From around the internet some recent posts about comic strip history. © Tribune Content AgencyKyle Anderson, at The Nerdist, remembers and compares the Rogues’ Galleries of Dick Tracy versus The Batman.One of the very best things about the Batman mythology (some might even argue the best thing) is the wild cadre of baddies who populate Gotham […]
February saw Tony DePaul and Mike Manley experiment with the comic strip form.Here’s Tony on their unique flashback sequence for The Phantom: Mike Manley and I just finished up ten consecutive days of pure sequential art! For ten days, we published no dialogue in the strip, no text narration, just the art. It was a […]
I saw one political cartoon this morning that actually referenced something in the State of the Union speech, and a couple that were clearly drawn before it. Let’s wait a day and see what other commentary pops up. Too Much Coffee Man (AMS) did well to get this one up before mask mandates disappeared, and the […]
Andrews McMeel has a few job openings for qualified applicants.A chance to get close to where the action is.And –Okay, none of that blurb from The Swiss Family Robinson is true. Though spring is coming and if you have a tree in the backyard…What is true is the job openings: MARKETING COORDINATOR E-COMMERCE DESIGN SPECIALIST DIGITAL MARKETING SPECIALIST […]
February 24 report from CNBC: Gannett (GCI) – The USA Today publisher’s shares tumbled 13.6% in the premarket after it posted a wider-than-expected loss for its latest quarter and revenue below estimates. Gannett also said it expects revenue to fall this year, although it still expects to be profitable. From Poynter on February 24: Gannett […]
Vintage Comics Kingdom has returned after taking the weekend off, except for a week of Office Hours which they don’t have in their archives.Mike Peterson usually does this, but I’ll do the honors today the best I can.© King Features Syndicate Office Hours for 1/5/1974 does not exist in […]
Ben Jennings offers the best view of what’s going on in Ukraine. Other cartoonists are either showing a bear retreating from the fray, or one vaguely bothered by a small biting animal of some sort. The former approach greatly overstates the balance of force in play, the latter infantilizes a courageous resistance.Jennings hits a nice […]
Cartoonist Dick Guindon has passed away. Richard Gordon (Dick) Guindon December 2, 1935 – February 27, 2022 The Detroit Free Press reports: Richard Gordon Guindon, 86, died the evening of Feb. 27 in Northport, Michigan, after a long illness with his son at his side. Guindon’s six-decade career began at the university’s Minnesota Daily, where […]
Peanuts Worldwide will announce Monday the launch of the Armstrong Project, which will provide $200,000 in endowments to two HBCUs: Howard University in Washington and Hampton University in Virginia. The project will offer a scholarship to a student at each school who is studying the arts, animation, entertainment or communication, as well as provide mentorships […]
I wish John Deering (Creators) hadn’t felt compelled to label that bucket. Very few political cartoons have ever been improved by labels. But I greatly admire his keeping up with the news and his willingness to work on a weekend, neither of which should be worthy of comment but both of which, alas, are.I realize […]
An important highlight of the World Press Freedom Day Luncheon is the recognition of editorial cartoonists from around the world who have used images and words to make powerful commentary on world issues. The International Editorial Cartoon Competition receives hundreds of entries every year, often from countries where press freedom is not a reality but […]
Ray Billingsley‘s story is one of great tenacity and passion. A veteran cartoonist and comic artist, Billingsley is best known as the creator of the strip Curtis. Debuting in 1988, Curtis was one of the first nationally syndicated comic strips to feature a mostly Black cast. Today, the strip is widely read in print and […]
February 27, 2022 Prickly City © Scott Stantis July 15, 2009 Doonesbury © G. B. Trudeau Jim Keefe (Sally Forth, Flash Gordon) recently posted about the sad state of print comic strips, focusing on the Sunday Funnies.Comic strips reigned supreme back in the 1930s. The Sunday sections were printed much larger than they are today […]
To be clear, I like today’s Edison Lee (KFS), which riffs on new ways for kids to screw up, though my guess would be that Jack knows ways to make the refrigerator sit up, roll over and beg that his parents will never figure out. There are plenty of times a parent at the kitchen […]
Respect! Friday 25th February is Arnold Roth’s 93rd Birthday! Here’s a video from the National Cartoonists Society featuring Arnold Roth discussing his career and giving tips to the youngsters.