Cartoonist and illustrator W. B. Park has passed away. William Bryan (W.B.) Park June 12, 1936 – January 2, 2021author, journalist, illustrator, cartoonistFrom the obituary:Bill was a well-known international cartoonist, writer and illustrator. He opened his Park-Art Studio in Orlando in 1963. He had over 60 cartoons published in The New Yorker magazine, and his […]
Oliphant, 85, is calm and good-humored. Over the course of his career, he resisted making friends with politicians and his non-nonchalance is still evident. A resident of Santa Fe since 2004, Oliphant retired six years ago because of his deteriorating eyesight. In 1964, Oliphant accepted a job with The Denver Post. Within three years, he […]
Some articles about the past history of cartooning.In Search of … Tony BarlowThis little tale begins, as so many do on the Spill, with an inadvertent discovery. While thumbing through the The New Yorker War Cartoons (Special Edition For the Armed Services, published 1945), I noticed, amidst familiar work … a cartoonist’s name I realized […]
It’s Friday, but we’ll do funnies tomorrow. I’m actually hoping to go back to a random mix, with days of humor interspersed with days of politics and no particular pattern. It used to be like that here.Which brings to mind this graphic the Onion ran in the wake of 9/11, when they finally rang down […]
Sometimes, when you work six weeks ahead, a note has to be issued.Go to the Stephan Pastis Twitter feed to read the thread. Jimmy Delach
A number of comic strips debuted on January 7.1900 (not the first strip) 1929© Dille Co. 1929© ERB Inc. 1934© King Features Syndicate 1990© Baby Blues Bros. 1991© Lincoln Peirce
The National Cartoonists Society has begun its annual call for entries for consideration for the NCS Divisional Reuben Awards recognizing excellence in professional cartooning. As always, you DO NOT have to be a member of the NCS to have your work considered for a divisional award. All that is required is that the work be […]
On the sixth anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo tragedy Jack Reilly takes a look at the state of editorial cartooning. But in truth, political cartooning is in decline—and not simply because of the dramatic (and very real) threats posed by religious fanatics. Many nominally democratic political regimes practice de facto censorship in regard to material […]
The weekly Alexandria Times, based just a few miles from Capitol Hill, has decided it will no longer print editorial cartoons about national issues: The start of a new year brings new beginnings. Individuals make resolutions. Companies plan ahead. Changes are made… There are exciting new beginnings at the Times as well. The most immediately […]
I was almost tempted to simply post Marco De Angelis (Cartoon Movement)‘s cartoon and leave it at that.But I can’t demand cartoonists step up if I fail to.Cartoonists faced a challenge yesterday. The riots called for a quick response and the quick response was “stunned,” which is not an answer. The standard was set by — […]
Michael Jantze is rearranging the set up of his strips at GoComics.Michael’s announcement came from his The Norm 4.0 page:It may have something to do with The Norm Classics having three times the followers of The Norm 4.0.In other Jantze news is a new web panel from Michael.Studio Jantze debuted on the first of the […]
Take Your Daughter to Work Week in Hootin’ Holler © King Features SyndicateJohn Rose and Sarah Rose, inspired by the joint effort on their Popeye’s Cartoon Club contribution, have teamed up for a week of Barney Google and Snuffy Smith:…when I recently created the character of Spark Plug’s cute young grandson, Li’l Sparky, Tea and […]
Lalo Alcaraz (AMS) takes a leap of faith, given that Ossoff/Perdue remains too close to call as I write this and so was hardly a sure thing when he was creating this one.Of course, it can be argued that Warnock’s win and the closeness of this race is, in itself, enough to trouble, if not […]
Cartoonist and caricaturist Dick Kulpa has passed away. Richard Allen (Dick) Kulpa January 12, 1953 – January 3, 2020 Family and friends of Dick Kulpa are reporting his death.… a few days ago when a hospital visit about one thing turned into a deadly diagnosis of stage 4 cancer. Dick found a battle he couldn’t survive.From […]
Pros and Cons (KFS) has the funniest commentary on Trump’s phone call today, except that it’s not, having been drawn I dunno how long ago and Kieran Meehan not being, AFAIK, psychic.But I’m giving him credit for the laugh anyway, if only by default.We covered the phone call yesterday and if you’re going to chime […]