Cartoonist Ty Templeton will be taking a slower pace for his cartooning.He explained in a cartoon:© Ty TempletonBelow the Bun Toon Ty explains further: I’m not looking for sympathy — my experience of chemo and radiation (so far) has been quite tolerable — and I’m fairly confident I’m coming out the other side of this, […]
© King Features SyndicateIn what we can only hope will be an annual event Sarah Rose joins dad John for a special Father’s Day week with the return of Li’l Sparky to Barney Google and Snuffy Smith. Cartoonist John Rose breaks the news: I am pleased to announce that Li’l Sparky returns again for another […]
We’re going to start off with a cartoon that Kevin Kallaugher did for the Economist nearly a week ago, because this is one we know was drawn before Biden and Putin sat down in Geneva for four hours yesterday.The others may not be as clear, and it’s not unusual for both cartoonists and reporters to […]
$200 $400 $600 $800 “A 1930s comic strip starring a woman named Fritzi Ritz introduced this 8-year-old girl”$1000 Watch the show on YouTube. (Once The Comics is picked at 2:50 minutes in, they run the category.)
The Vancouver Sun recently talked to cartoonist Lynn Johnston about her “retirement.” Q: For Better or For Worse still runs in about 1,600 newspapers worldwide. Do you oversee the reprints? A: Yes. We have to do some editing. We have to put helmets on the skiers, we have to put seatbelts on people in cars, […]
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for June 2021 release. Images and links (mostly) via Amazon, though ordering through your local comic or independent book store is a good idea. Scoop Scuttle and His Pals Charlie Brown’s America review Squiggles by Sharon Coping Skills by John Cuneo It’s Life as I See […]
The Big Three Comic Syndicates have released a joint statement on the Pulitzer Board’s decision to not award a Prize for the Editorial Cartooning category in 2021. June 16, 2021: Statement Regarding Pulitzer Committee’s Decision on 2020 Editorial Cartooning Award A joint statement from Andrews McMeel Syndication, King Features and Creators Syndicate: Andrews McMeel Syndication, King […]
There are a lot of things I don’t understand, but this Non Sequitur (AMS) brings up the most fascinating, at least at the moment.I kind of understand that, since we went off the gold standard, we’ve moved into an element of currency in which we all have to agree upon the value of a $20 […]
Ruben Bolling was at his daughter’s high school graduation ceremony in Manhattan when he got word. Out in Santa Fe, Marty Two Bulls Sr. was driving to get coffee when his Instagram alerts poured in. And in Southern California, Lalo Alcaraz was preparing for a Zoom meeting at his Hollywood job when he got a […]
Virgil Partch’s Big George panel began on May 23, 1960.It last ran 30 years and one week ago on June 8, 1991:hat tip to Charles Brubaker for the last Big George panelThat last panel appeared nearly seven years after Vip’s death, Partch being one of very few cartoonists who worked so far ahead in case […]
Dave Granlund posted this, appropriately, on Flag Day, which meant I’d already filed by the time I saw it. But it applies throughout the year, so here it is on Day After Flag Day.There is no law against wearing apparel that looks like the flag, according to the American Legion, as long as it wasn’t […]
Reed Brennan has notified newspapers carrying the Mutts comic strip: Attention MUTTS Clients: MUTTS creator Patrick McDonnell will be on a six-month sabbatical to collaborate with His Holiness the Dalai Lama on a special project beginning on Monday, July 5, 2021, and continuing through January 1, 2022. During this time, classic favorites specially selected by […]
The Society of Professional Journalists announced the recipients of the 2020 Sigma Delta Chi Awards for excellence in journalism on Saturday, among them are awards for editorial cartoons created in 2020. Matt Davies won for newspapers with a circulation of 100,000+ (Newsday).Judges statement: Davies makes his point with a whisper rather than a shout and thus […]
Rob Rogers (Counterpoint) went there, and it’s courageous and effective. But how many people know where he went?Again, it’s that darned median age: Half of Americans are under 38, and it’s been 66 years since 14-year-old Emmett Till was murdered for (allegedly) insulting a white woman.His lynching was one of the major catalysts for the […]
These days Red Ryder is less known for the comic strip than for the BB Gun. Even the upcoming Rodeo, now in its 71st year, is more famous than the comic.© Red Ryder Enterprises, Inc Comic strip (and comic book) writer Stan Lee was honored with a NYC street. © R. L. CrabbSpeaking of streets – […]