The fury cartoonists inspire is as old as the form.In many ways, the unmatched ability of cartoons to quickly and efficiently insult is ideally suited to our era of Donald Trump and outrage clicks—for better and for worse. “It’s immediate,” Eli Valley, a cartoonist, says of the rage inspired by his comics about United States-Israel […]
Pat Bagley gets down to the basic point, which is that, when two apparent rights collide, the public good should be given precedence.We’ve analyzed the Second Amendment enough times here that I’m not going to go through it all again, but the Founders envisioned a system of quasi-independent state militias, and the reason they didn’t […]
special post by B.B.BunkHarold Teen, Barney Google, and the Thimble Theatre cast were all created in 1919. Those comic strip characters were joined by a couple animated characters who made their debut that same year. One was Felix the Cat who, as “Master Tom,” appeared in the Pat Sullivan Studio short Feline Follies.1919 also saw […]
Ernie Bushmiller was not averse to taking it easy for his Labor Day comic strips, and letting the readers know it.Even Guy Gilchrist, on occasion, did the gag. Olivia Jaimes seems to be embracing this tradition. This Labor Day, for the second year in a row, she has decided to “take it easy.”These Labor Day strips […]
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. — Proverbs 26:11In the aftermath of every election, wise observers conclude that the “horse race” coverage was not only lazy but detracted from what could be, and should be, more useful and intelligent comparisons of candidates.And then, in the next election, as […]
Famed Universal Press Syndicate editor Lee Salem has passed away. Lee J. Salem July 21, 1946 – September 2, 2019 From the obituary:Lee served as editor and then president of Universal Press Syndicate, now called Andrews McMeel Syndication. In his nearly four decades at Universal, he is credited with editing and developing some of the iconic […]
Let’s clear out some bookmarked items. The Complete Wonder Woman Newspaper Strips Now Complete When IDW published Wonder Woman: The Complete Newspaper Comics it wasn’t complete. There was one strip they had failed to find.When the series was originally winding down, in late 1945, it was thought that it most likely appeared in only one newspaper—the […]
Mo points out that those who serve and wait rarely get a chance to stand, and there are indeed people working Labor Day and, I hope, still plenty of people who aren’t.Here’s my rant on the topic, worth saying, worth reading, but not worth repeating as often as it becomes relevant.When I first lived on […]
After 45 years Friday Foster has returned! Friday Foster ran as a Chicago Tribune-New York News syndicated comic strip from January 18, 1970 to February 17, 1974. It is famed for being the first mainstream comic strip starring an African-American female in a title role. It is also famous for the justly praised Jorge Longarón […]
If Australia were not on the other side of the globe, this would be the first day of Autumn there. As it is, it’s the first day of Spring and their first day of Autumn will be March 1.Point being that, while I’m all in favor of knowing about the equinoces (well, it should be […]
The San Diego Union-Tribune is dropping the Mallard Fillmore comic strip by Bruce Tinsley because readers accused a recent strip featuring U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar of being anti-Semitic.Says the newspaper:The decision is based on the Aug. 12 strip. In that strip artist Bruce Tinsley depicted Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar. Emailers and callers said the strip […]
Life after 60 may not be all laughs. But it’s proving to be fertile territory for the wit and insights of Andy Landorf and John Colquhoun, the funny creators of The New 60, a twice-a-week comic strip now in its second year.The strip centers on four 60-something pals, who often gather at their local diner […]
Today, August 31, marks the end of The Vindicator‘s 150 year run. As Mike Peterson explains it will continue, after a manner, as a Youngstown edition of the nearby Warren, Ohio Tribune Chroncle.As the link in Mike’s column tells it…The Tribune Chronicle has been planning increased coverage of Mahoning County and has added considerable resources […]
And diamonds, Janis. Lots of diamonds.Which, as noted here before, are pretty worthless except that people think they aren’t.And the sort of person who thinks “chocolate diamonds” are a thing is the type who will be impressed when she gets one as a gift from a guy who won’t turn off the TV on weekends.I’m […]
The unexpected, phenomenal success of 1977’s Star Wars set off a “Space Wars” frenzy across all media. Comic strips were not immune. Star Wars, Star Trek, Star Hawks, and Jeff Hawke rushed to join Flash Gordon on American newspaper funny pages.Also among those strips was a revived Buck Rogers by Jim Lawrence and Gray Morrow. […]