Ninety years ago cartoonist Chester Gould presented the comic strip Cigarette Sadie to the public. Being a Sunday Gould also presented a “topper” strip for that page.Plainclothes police detective Dick Tracy was created by Chester Gould and first appeared in the Detroit Sunday Mirror on October 4, 1931. A daily series was started on October […]
(Cartoonist Zach – Cartoon Movement) (Greg Le Lievre – Cartoon Movement)A pair of cartoonists at Cartoon Movement are out in front of the pack on the topic of the Pandora Papers, a colossal load of data obtained by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists that reveals tax havens of the rich and famous.Zach, from the Philippines, […]
With Comics Kingdom currently down we recommend you go to the Comics at Arcamax Publishing where about half the King Features Syndicate strips are posted every day, including today.Arctic Circle, Baby Blues, Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, Beetle Bailey Bizarro, Blondie, The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee, Carpe Diem, Crankshaft, Curtis, Daddy Daze, Dennis the […]
I’m not sure if Tom Tomorrow is breaking the rule here about ascribing to evil that which can be explained by stupidity, but he does echo the lyric from Phil Ochs’ “Cops of the World,” “We’ve done it before, so why all the shock?”Why did everyone react with such horror to the drone strike that […]
Over the next week, Canada Post will unveil five stamps that celebrate five of Canada’s greatest editorial cartoonists, whose thought-provoking and seminal work has helped shape our national fabric over the last half-century. Videos and stories will be shared with each unveiling. Beginning tomorrow Canada Post will celebrate editorial cartoonists by revealing a stamp honoring […]
© Tribune Content AgencyBound and Gagged reminds me of the old comic pages where they added an extra frame to the strips. © Jenny CampbellElsewhere – not sure if Larry, of Flo and Friends, puts me more in mind of Thor or Captain America. Thor and Captain America © Marvel Comics © LiniersRegarding […]
Steve Artley, who has retired and returned to the art of political cartooning, has decided to try a new venture to satisfy his editorializing. Following a 30-year political cartooning career, Steve Artley has transitioned his satirical prowess to another form: radio. Artley continues to maintain his illustration, advertising and marketing strategy support company, saying this […]
Sage Stossel lays out the Instagram issue, which saves me a lot of exposition and linking (click here for larger version), the main point being not that Instagram is potentially harmful to young women but that Facebook did a study in which they found out that Instagram is potentially harmful to young women and did […]
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel will be replacing Doodles with Steve Breen’s Caption It. Steve Breen would like your help. The Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist is the artist behind “Caption It!”, an interactive comic strip that asks readers to supply the captions to his drawings. He thinks they’re funnier that way. “If one person had to write […]
Edison Lee (KFS) offers me another chance to feel old, and, gosh, real life doesn’t offer enough of those.I agree with his dad that there are all sorts of electronic doodads that I don’t need, but there’s always that nagging sense that maybe the kids are on to something.I’m getting over it.Most of the magical […]
Woody Woodpecker no longer exists according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Woody Woodpecker is an iconic American cartoon character. He first debuted in the early 1940s, becoming the official mascot of Universal Studios along the way. In multiple cartoons starring Woody, he’s identified as a “Campephilus principalis.” More casually known as an ivory-billed […]
“Rogue transparency activist” and comics editor Russ Kick has passed away. Russell Charles (Russ) Kick III July 20, 1969 – September 12, 2021 From The Washington Post obituary: Russ Kick, a writer, editor and self-described “rogue transparency activist” who pried loose government records, using Freedom of Information Act requests to obtain overlooked documents and peek […]
Patrick Chappatte’s cartoon provides a warm-up exercise today. The latest Bond film is on the verge of release in theaters only, which may avoid some issues but why avoid controversy when, as Chappatte puts it, the mission is to resuscitate the audience?So, having previously gotten everyone riled up about Bond becoming Black, the latest rumor […]
As one of the last remaining full-time newspaper cartoonists left in the U.S., I was starting to feel like a contestant on one of those reality shows. You know, something like “Last Cartoonist Inking.” And then it’s like I was kicked off the show. After 31 years drawing award-winning cartoons for my beloved hometown newspaper, […]
Original September 27, 2021 item:MAGA and anti-vaccine cartoonist Ben Garrison has self-diagnosed himself with Covid. Ben Garrison, a right-wing cartoonist known for his opposition to vaccines and his extremely flattering drawings of former President Donald Trump, told Gizmodo late Sunday that he contracted covid-19 and has been sick for about two weeks. But allegedly getting […]