But first, this …Having used Chip Bok‘s cartoon yesterday to illustrate conservatives who dismiss the revelations in the Atlantic because of (fairly standard) anonymous sources, it’s only fair to note that he posted this that morning.Fair enough, Chip. Now let’s dispense with politics and enjoy some Friday Funnies. Granted, Candorville often riffs on politics, and Lemont […]
Saturday September 12 is fast approaching. The day will be filled with cartooning goodness as the National Cartoonists Society‘s 74th Annual Reuben Awards will go out to the whole wide world over the web.The NCS has set up a FAQ page on Facebook about this first ever festival. Q: Do I need any special […]
Topics for cartoons are beginning to come out of Washington like the firehose of which Dan Perkins warned, and Chip Bok is only one of several conservatives who dismissed reports that Dear Leader had referred to veterans as “losers and suckers” because the sources had requested anonymity.If they were telling the truth, they’d have used […]
We’ll start with John Cole‘s cartoon and a bit of my own gossip, which in this case I define as anecdotal observations that may or may not reflect a wider truth.I worked the Primary yesterday from 7 am to noon, and we didn’t have anyone come in who had voted by absentee ballot and wanted […]
The Charleston City Paper is introducing its readers to a new comic strip. Longtime South Carolina editorial cartoonist Robert Ariail will now contribute a comic strip to the alternative weekly. Nationally syndicated cartoonist Robert Ariail will begin appear in the City Paper this week with a new cartoon series he’s calling, “Lowcountry.” Ariail, who lives […]
I think our partnership is pretty remarkable. [We] each have the attitude that we will gladly do two-thirds of the work. We’ve lifted each other during the rough times that life brings. We live by the Golden Rule of Improvisation, which means that when one of us has an idea, the other says “Yes, and…” […]
Comic strip and comic book artist Bob Fujitani has passed away.Robert (Bob) FujitaniOctober 15, 1921 – September 6, 2020 From the obituary: Bob is well known among comic buffs for his lifelong career as a comic book artist. He was only twenty when he went to work at the New York studio of Will Eisner as […]
Downsizing its syndicated comics and puzzles was a bad decision says The Laurel Leader-Call. You have spoken, and we have quickly answered. As loyal readers noticed in the Aug. 15 edition of the Leader-Call, we introduced a slimmed-down version of our comics and puzzles page. We did this to try to provide quality over quantity. […]
At the early morning hour I should have been blogging today, I was preparing to go work the polls at the New Hampshire Primaries. Fortunately, I am, in fact, the fellow in this vintage xkcd, and have an extensive collection of funny pictures on my hard drive.While they won’t serve as alternative currency — if […]
above: Blondie by Chic Young (1930)Chic Young’s Blondie comic strip first appeared on September 8, 1930.above: the debut of Blondie and DagwoodIn 2012 R. C. Harvey informed us of the history of the strip and it’s creator.The authorized Blondie backstory via The Wayback Machine. It took a walk down the aisle and a family […]
Catherine Gong has won the 2020 Locher Award. The John Locher Memorial Award is a contest for aspiring cartoonists, ages 18-25, whose work demonstrates both clear opinions and strong artistry on political and social topics. Read the 2020 announcement.Thomas Coute is Runner Up
It’s Spring 1982 and The Legend of Bruce Lee by Sharman DiVono and Fran Matera has debuted on the comics pages.But five years earlier the legendary comic masters Milton Caniff and Noel Sickles had joined forces to prepare samples of their version of the comic strip Bruce Lee.Noel Sickles revolutionized daily black and white comic […]
Signe Wilkinson provides nearly the only Labor Day cartoon I was able to find this morning.Her lament over the lack of jobs is an implicit criticism of the current administration, but I like the fact that she focuses on the economic displacement caused by the pandemic and the plight of workers.It’s certainly not hard to […]
Clearing out some bookmarked items.The Blount County Daily Times has a nice write-up about Dave and Doreen Dotson and their long-running (15 years?) weekly comic strip Outzkirts. Unfortunately we only get one look at the article and then it goes behind a paywall. So I am unable to quote from the article.But here’s a profile […]
Steve Breen ties in two related stories with a good news/bad news gag.The good news is that Dear Leader has backed away from a decision to defund “Stars and Stripes,” blaming it on unnamed people in the Pentagon rather than owning it himself.Superficially, the bad news is that he has no respect for the military, […]