Wally Wood was a giant in the comics business, as explained at length, with an abundance of examples, in this Lambeik Comiclopedia profile, better than which I cannot begin to do.And much of which I dare not reproduce here, though I’ll confess that, like nearly everyone I knew in Boulder, and since my mother lived […]
Since 1986, Bruce MacKinnon has been the editorial cartoonist for The Chronicle Herald in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He has won multiple national and international awards, and his cartoons have been featured in publications and exhibits around the globe. Saltwire presents a Bruce MacKinnon gallery of 2021 cartoons.
From The Day: Donder and Blitzen (German for “thunder” and “lightning”) first made their appearance in 1823, springing from the pen of Clement Clarke Moore in his classic poem “The Night before Christmas.” Up until that time Americans were pretty hazy regarding Santa Claus, the patron saint of Christmas. Moore would help define him as […]
Notice from the L. A. Times:After the furor 9 Chickweed Lane caused by a poor choice of words, The Los Angeles Times has filled that space with the Luann comic strip beginning December 22. (Sorry, the best I can come up with now is this December 24 PressReader shot.)While the likelihood of Greg and Karen […]
For some reason, I didn’t see a lot of “bear trap in the fireplace” gags this year. Which is a good thing, I would add.However, Monty (AMS) put a spin on that tired old chestnut, and there’s nothing I love more than watching Sedgewick try to be a real boy, while his patient butler, Jarvis, […]
The global (and massive) vertical South Korean-based webcomic site Webtoon placed a full page color ad in the Tuesday, December 21, 2021 issue of The New York Times’ Arts section.The ad appeared on the back page of the section with a teaser ad at the bottom of the section’s first page. Mike Rhode for the […]
One of the most pro-Trump and militantly anti-vaccine cartoonists is disappointed with his leader over The Donald’s recent pro-vaccine messaging. Donald Trump has most famously admitted that he is vaccinated and got boosted in his Trump-O’Reilly Tour. Trump has also encouraged people to get vaccinated in a recent interview with Candace Owens.Far right cartoonist Ben […]
Asmussen’s “Bad Reporter” comic emerged shortly after the Examiner merged with the Chronicle in 2000. Delightfully deranged, Asmussen’s biweekly, syndicated strip mined culture and politics for “the lies behind the truth, and the truth behind those lies that are behind that truth.” This was where Asmussen found his stride, garnering a devoted readership. His deft […]
For a long time, cartoonist and illustrator Kevin Cannon said, he didn’t have a distinctive style. He was too busy drawing things exactly the way customers wanted. But along the way, perhaps when he started working on graphic novels, Cannon developed the clean, simple style that prompted the folks at the Minnesota State Fair to […]
Big Nate (AMS) has wisely enlisted Dee Dee to help him find a Christmas present for his sister, which sends our brave lad into the forbidden world of estrogen.I like that Dee Dee uses the term “cute,” because it’s one of the most flexible terms in the female lexicon and can be applied to anything […]
The Milwaukee Journal served notice that Steve McGarry’s KidTown will replace 4Kids: It’s time to take a trip to “KidTown.” The latest addition to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Sunday Comics section, “KidTown” replaces “www.4Kids” starting Dec. 26. The comic strip, aimed at readers ages 6 to 12, is a mix of word searches and other word […]
Graphic artist and cartoonist Lou Brooks has passed away. Louis (Lou) Brooks September 5, 1944 – November 21, 2021 From the obituary: Known to some as “The World’s Oldest Kid”, Lou began his career as a self-taught commercial illustrator, but over 50 years expanded his talents into other creative realms as writer, graphic designer, historian, […]
Enquirer editorial cartoonist Kevin Necessary has been named the next president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. The Cincinnati native will take over in January for current president Jen Sorensen who is stepping down at the end of the year. The Cincinnati Enquirer interviewed Kevin Necessary about his new position, about recent changes with […]
Columnist Jim Hightower admits to some jealousy: As a tyke, I never dreamed of growing up to be a political activist/ commentator, but here I am, and it’s worked out pretty well for me. I’ve been lucky enough to have a voice in public matters and eke out a modest living running my mouth as […]
We’ll start out with some good news, via Steve Brodner: Not only did the Kellogg’s workers ratify a new contract, but it seems like they got pretty much what they wanted and that management — who had threatened to replace them with scabs — got pretty much not a whole lot except several months of […]