Zits cartoonist Jim Borgman relives the past. “I really do believe that Kenyon gave [me] a curiosity about the world, a sort of devil’s advocate voice, challenging assumptions,” he said. “I don’t know how they did it, but I really do think my teachers did that for me. It served me not only as a […]
I keep Michael Ramirez on my list of cartoonists to read because, while we often disagree on politics, we sometimes don’t, and, as a true conservative, he’s on the side of the angels with this commentary on Trump’s serial firing of inspectors general.Okay, we disagree on how to form the plural, but machs nix: That’s […]
Cartoonists are interviewed and/or showcase drawing skills, recorded on video. Last Week a Today show segment discussed historic events as seen in comic strips, highlighting Lalo Alcaraz and La Cucaracha. Watch as Wisconsin State Journal editorial cartoonist Phil Hands walks viewers through his creative process as he draws his latest Mendota Marsh cartoon. Making Newspaper […]
We’ll take a break for a review of what I’m going to call a “provocative book,” a graphic history of the women’s suffrage movement through the eyes, and pens, of 32 female cartoonists.And let me start by recommending you buy a copy: You can purchase a PDF now or preorder a print version (August release) […]
Comics historian Michael Tisserand takes a look at the current crop of coronavirus comic strips, with a particular eye on Curtis. The first widely syndicated newspaper comic to address COVID-19 was Bill Hinds’ “Tank McNamara,” a sports-themed strip that had to contend with the sudden absence of professional sports. “Curtis” followed shortly after. Cartoonist Stephan […]
Earlier this year saw the 30th anniversary of the Pickles comic strip by Brian Crane. John Cutter for the Lake Sentinel edition of the Orlando Sentinel interviewed Brian.[John Cutter] called Crane recently at his home in Reno, Nevada to talk about drawing the strip since 1990, when a lifelong love of drawing and a “mid-life […]
Even as their presence in our pop culture wanes, the truly iconic comic strips live forever. “Calvin and Hobbes” is one of the heavy hitters, still beloved 25 years after it ended. Many of the people who grew up loving Bill Watterson’s tale of a precocious young boy with an overactive imagination and his […]
From the Bubble Blabber (“Cartoons Covered”): Last week we wrote a piece with producer Toby Jones Tweeting an inside source claiming to have knowledge about the whereabouts of the second season of the animated series adaptation of Baby Blues. In short, Toby’s source claims that the second season of Baby Blues had never moved beyond pre-production. Baby Blues […]
The President of Meredith College in North Carolina is apparently a comics’ fan. At 1:21 of Jo Allen’s commencement speech to the students, she brings up the backstory of Jef Mallett’s ‘Frazz’ and cites the dialogue from the April 17, 2020 comic.
Phil Hands and the Wisconsin State Journal have announced that Phil is on furlough this week.From the Wisconsin State Journal: Phil Hands will be on furlough this week, but you can get caught up with his recent editorial cartoons in this gallery. From Phil’s Twitter feed: I’m taking a week of furlough and won’t be […]
The Cartoon Art Museum fundraising auction rolls on with two pieces that have had a nice bit of action on their bidding. The first is by cartoonist and sitcom creator Keith Knight and the second by Pixar story supervisor and “Magic Pickle” graphic novel series’ author Scott Morse. Click here to see Scott’s piece.Click here to […]
From the Politico site: In this episode of PUNCHLINES, Matt Wuerker interviews Mike Lester, one of the featured cartoonists in this week’s Politico Cartoon Carousel. They discuss Obamagate and Mike being one of the few conservative cartoonists in the industry.
Francis starts us off today with a bit of philosophy, as Brother Leo expounds on the difference between stupidity and simplicity.The cartoon pope, who began at a time when the real one was starting his administration, has remained far less tied down with bureaucracy and precedence than the real one appears to be, but any […]
Frazz and Lola synchronicity on a Sunny Afternoon.What are the chances? As Frazz implies better this time of year than the dead of Winter. Blasphemy on the Comics Page.The Exodus Chapter 3 recording of Moses meeting with God on Mount Sinai is one of the most important events in Judaism and Christianity. It proceeds the freeing […]
Sherman’s Lagoon provides one of the best pandemic cartoons yet seen on the funny pages. With lead times for strips in general and Sundays even moreso, it’s hard to get beyond toilet paper and social distancing gags without risk of being outdated by the time it appears.This is a more convoluted and character-driven piece than […]