This is an installment of 2025 U.S. Newspaper Comics: Debuts, Departures, and the Dearly Departed.(part 1: Debuts and Departures – – part 2: Detours and Deviations – – part 3: Dearly Departed) 2025 DEBUTS These comic strips began appearing in U. S. newspapers in 2025.VEEFRIENDSby Gary Vaynerchuk (as Gary Vee) and D. J. CoffmanFebruary 23, […]
This is an installment of 2025 U.S. Newspaper Comics: Debuts, Departures, and the Dearly Departed.(part 1: Debuts and Departures – – part 2: Detours and Deviations – – part 3: Dearly Departed)2025 DETOURS/DEVIATIONS Some changes to U. S. newspaper comic strips and panels in 2025. 2025 began with Eric Costello as the guest writer of […]
This is an installment of 2025 U.S. Newspaper Comics: Debuts, Departures, and the Dearly Departed.(part 1: Debuts and Departures – – part 2: Detours and Deviations – – part 3: The Dearly Departed) THE DEARLY DEPARTED These North American newspaper and magazine cartoonists died in 2025. David LynchJanuary 20, 1946 – January 16, 2025movie and […]
Bill Day takes what I believe to be an unnecessarily pessimistic look at the year ahead.He’s correct that the gloves are off and that Trump and his fellow travelers are not hiding their ambitions. Homeland Security has posted this declaration of plans to deport 100,000,000 “third world” people and if you need a translator to […]
On New Year’s Eve we have a tsunami of political cartoon Best Ofs being issued. We start this round(up) with the Summer (July through September) and Fall (October through December) 2025 picks from The Everett (Wash) Herald who rotates their choices among the Cagle Cartoons cast, including: John Darkow, Michael de Adder, Rick McKee, Dave […]
It was thirty years ago today that, after a ten year odyssey, one of the greatest comic strips ended its run. Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson ceased appearing in newspapers on December 31, 1995.Bill Watterson had sent newspaper editors a letter notifying them of the decision to end the strip. As a thank you […]
Good advice from one traditional figure of the new year to another. Some years, the editorial cartoons look forward to progress and improvements, but this isn’t one of those years and nobody has any grand expectations for 2026. It’s also traditional for killjoys like myself to point out that, while a few new laws have […]
As newspapers and cartoonists continue to issue their political cartoon Best Of lists The Daily Cartoonist continues to pass them on to our readers. Just a few today: Jeff Koterba, Jom Richards, and Brandan Reynolds.From Jeff Koterba‘s Substack we get Koterba’s Best 25 of ’25 (with a couple of bonus toons). From Jeff’s introduction: I […]
Seven months ago Heaven Help Us by Man Martin abruptly ended with no explanation. Man’s fans, which we at The Daily Cartoonist count as big ones, were rightfully concerned. Now Man Martin pops up in our e-mailbox with a notice of a new book and a short term offer. Through a special arrangement with Barnes […]
We’re still in the between-times, and the selection of fresh material is limited. I’m sympathetic to Herbert’s idea that the period is a needed break in otherwise unbearable times, mostly because she suggests that, once the New Year’s celebrations are over, we’ll be back to harsh reality. Certainly, I’m sympathetic to the idea of taking […]
Just a few sites today but nearly a score of editorial cartoonists represent.The Everett (Wash) Herald is splitting their best ofs into four parts pretty much following the seasons. 2025’s Best Editorial Cartoons, January through March (or here) and 2025’s Best Editorial Cartoons, April through June (or here) with an all-star cast of Cagle political […]
Visits with Dee Parson, Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell, Tom Toro, John Rose, Charles Schulz, Mark Tatulli, Mort Gerberg, Garrick Tremain, and Jean Clude Block.Adventure Into The Unknown Title PanelOn his Facebook page Dee Parson admonishes his local newspaper for not publishing the entire Rosebuds Sunday comic strip: It’s unfortunate one of the local newspapers that carries […]
As Christmas season fades, Ramirez asks if there are no prisons, and if the workhouses are still in operation. Scrooge at least conceded that his taxes — however reluctantly — supported those institutions. Ramirez, by contrast, insists that any but minimal support is a form of theft.As noted yesterday, I’ve been reading Barbara Tuchman’s history […]
Another new batch of bests and favorite editorial cartoons from the old year. David Horsey presents his “Ten top Trump cartoons from 2025.” From a variety of his outlets comes Nick Anderson’s Best Cartoons of 2025: Part 1 and Part 2. from tc2oons we get the Best Tim Campbell Cartoons of 2025. Kevin KAL Kallaugher […]
In what has to be the cartooning story of the year Ann Telnaes left The Washington Post after they refused to run her cartoon of billionaire oligarchs paying tribute to Donald Trump. Says Ann: When I made my decision to leave, I knew this would be the end of my thirty year career as an […]