Caulfield brings up something I wrote about back in the ’90s, when research began emerging that adolescents don’t wake up until mid-morning. I proposed a ten-to-five schoolday.The objections from kids largely dealt with sports practice, which I countered could be at noon as it is in several other countries where lunch is an hour or […]

Cartoon CommentarySteve May reacts to his first whiff of the new “Cartoonist” fragrance from Esquire and Michael Malul.A Man of Many Talents Dave Brown, long time cartoonist for The Independent, has the touch in other arts as witnessed by his win of the Sculpture/3D Prize at the Broadway Arts Festival Open Art Competition 2025.CartoonStock’s AI […]

Featuring Lorenzo Mattotti, Sergio Aragonés, Jason Chatfield. Rick Stromoski, Drew Litton, MAD, Arch Dale, and Mark Knight.Sergio Aragonés International Award for Excellence in Comic Art The National Cartoonists Society and Lakes International Comic Art Festival have announced Lorenzo Mattotti as the winner of the Sergio Aragonés International Award for Excellence in Comic Art. The Sergio Aragonés International Award for […]

This Mike Smith piece ran two weeks ago. I don’t like to hang on to a cartoon that long, but, while I liked it, it seemed a bit hysterical, two weeks ago. But last night Trump’s pet court once again reversed a lower court’s ruling and allowed Dear Leader to cancel either $4 billion or […]

Mo Willems has thought a lot about what kind of work picture books should do. He’s fond of saying that his job is to create 49 percent of the story and let children fill in the other 51 percent from their own imaginations. Willems’ run of prize-winning bestsellers suggests he’s on to something: From his 2003 debut, […]

At last weekend’s 2025 CXC festival honored a few comics creators with their annual awards. For 2025 awards were handed out to Charles Burns, Matt Feazell, Gigi Murakami, and Bud Plant. From Total Apex Entertainment: CXC 2025 Master Cartoonist: Charles Burns Charles Burns, whose name is virtually synonymous with boundary-pushing graphic novels, was awarded the […]

It’s a good day to round up a few topics that have been waiting for a good day to be rounded up. BTW, some people solve this rebus immediately while others get hung up trying to be too specific about the image in the middle. Don’t overthink it.Alcaraz declines to knuckle under. It would be […]

With Phil Hands, Jack Compere, A. F. Branco, Alexandra Bowman, and the Chicago Library system.Phil HandsWisconsin State Journal cartoonist Phil Hands got sports in his political cartoons and Badger of Honor, the Wisconsin Badgers news and opinions site, appreciates it: Even though three Power Four head coaches have been fired before the end of September, […]

Future Funnies The Ghost Who Walks is back, this time, in a future that feels all too close. This week, Comics Kingdom launches Phantom 2040: A New Shadow—a brand-new webcomic that reimagines the world’s first costumed hero for the fractured year of 2040. If you know your comics history, you already know The Phantom’s pedigree: […]

There are approximately one kabillion Tylenol cartoons out there, but I’m letting Marlette speak to the topic, because Dear Leader did an absolutely masterful job of throwing up a distraction. Not only are the editorial pages full of Tylenol commentary but there are news features and social media postings explaining just how inaccurate the warning […]

Steamboat Willie in court; Watership Down in France; Patron the Dog out in Ukraine; and a brand new “Cartoonist” fragrance joins Journalist and Editor-in-Chief.Law Firm Takes Disney to Court over PD Steamboat Willie Use Mickey’s century-old steamboat finds itself in hot water, as Orlando-based law firm Morgan & Morgan has filed a lawsuit (published online […]

A couple hundred photos of this year’s 79th Reuben Awards weekend have been posted. David Folkman and Robert Pollack through Hogan’s Alley present about a hundred pictures.And the National Cartoonists Society has dropped another hundred or so to Dropbox and want more.

This would have been a great bit of timing if Blazek had scheduled it for yesterday instead of last Saturday. For my part, if I were going to have a press conference about a particular drug, I’d make sure I could pronounce it before I made an ass of myself in front of the whole […]

Jimmy Kimmel will return to air on Tuesday night after being briefly suspended by Disney last week, a decision celebrated by many on Monday night, including Jake Tapper. But the CNN host doesn’t expect President Trump’s attacks on free speech to end with Kimmel, and Tapper’s got a contingency plan for when he himself becomes […]

Annie Tempest, Edward Gorey, Beth Wolfensberger Singer, Glenn Fleishman, and Brian Walker.Jackson-Stops  and  Annie Tempest and Tottering by Gently Estate agency Jackson-Stops has unveiled a new advertising campaign with the strapline “Whether country or town, Jackson-Stops is the national estate agent locals recommend” featuring an animated cartoon starring the much-loved Tottering-by-Gently characters created by Annie […]