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CSotD: Let them eat lies

Adam Zyglis offers a good jumping off place this morning, since, from here, we can go in a couple of different directions.The first is, of course, the arrogance of wealth combined with a sociopathic lack of empathy, and we don’t have to go back to Marie Antoinette to find a parallel. Though, to be fair, he’s […]

The Complex Simplicity of Peanuts

Cartoonist Ivan Brunetti:Charles Schulz exposed me as a fraud. Nearly two decades ago, upon hearing of Mr. Schulz’s impending retirement, I drew a clumsy comic strip tribute to Peanuts, fancying myself a halfway-decent mimic. I attempted to copy the strong, fluid lines of his mid-’50s work, which I long admired (idolized), but I quickly realized […]

Ed Hall – To The Point

On Oct. 17, 2018, almost exactly one year ago, I wrote a cover story about Jacksonville-born and –based political cartoonist Ed Hall, who had recently undergone treatment for colon and liver cancer. So I felt a twinge of déjà vu when I found myself on the phone with Hall last week, again discussing cancer treatment. […]

“He knows he’s Gahan Wilson”

Even if you don’t know Gahan Wilson’s name, chances are very good that you’ve laughed at his creations. As one of the most legendary cartoonists of the last half century, his work appeared often in magazines like Playboy, and in National Lampoon, where his regular comic strip, “Nuts,” delved into the world of childhood trauma. […]

Sheriff “Disgusted” by Mike Thompson Cartoon

“I was appalled. I was very disappointed to see that our local paper put something like that in there,” Sheriff Spangler said. above: the offending Mike Thompson cartoon.KVLT8 in Knoxville continues:Sheriff Spangler comments reflect those mentioned in a formal letter that the sheriff’s office released in which he called the cartoon “wildly inappropriate.”The Letter to […]

CSotD: We’re Selling Postcards of the Hanging

Ah, trust David Rowe to capture the grotesque, self-centered ignorance that would lead Donald Trump to describe the investigations of his self-dealing corruption as a “lynching.”It is part of the “poor pitiful me” rightwing snowflakery we hear whenever someone is caught doing something wrong.As noted before, the Trump loyalists are protesting the fact that material […]

The Gospel According to Linus

Here’s where it begins for me:When I say begins for me, I mean it figuratively; that strip ran on November 12, 1959, nearly two years before I was born. What I’m describing, rather, is a sensibility, a way of looking at, or engaging with, the world. I still remember the moment I stumbled across that […]

Everyone’s A Critic Editor Critques the Industry

Bob Eckstein, cartoon editor of a new book, sits down with cartoonist Michael Maslin.Fittingly, when Michael Maslin sat down and interviewed Bob Eckstein it began with criticism of the current gag cartooning market.There are more cartoonists and cartoons than ever, and quite frankly too many to support in shrinking real estate for the work, in […]

Chris Says Goodbye and Jim Says Hello

Cartoonist Chris Wildt, who for decades has supplied local editorial cartoons for the Lewes, Delaware Cape Gazette and its readers, has amiably resigned from that position.This week marks the end of an era for readers of the Cape Gazette and for all of us who produce it for you. Chris Wildt, our longtime cartoonist, has […]

Yahoo Groups Goes Private, Deletes Files

“Attention: Starting December 14, 2019 Yahoo Groups will no longer host user created content on its sites. New content can no longer be uploaded after October 28, 2019. Sending/Receiving email functionality is not going away, you can continue to communicate via any email client with your group members. Learn More“ “Yahoo has made the decision […]

Lalo Alcaraz Helps Nickelodeon Launch ‘The Casagrandes’

Nickelodeon has spun off “The Casagrandes” from their hit animated television series, “The Loud House.” The new series launched on October 14th and can be seen in regular rotation on the kids’ cable network.Cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz is on the “Casagrandes” staff as a writer and a consulting producer. Lalo has also served on the team […]

CSotD: No faith to lose

I always hesitate before using Mo because it only comes out once a week and you really should be giving it clicks yourself. Still, at a time when I feel like we should all be panicking, her muted disappointment in the world echoes my own. By contrast, Jeff Stahler drops some for-real cynicism in today’s Moderately […]

Sid the Kid Makes the Senior Strippers List

Sid Jacobson was born 90 years ago today, and so joins our Senior Strippers club. Sid, born October 20, 1929, is probably most famous for being a longtime editor, and sometime writer, for the Harvey comic book company. Sid has a claim on creating Richie Rich. Though the Harvey kids are most recognizable, Sid began with […]

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