Leading off with a graphic summary by Graeme Bandeira (Yorkshire Post).A slight criticism: I think the caption detracts from the impact, but, then again, viewing us from across the Atlantic likely makes our willingness to execute people seem part and parcel of an uncivilized character. Paul Thomas (Daily Mail) being perhaps a bit more direct in […]
The Wenatchee (Wash.) World has slashed their comic strip content by half.Publisher Sean Flaherty is “excited” about the “improvements”: Changes are coming to some of our regular features beginning today, with this Saturday, Jan. 9 Weekend Wenatchee World. I am excited that many of these changes will be improvements to the content we are providing. […]
Twitter and Facebook has taken down one of the most voracious supporters of President Trump – cartoonist Ben Garrison.And not long after that Twitter action came Facebook.The final straw seems to be his cartoon released after Wednesday’s attack on The Capitol:Ben protested on his Parler account that he had included the word “peaceful” in the […]
I’ll admit to spending a fair amount of time going through my memories, which is okay because I’ve got a fair amount of them, both significant and very, very trivial.This Bizarro (KFS) sparked one of the latter.My freshman year phys ed instructor in college was one of those profs who sets himself as the universal […]
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 […]