Here are our ten most popular cartoons of year, 2021. Jeff Koterba was swinging for home runs this year, winning SIX of the Top Ten spots, along with ELEVEN of the Top Twenty.  This was a fantastic year for Jeff! Daryl Cagle also refers to them as the “most reprinted cartoon[s],” all of which I […]

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I make a weekly cartoon for The Guardian newspaper about books and a weekly science cartoon for New Scientist magazine. I work as an illustrator and have written a number of comic books and, most recently, a children’s book called The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess. I’ve drawn ten covers for The New […]

“One of my favorite writers is Man (Emanuel) Martin.”That seems a reasonable way for anyone to introduce Man Martin. I know it holds true for me.The introduction continues: His writing career was already well established with wonderful books but then he had to become greedy and become an outstanding comic strip creator as well, the […]

I’m sure Dave Coverly simply intended to make a funny with this Speed Bump (Creators), but it hit at a moment when it struck a nerve. And if you hate sports, trust me and stick around.The death of John Madden brought out a lot of tributes, including some rebroadcasts of games from when he coached […]

Speaking of The Sun Also Rises…From the Duke University law site: On January 1, 2022, copyrighted works from 1926 will enter the US public domain, where they will be free for all to copy, share, and build upon. The line-up this year is stunning. It includes books such as A. A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh, Felix Salten’s […]

The Sally Forth comic strip is 40. And Ces and Jim will take us back to the beginning beginning tomorrow (January 3). They give us a bit of forewarning in today’s strip.© King Features Syndicate Also today, and going forward, is Patrick McDonnell‘s return to Mutts after an extended sabbatical. According to an earlier announcement: MUTTS […]

F-Minus (AMS) hit me solidly this morning because I’d just been through my morning check-in on social media, which included a whole lot of people declaring their defiant intent to something-something-something in the New Year, mostly involving not takin’ nothin’ from nobody.I’d rather they pledged to lose weight, which isn’t going to happen either, but […]

This is an installment of 2021 Newspaper Comics: Debuts, Departures, and the Dearly Departed.(part 1: Debuts – – part 2: Departures – – part 3: Dearly Departed – – part 4: Detours/Deviations) 2021 DebutsThese comics began appearing in U. S. newspapers in 2021 MT. PLEASANT by Rick McKee and Kent Sligh January 3, 2021 – Tribune Content […]

This is an installment of 2021 Newspaper Comics: Debuts, Departures, and the Dearly Departed.(part 1: Debuts – – part 2: Departures – – part 3: Dearly Departed – – part 4: Detours/Deviations) 2021 DeparturesThese comics ceased new production for U. S. newspapers in 2021 BUCKLES by David Gilbert March 25, 1996 – March 21, 2021 King Features […]

This is an installment of 2021 Newspaper Comics: Debuts, Departures, and the Dearly Departed.(part 1: Debuts – – part 2: Departures – – part 3: Dearly Departed – – part 4: Detours/Deviations) 2021 – The Dearly DepartedThese U. S. newspaper and magazine cartoonists died in 2021. WILLIAM BRYAN (W.B.)(BILL) PARK June 12, 1936 – January 2, 2021 […]

This is an installment of 2021 Newspaper Comics: Debuts, Departures, and the Dearly Departed. (part 1:Debuts – – part 2: Departures – – part 3: Dearly Departed – – part 4: Detours/Deviations) 2021 Detours/DeviationsDetailing some changes in syndicated U. S. newspaper comics in 2021. 2021 Flash Forward (Comics Kingdom webcomic) cartoonists:January 3 – Rhandi Fisher January […]

Crabgrass (AMS) sums up my take on all of today’s “broken resolutions” cartoons.It’s a good thing to have some point at which you stop and do an assessment each year, but hearing about it reminds me of why so many writers don’t talk about what they’re working on:Either you’ll do it or you’ll talk about […]

We’ll cap off this series (I won’t be carrying this checklist into the new year) with what may be MY favorite collection of 2021 editorial cartoons. Just admire the art and commentary of the first cartoon on the page: Then follow this link for more of Kevin Kallaugher and his personal favorites from 2021. 2021 […]

A sketchy look at the news of 2021The Herald selects their favorite cartoons from 2021 part four.The Herald selects their favorite cartoons from 2021 part three.The Herald selects their favorite cartoons from 2021 part two.The Herald selects their favorite cartoons from 2021, part one.