A good day to clean out the files, since the No Kings rallies are over and we’re just sweeping up the rest of our crises. Mondays are always a little quiet, since most political cartoonists seem to take Sunday off, but Ramirez had this puzzler to offer.He seems to think, near as I can tell, […]
News stuff about old stuff and vice versa. Harvey Kurtzman MAD Logo Illustration Original ArtHeritage Auctions is previewing a coming item they will be putting up for bid: When Harvey Kurtzman created this MAD logo art for the new magazine format that started with issue #24 [link added], he gave visual form to the comic’s […]
Featuring Crabgrass, Pogo, The Saga of Brann Bjornson, Macanudo, Blondie, Broom-Hilda, Garfield, Mark Trail, Cornered, Shrimp & Grits, and more, including Flash Gordon and Ming the Merciless!Batty SquirrelsThe second row of today’s two-tiered Crabgrass introduced new characters who I would like to see return. Matt, the unseen Jeff, Pam, and the unnamed Pam’s husband should […]
Today’s headline is a quote from King Lear, or possibly from I Am The Walrus, and everyone having done a good job yesterday, we’ll skip politics and relax today. Except that Doonesbury points out something that keeps getting lost in the discussion: The 25th Amendment allows for the President to declare himself unable to continue […]
So there were a few Elvis sightings that came across my feed among the No Kings protests, though Jeff Weigel of The Sunday Phantom fame went with a different King. Jeff went with Jack “King” Kirby art from 1966. Ann Telnaes offered her cartoons as images for signs (as did Liza Donnelly and Steve Brodner). […]
The Australian Cartoonists Association held their convention this weekend and as part of the gathering presented The 2025 Stanleys, more formally known as The Stan Cross Awards, to cartoonists in various categories. To paraphrase Peter Broelman: Eight Stanleys were awarded for Book Illustrator, Caricaturist, Comic Book Artist, Comic Strip Cartoonist, Editorial/Political Cartoonist, Event Cartoonist, Illustrator […]
Today is the day for the No Kings demonstrations. Even if I’d forgotten, I’d know because Facebook was crammed this morning with rightwing screeds against it, largely colored, as Telnaes suggests, by people who claim to love the country but seem to be doing all they can to undermine the Constitution and do away with […]
The Walkley Foundation reveals the finalists of the 70th annual Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism. “Australia’s pre-eminent national journalism awards, recognise and reward the best in the craft and set the industry standard for excellence.” … eligible entries [were] published or broadcast between 20 August, 2024 and 18 August 2025. For the most important […]
The Clay Jones GoFundMe account, set up by fellow editorial cartoonists Kevin Necessary and Jack Ohman to help with medical expenses as Clay recovers from his recent stroke, has reached half of its $100,000 goal.We salute those who contributed!Other cartoonists like John Buss, Ward Sutton, and Marc Murphy have joined in calling for assistance.From Steve […]
This is a recasting of a Currier & Ives poster of Patrick Henry giving his “Liberty or Death” speech, in which he sounded a warning to King George and, in response to cries of “Treason!” from other legislators, replied “If this be treason, then make the most of it!”I’ve seen posts on social media about […]
Whoopee! Steve Sack Has a Substack! Editorial cartoonist and 3D sculptor Steve Sack has set up a Substack called The Art of Sack. Sez Steve: Hello everyone! Welcome to the first edition of The Art of Sack. Each post pairs one of my Sack Classics — an editorial cartoon from my five decades in newspapers […]
With Alison (Rudy and Trevor) Mason, Patrick (Mutts) McDonnell, USA Today Play (Prince Valiant), The Daily News (Gasoline Alley), The Pit graphic newspaper (with Madison Tom), Trino (El Rey Chiquito) Camacho, and Mort Todd. But without Emi (Olive) Burdge.The Adventures of Rudy and Trevor by Alison Mason Here I was ready to announce a new […]
We’re discussing news from other countries today, but I’m starting with a story from right here because the Department of Justice doesn’t often hand out laughs and I have a particular fondness for this metaphor. I covered a case 30-some years ago in which a pet store called our newsroom wanting coverage of what they […]
A month ago Nancy said goodbye to Olivia, now Olivia is saying goodbye to Nancy.Last month it was revealed that “Olivia Jaimes” was retiring from the Nancy comic strip. After nearly a decade of creating the strip, Olivia Jaimes has retired. The new Nancy strips will debut January 1, 2026. Nancy classics (by previous Nancy creator Ernie Bushmiller) will run until […]
Below are some comic and cartoon books scheduled for October 2025 release (or so). Images and links from a variety of publishers and outlets, though ordering through your local comic shop or independent book store is a good idea. Drift Marlo: The Space Race Comic Strip by Phil Evans, I. M. Levitt, and Tom Cooke […]