolishness, a second day of inventing headlines that satirize classic book titles.Jimmy Margulies (KFS) leads off with a comparison of nitwits. As noted yesterday, not knowing squat about Canada didn’t stop Yanks from not only commenting on the convoy but actively supporting it, and now we’ve got Republican Senators coming to […]
Happy 30 years to Non Sequitur, Wiley Miller‘s wry look at the absurdities of everyday life. Wiley Miller’s Non Sequitur debuted on February 16, 1992 and GoComics interviews the cartoonist on the occasional of the comic strip’s 30th anniversary. Can you share what your experience has been like working with Andrews McMeel? I’m contractually obligated to […]
Berkeley Breathed’s Bloom County comic strip is in development as an animated television series with the creator as co-writer and executive producer.From Variety:Ack! Bill the Cat, Opus and the rest of Berkeley Breathed’s “Bloom County” universe are heading to Fox. The comic strip, created and written by Berkeley Breathed, is being developed as an animated […]
Clay Bennett (CTFP) starts off today’s tour of bathos and foolishness with this commentary on the news that Trump’s accounting firm announced they don’t intend to defend his financial statements because they don’t trust the information he gave them.It’s a large “Uh-Oh” indeed and, while his co-conspirators and rightwing defenders will continue to attack NY […]
Comic strip artist Mel Keefer has passed away.Melvin James (Mel) Keefer July 2, 1926 – February 11, 2022 comic strips, comic books, animation, illustratorFrom the obituary: A native Angeleno, Mel was born to Ida and Charles Keefer, later becoming big brother to Phyllis. His West Adams childhood revolved around two passions: sports and art. He […]
Matt Bors is returning to comics, not political cartooning, rather comic books.When Matt announced last year his stepping back from political cartooning he was … making some space in my life for other kinds of comics that I’m excited about but have never had the time to fully pursue. That includes a partnership with Ben […]
Late last year cartoonist Scott Diggs Underwood became part of the Slylock Fox team as a collaborator with Bob Weber, Jr. on the Sunday issues of the King Features Syndicate feature.Apparently not paying close attention to the Slylock Fox and Comics for Kids, this past Sunday’s art struck me as odd. The horse wasn’t a […]
Speaking, as we were yesterday, of brilliant women of the past, this Pearls Before Swine (AMS) calls to mind Madame de Staël‘s quote “To know all is to forgive all.”I’d agree that, if you can see both sides of an issue, it’s easier to be generous in judging, and it’s as true today as it […]
Magazine cartoonist Bill Woodman has passed away. William Frederick (Bill) Woodman October 30, 1939 – February 12, 2022 Friend and fellow cartoonist Mike Lynch has learned through the family of Bill’s passing:My friend, the “cartoonist’s cartoonist,” Bill Woodman passed away on Saturday. I received a call from his daughter, Anne, yesterday afternoon. My deep condolences […]