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Billy Ireland Museum to Host Online Event with Barbara Brandon, Bianca Xunise

The Billy Ireland Museum at Ohio State is hosting an online event with Barbara Brandon and Bianca Xunise. Entitled “Where We’re Coming From: African-American Comic Art & Belonging,” the event will start with Washington University associate professor Rebecca Wanzo discussing her new book, The Content of Our Caricature: African American Comic Art and Political Belonging […]

CSotD: Chekhov’s Box

We’ll start with David Fitzsimmons’ commentary on the militants who demand the opening of society and who insist that the contagious nature of the coronavirus is a myth or an error or a political gambit.As noted yesterday, there have been a plethora of such cartoons, mostly featuring the notion that those who protest today will […]

First and Last – Joe Palooka

palooka (n.) by 1926, “mediocre prizefighter,” of unknown origin, credited to U.S. sportswriter and “Variety” staffer Jack “Con” Conway (1898-1928), who might at least have popularized it. Non-boxing sense of “average person” is from Joe Palooka, hero of Ham Fisher’s boxing-themed comic strip, which debuted in 1930. No Ham Fisher didn’t coin the term with […]

Al Jaffee’s ‘The Heart Transplant’ Being Auctioned

Heritage Auctions has made available for auction some classic 1969 Mad Magazine original art from Al Jaffee. From Al’s twitter:PUMP PUMPA PUMP! “The Heart Transplant,” MAD #128, July 1969, will be auctioned off in 11 short days! It’s your chance to own some of the WORST classic art MAD ever dared to publish! Perfect to […]

CSotD: One True Sentence

Deb Milbrath made me laugh this morning and that’s worth something.And she’s right: His nightly pep rallies have lost all but the tiniest fig leaf of “public information” and become beefing sessions. He is, indeed, #CryBabyInChief.Anyone who has dealt with bullies knows they tend to burst into tears from a good punch in the nose, […]

Warning: Ray Billingsley Account Hacked

Warning: Curtis creator Ray Billingsley has had his account hacked.A notice from Ray:  Someone is going through his list asking a favor.From my email today: A reply to the request will get this: Check Ray’s Facebook page where Ray is understandably incensed. 

Flood Magazine Covers Jim Woodring Documentary

Flood Magazine has a piece on a biographical documentary on cartoonist Jim Woodring.From the piece:“Working with Woodring on this film was truly fascinating,” Miguel Cima, the film’s executive producer told us. “He opened up his private studio and led us deep into his quasi-spiritual, deeply colorful hallucinatory world. You will not be the same after […]

Tatulli Passes Heart of the City to Steenz

Mark Tatulli has passed his Heart of the City comic strip into the hands of Steenz (Christina Stewart). Steenz will be Heart’s cartoonist beginning April 27, 2020. As seen below, there will be no attempt to emulate the Tatulli style, Steenz will go her own way.From Mark’s Twitter feed:So here it is, folks! I’ve passed […]

CSotD: I don’t disbelieves in them, neither

Signe Wilkinson offers a disturbing commentary on a disturbing situation, Tara Reade’s contention that she was sexually assaulted by Joe Biden.It is a plain, historic fact that women’s accusations of sexual assault have too often been disbelieved, that “he said/she said” has far too often, too automatically come down on his side.It’s important that we […]

Broom-Hilda at 50 – Aging Gracelessly

While Broom-Hilda herself is 1500, the comic strip is just now turning 50.    Fifty years ago Russell Myers took an Elliot Caplin idea and formed Broom-Hilda.From today’s Tulsa World: Elliot Caplin worked in the comic industry just like his brother, Li’l Abner creator Al Capp. Caplin came up with the idea for a strip […]

A Virtual Visit to The Billy Ireland Library & Museum

As the Columbus Dispatch says:For those who haven’t set foot in the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, now is not the time.But during the COVID-19 closure of the Ohio State University facility, thousands of the cartoons, comics, drawings and other materials in its collection – the largest of its kind in the world – […]

Rick Veitch, Vermont’s New Cartoonist Laureate

Rick Veitch is Vermont’s fourth Cartoonist Laureate.From the Rutland Herald:This month, Veitch was named Vermont’s fourth cartoonist laureate. His appointment, originally scheduled for an April 2 State House presentation with Gov. Phil Scott, was announced and celebrated through a live stream online, commencing Veitch’s 2020-23 term. Veitch’s extensive and diverse credits include DC Comics’ Swamp […]

CSotD: The Thrill Is Gone

Aislan quotes Pascal and I think puts his finger on not just the moment but why the moment is happening.I’ve often worried aloud about kids who have telephones and music plugged into their ears at all times: Will they learn to think with no experience of solitude?My grandfather said that, before sound recording, they could […]

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