Over at The (Comics) Beat Avery Kaplan gives a very positive review of Half Full-cartoonist Maria Scrivan’s middle grade novel “Forget Me Nat.” From the review: One of the highlights of the Nat series has been the way Scrivan brings her well-honed skills as a syndicated daily newspaper cartoonist to the drawing table. Scrivan’s skill at spinning a gag […]
We’ll start our look at cartoons from overseas with one from over the river: Bruce MacKinnon (Halifax Chronicle-Herald) cracked me up with this reversal, in which, rather than Trump exploiting racists, it’s the racists taking advantage of his accommodating-one-might-almost-say-submissive nature.Which is to say, if he were any more delighted with praise, he’d pee on the […]
A fellow named Rickey Scott got in touch with me at CSotD and offered to compile a list of Patreon and other support sites.If you are a cartoonist with a support site not listed here (or you spot a typo in yours), put it in the comments and drop me an email.And if you are […]
GoComics and Andrews McMeel have sent notice that due to the overwhelming response of Frog Applause fans to the threat of the comic being removed from the site, the decision has been reversed and Frog Applause will remain on GoComics! Your fans have spoken and we are listening. We have reassessed and would like to […]
The 2020 Cartoon Crossroads Columbus, like other events and gatherings this year, is online. The CXC is “an international showcase for the best of cartoon art in all its forms, including comics, animation, editorial cartoons, newspaper strips, and beyond.” And this year’s roster of guests explores all those areas of cartooning.With Special Guest Appearances. Since […]
Thank you for coming. Don’t forget to tip your waitress. Drive safely!No, wait — though Hamill said it all, there was a bit more more reaction, including a fundraising appeal that the Trump/Pence campaign sent out on Facebook, boasting of the President’s convincing victory over Biden.Which might have been more convincing if someone hadn’t accidentally […]
September 29 updateKing Features Syndicate via Reed Brennan announced that Jules will be taking over the Sunday Mark Trail page beginning November 8, 2020: Attention MARK TRAIL Clients:A new artist will be beginning on MARK TRAIL with the Monday of 10/12 and the Sunday of 11/8. At that time, please adjust your bylines to read […]
We wish a very Happy Birthday to Wayne Horne, a new name on our Senior Strippers list. Wayne was born on September 29, 1927 and celebrates 93 years today. While we usually welcome Senior Strippers in their 90th year we just learned about Wayne’s birthday recently. Wayne’s artist son Doug posted a few […]
Pluggers header from 2015 (above) and 2020(below) © Tribune Content AgencyJust saying – I would like to see a Rick McKee illustration replace the old Gary Brookins header for the Pluggers Sunday page.And yes, I realize that The Amazing Spider-Man continues to use the John Romita title panels 40 years after John stopped drawing the […]
I’m going to wait another day for a few more Trump/Tax cartoons to hit, but Morten Morland (London Times) lays out the administration’s response, which is, of course, denial.Trump’s constant refrain about fake news brings up the line from Princess Bride: “You keep using that word. I am not sure it means what you think […]
above: Mark trail cartoonists Ed Dodd and Jules Rivera (via the Gainesville Times)For the first time in almost 75 years the Mark Trail cartoonist won’t have a connection to Gainesville, Georgia. The Gainesville Times notes about Jules Rivera taking over: King Features Syndicate announced Sept. 25 that Jules Rivera, Latina cartoonist from Los Angeles, […]
It’s the end of an era, marking an error of MADdening proportions. MAD covers and material is © E.C. PublicationsAbove is MAD #15 (right and on sale now) and MAD #16 (left, on sale October 6, 2020). The major difference between the two issues, other than the cover, is that for the first time […]
That’s the $750 question, but, while we wait for those cartoons to come in, let’s examine the rest of the evidence:Tom Toles (AMS) plays with a well-known Franklin anecdote, opening a difficult question.The original was “A lady asked Franklin (at the close of the Constitutional Convention): “Well, Doctor, what have we got—a Republic or a […]
In the month since we last reported that GoComics was reducing the 500+ roster of its site, a dozen more comics have been dropped. September has seen the following comics no longer appearing on GoComics:Angry Birds, BFGF Syndrome, Bewly, The Best Medicine Cartoon, The Conjurers, The Creeps, Dragon Girl, The Gentleman’s Armchair, The Lost Bear, […]
Superman by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.After years of failing to get Superman published in one form or another Jerry and Joe, in 1938, got the hero published in a comic book. Superman made Action Comics an instant hit and by the end of 1938 the creators were producing their long-desired newspaper strip that debuted […]