Frazz brings back a memory: Back when I used to visit classrooms to teach media literacy, my offer to teachers was that I would come for free, any time they wanted, except on the last day of class before a major holiday.Nobody ever objected; most greeted it with laughter, because they didn’t want to be […]
above: “Walt Kelly’s Pogo” from November 17, 1991 by Neal Sternecky The Sunday before Thanksgiving can only mean one thing, a Gasoline Alley banner by Jim Scancarelli. Jason Chatfield has me confused. Is the new Ginger Meggs story a late Halloween tale? A Thanksgiving parable? Or will it stretch into late next month and be a […]
It doesn’t matter where we begin today, since it’s really a grab bag, but Chip Bok’s cartoon made me think, so we’ll start there.I brushed off the Bloomberg part. I’m glad he admitted that “Stop and Frisk” was a bad policy, but I don’t take his candidacy seriously and it doesn’t seem anyone else does, […]
The Joplin Globe is currently canvassing its readers for comics “hahs” and “mehs.”DAILY COMICSSUNDAY COMICS
The idea that everyone was glued to the hearings is a bit fanciful, though somebody posted a photo taken on an airplane where all the screens were playing the same thing despite the choices available, including the choice of nothing at all.However, the laundromat TV was tuned to a comedy when I put in my […]
Iconic cartoonist Gahan Wilson has passed away.Gahan Allen Wilson February 18, 1930 – November 21, 2019Stepson Paul Winters is reporting the death of Gahan Wilson:Gahan Wilson 2/18/1930 – 11/21/2019 The world has lost a legend. One of the very best cartoonists to ever pick up a pen and paper has passed on. He went peacefully […]
If you only pick up the funnies every once in awhile, you have no more idea of what the hell is going on than Wallace‘s teacher. And, while I have the greatest sympathy for her, it serves you right, but I’ll direct you back to where this all began and, trust me, the trip will […]
When the first Peanuts comic strip debuted on October 2, 1950, readers, editors, and even creator Charles M. Schulz himself had no idea they were a witness to history being made. It took a while for the charming world inhabited by Charlie Brown, his dog Snoopy, and the entire Peanuts family to became a comics […]
Mike Rhode is reporting that PS: The Preventative Maintenance Monthly, a comic bookish instructional manual for the U. S. Army, will cease to exist as it has for 68 years:“Effective 1 Nov 2019, PS will cease publication of its monthly, illustrated magazine and move to a fully-online information resource. To read PS Magazine after 1 […]
Marvel Comics #1 is setting up to go for over $1,000,000 at auction.Heritage Auctions has a high-grade copy of the first Marvel (then Timely) comic book, Marvel Comics #1, from 1939, closing in on an auction price of $1,000,000.As Heritage Auctions says:In the earliest Overstreet Comic Book Price Guides, only Action #1 and Detective Comics […]
I don’t know if Paul Berge considers this a cartoon or if he just posted it on his page to amuse himself and his regulars.Machs nix. When I used to do a presentation to high school students about political cartooning, I began by noting that they’ve usually got some wiseass who passes rude things around […]
The Anchorage Daily News is thinking of making changes changes to its syndicated content.Editor David Hulen tells readers: I learned a long time ago that readers have strong opinions about comics, puzzles and other features in the newspaper. We’re considering some changes to the print newspaper, and we want to hear from you. If you […]
John Branch starts us off with a political laugh.Trump’s standard defense is “I don’t know the guy,” which means that, if you rob a bank, the police should only interview witnesses you’ve had lunch with.I know politicians who pride themselves on the number of people they know, and even cheat the number up.Hubert Humphrey had […]
The Comics Kingdom @YouTube channel is now live! Catch classic like Flash Gordon, Krazy Kat, Beetle Bailey and more every week! Find some exclusive behind the scene clips from some Comics Kingdom cartoonists too!Forget Disney+, the Comics Kingdom Video Channel is here!From the “About” page:Welcome to the official Comics Kingdom video channel, the channel that […]
So, yesterday, I commented on Clay Jones posting a boatload of sketches because political cartooning has become such a target-rich environment, and this was only a few days after I posted the first of several Ann Telnaes sketches from the impeachment hearings, and commented that they were as good as some people’s finished cartoons.Now Telnaes […]