We mentioned in passing the intellectual comic properties from 1930 that entered public domain status on January 1, 2026. Here we’ll take a deeper dive into those newspaper strips. Arguably the most famous of the comics is the Mickey Mouse comic strip that began on January 13, 1930. Of the tens of thousands of comic […]
Judge Jennifer L Rochon has dismissed the case against Cadence Comic Art and its owner Paolo Belfiore that was brought by 17 cartoonists who alleged the gallery and art dealer of defrauded them and refusing to return their artwork. The dismissal came in response to a request by the artists’ attorney informing the court that the parties […]
There’s so much truly awful, frightening stuff going on that taking a day off to be silly seems, well, absolutely necessary. Maybe it’s the residual Yippie in me, but I think that, just as an army marches on its stomach, resistance needs a few laughs to keep everyone from sinking into the Slough of Despond.We […]
Yesterday, as news broke that a Swiss couple had filed a criminal complaint against the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo over a cartoon that mocked the deaths and burn victims from the New Year’s Eve Crans-Montana ski resort fire, the no-holds-barred paper fired back with another “drawing of the day” by Éric Salch. The cartoon asks the […]
Dilbert cartoonist and libertarian influencer Scott Adams has passed away. Scott Raymond Adams June 8, 1957 – January 13, 2026 It is being reported that Scott Adams has lost his fight against cancer.Scott Adams began his adult working career as an office worker for Crocker Bank (1979-1986) and Pacific Bell (1986-1995). It was at the […]
Madam & Eve has been having fun with Trump’s expansionist ambitions, and why not? As noted before, they have no oil for him to covet and, thanks to his gullible acceptance of toxic, one-sided fables, he’s opened the door to accept a group of faux-refugees that will relieve South Africa of their whinging.But, as the […]
The 2026 Garry Trudeau designed Saranac Lake Winter “Cartoonival” buttons and posters are out in the wild, as is a new G. B. Trudeau interview.Aaron Marbone at the Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports: SARANAC LAKE — Good news, everyone! The posters and buttons for the 2026 Saranac Lake Winter Carnival, themed “Cartoonival” this year, have hit […]
“The best cartoonists aren’t side commentary. They’re critics with a sharper tool.”Nik Kowsar dismisses efforts to belittle editorial cartooning as a lesser form of journalism.Nik Kowsar is an Iranian-Canadian residing in Washington, D.C. and sentenced to prison in absentia for his cartoons about Iranian regimes. He recently used his Subtack to praise the art of […]
A criminal complaint has been filed in Switzerland over a Charlie Hebdo “Drawing of the Day” by contributor Éric Salch. The cartoon (below) was published last Friday—the same day of a state memorial service for the victims who perished in the Crans-Montana ski resort New Year’s Eve fire that claimed the lives of 40 individuals […]
The story of George Washington and the cherry tree never happened; it was one of the tales invented by Parson Weems in a biography he wrote after Washington’s death, for which he made up stories to demonstrate the president’s virtues. Margulies updates the story to bring it in line with our current president, who makes […]
The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age both Nine Entertainment newspapers ran apologies for printing a Cathy Wilcox cartoon that many were offended by claiming it spotlighted an antisemitic trope. The editorial apology was prefaced with The Herald noting that it “lead calls” for a royal commission to investigate the Bondi Beach massacre and supported […]
🇮🇳 International Exhibition of Gandhi CaricaturesThe Indian Institute of World Culture is hosting the International Exhibition of Gandhi Caricatures from January 13 to 22 at its Art Gallery in Basavanagudi, Bengaluru. 🇳🇱 Jokes Aside: Cartoons, Censorship and Free SpeechThis Tuesday, January 13, in Amsterdam, the exhibition Designed to Provoke is being hosted by the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study who will host […]
That two panel Nancy/No Ice in context, Revolutionary War comix, Bootleg Calvin and Hobbes, 2026’s Free Comic Book Day. Comic Giveaway Day (it’s complicated), 2026’s Best Picture Oscar eligible animation, powerhouses Disney and Webtoon partner.The Nancy NoticeAnyone with access to social media has seen those Nancy “Notice/No Ice” panels, it is ubiquitous. What may surprise […]
When I was the at-home parent, I did most of my writing at night, and I had a clock on my desk set for 12:30, in part because I needed the reminder to get to bed, but also, as Kim notes, as a matter of quality control. Anything I wrote much after 12:30 was going […]
Mike Lynch, Jim Keefe, Patrick McDonnell, Steve Brodner, and David G. Brown talk the about the art.Mike Lynch Interview Eerie Rottica, burlesque performer and cartoonist, interviews Mike Lynch cartoonist and arts teacher. EERIE: In my burlesque acts I rely on a formula of setup & reveal. So far, I’ve been comparing this to the formula […]