[In] 1969, [Charles Schulz] funded the construction of the Redwood Empire Ice Arena, aka “Snoopy’s Home Ice,” aka the “Coolest Place in Santa Rosa.” The arena is still there, still going strong after more than 50 years.These days, it sits beside an even more impressive contribution to the region, the Charles M. Schulz Museum. Opened […]
Pluggers is one of very few comics that announces that it is in rerun status (see above). So when the Gary Brookins‘ signature returned this week (below) I naturally looked for the “classic” box, but there was no such notice. Leaving me to ASS U ME that […]
If you’re gift-shopping for a middle schooler, here’s When Pigs Fly, a graphic novel we can pretty well guarantee they won’t already have, since it won’t be published until next week.Better yet, it’s funny and inventive and I promise they won’t come away with any lessons.Well, beyond “Believe in your dreams,” of course, since that […]
Ruben Bolling, author of the “Tom the Dancing Bug” satirical weekly cartoon strip, has won the 2021 Clifford K. and James T. Berryman Award for Editorial Cartoons from the National Press Foundation. The judges cited Bolling’s mordant wit, superior artwork and inventive delivery. The cartoonist parodies well-known American cultural memes, from Charles M. Schultz’s Peanuts […]
Here I stand holding the prestigious Reubens Award for Outstanding Cartoonist from the National Cartoonists Society. I now have the distinction of being the very first Black person to win in the 75 years history. I am beyond grateful for this honor. I can still hardly believe that I won. From Ray Billingsley‘s Facebook page.
This year’s EPPY Awards received more than 400 entries across more than 40 diverse categories, including best use of sponsored/ branded content, best use of social media/crowdsourcing, best radio & TV Websites and more. Editor & Publisher announced the winners of their 26th Eppy Awards for 2021.Mike Smith and Dennis Draughon took the honors in […]
Forbes has released its Highest Paid Dead Celebrities list for 2021 and two cartoonists make it to the top five of the thirteen noted. The Peanuts business brought in $47 million more in revenue this fiscal year compared to 2020, for a total of $157 million. Part of that comes from a deal with Apple […]
I’m using this Halloween-themed Clay Jones cartoon to make a point that Clay Jones doesn’t represent.Jones is self-syndicated and pumps out cartoons at a prodigious rate, often giving his clients more than one choice on a given day. Today is November 2 and he’s already put up four cartoons since this October 31 one ran.There […]
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A reminder that there are only two days left until the National Cartoonists Society auction to benefit the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is over. Shown here are some getting high bids, but there are scores of great original art pieces at bargain prices still available. Check it out and, if possible, put in your own […]
Leroy Lockhorn (KFS) asks a question that has occurred to me, too. You’d think there would come a moment when everyone would shudder, recoil in horror and mend their ways, but if so, it’s overdue.Perhaps I shouldn’t be surprised. I’ve long pointed out that the medieval marketplace included some truly appalling entertainments that delighted some […]
© DC ComicsThe Jewish co-creators of the comic book superhero Superman will be posthumously inducted into the Jewish American Hall of Fame (JAHF) in a virtual ceremony that will take place in November. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster developed the superhero as well as his companion characters Clark Kent, Lois Lane and others. It took […]
John Hambrock is nearing 15 years of creating The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee. Edison Lee — a 10-year-old with a talent for science and an urge to push boundaries — takes an optimistic view of the world. And, after 15 years of writing a daily comic strip, so does Edison’s creator, John Hambrock. “I […]
Bruce MacKinnon may have posed more questions than he intended with this cartoon, which appropriately shames the Catholic Church for its role in the ghastly scandal of the residential schools.It also brings up the fact that Canada’s cascading revelations seem to have begun with Newfoundland’s Mount Cashel Orphanage, whose pattern of sexual and physical abuse […]
A dozen years ago Brian Fairrington at Cagle Cartoons created a political cartoon with a religious scenario. Fittingly the cartoon has a habit of being resurrected, albeit in an altered state. Recently in a Devon Parish magazine.There are several transgressions with this, not the least of which is why a publication edited and produced by […]