Wiley Miller hits a truth in today’s Non Sequitur (AMS): We’ve reached a level of solipsism where not only is everything about me, but everything is a conspiracy against me.My sister expressed it as “Everybody always be’s mean to me,” a cute toddler phrase that was promptly hung on her for the rest of her […]
Minneapolis Star Tribune columnist James Lileks reviews the comics.If you want to alienate people, talk about religion or politics. If you want to have a nice conversation, talk about breakfast cereal and newspaper comics. Could we discuss politics the way we discuss newspaper comics? Possibly, because everyone complains about both. There are people who read […]
August 8, 1961, give or take a few days, Fantastic Four #1 (dated Nov. 1961) hit the newsstands.While the issue hit the stands on various days on and surrounding that Tuesday most of the surviving copies with any date identification have August 8, 1961 stamped on them. So that is the date that many sources […]
Reality Check (AMS) serves a heapin’ helpin’ of “Tom Swifties,” based on cartoon characters, Tom Swifties being a fad of the early 60s.This Wikipedia article explains the phenomenon, which drew from a foible of the syndicated authors of the Tom Swift adventure series, who avoided the simple “said,” and gives examples both of the labored […]
We’ll start our look at the comic strips of the first week of August by going into the past. Not as far as Mike, only to the last week of July. © Gerry Rasmussen & Gary DelaineyBetty spent that last July week being peeved about a modern innovation, and people agreed:I sympathize with Betty in […]
Today’s Judge Parker (KFS) has set me thinking about continuity strips, and, since there are only a few left, that puts me in the somewhat uncomfortable position of criticizing this one, which isn’t my point.I think there should be more continuity strips, because, whether they would induce people to buy newspapers, they’d at least induce […]
The National Cartoonists Society has announced the second round of nominees for their 75th Annual Divisional Reuben Awards for work in 2020. (Earlier nominees announced here.)MAGAZINE/NEWSPAPER ILLUSTRATION: Tom Chitty; Peter Kuper; Bob LizarragaADVERTISING/PRODUCT ILLUSTRATION: Chad Frye; Pat Higgins; Luke McGarry; Patrick Merrell; Dave WhammondCOMIC BOOKS: Brahm Revel; Stan Sakai; Walter SimonsonGRAPHIC NOVELS: Jared Cullum; […]
Bill Ruehlmann‘s column about Cathy Guisewite‘s last book is the only excuse needed to let all know that Cathy Guisewite’s next book is on the schedule. Previews at GoComics.© Cathy Guisewite © Oconee Enterprise/Chuck CunninghamThe Georgia Press Association honored the winners of the 2021 Better Newspaper Contest on Friday, July 30 at the Jekyll Island Club […]
I’ve criticized Steve Kelley (Creators) enough times for views I don’t share that it’s only fair I give him the lead-off position when he does one that nails the issue squarely.I’ve seen no defenses of Andrew Cuomo except, as Kelley suggests, from Andrew Cuomo, and I’m more than a little surprised that he hasn’t stepped […]
Bloomberg breaks the story:The creators of “South Park” have signed a new deal with ViacomCBS Inc. that will pay them more than $900 million over the next six years, one of the richest deals in TV history. Trey Parker and Matt Stone will use the money to make new episodes of “South Park” for Viacom’s […]
David Finkle has decided to end his Mr. Fitz comic strip next year. Mr. Fitz, which chronicles the world of a high-school teacher, has been written and drawn since 2000 by David Finkle, who extensively uses his own career as a teacher as inspiration for the comic. The strip debuted March 28, 2000 — running […]
A bunch of Andrew Cuomo cartoons have dropped in the past 24 hours. Some are pretty good, some are predictable, at least one was an argument in favor of my advice to pencil your idea but then check to see if someone else already did it, because someone else absolutely had.In any case, my other […]
Ricardo Caté Receives 2021 Governor Award for Excellence in Arts Ricardo Caté, whose cartoons have offered a laugh and penetrating insight to readers of The New Mexican for 15 years, was one of seven recipients of the 2021 Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts. Ricardo Caté: The only Native American cartoonist in a […]
From the National Cartoonists Society: We are excited to share that we have put together a fantastic schedule of virtual events alongside our awarding of the 2020 Divisional Reuben Awards to be held online on NCSFest.com on October 15 & 16. Mark your calendars and stay tuned to this NCS blog, email and social media […]
I would likely have placed this Jimmy Margulies (KFS) cartoon lower in the blog today, had events not likely had him tearing out his hair.I’m playing with timing myself.It’s a very good piece, because, while the infrastructure bill matters, the eviction issue was more pressing, and it would have led to a whole discussion of […]