Several reversals to cover today, so we’ll start with one Steve Kelley probably wishes he could have back. The cartoon is based on an incident in Thursday night’s Philadelphia/Dallas game in which Eagles player Jalen Carter was ejected for spitting on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, which Kelley transformed into an accusation that leftists are spitting […]
Hand lettering has been around as long as publishing (pre-Gutenberg). While newspapers perforce went with machines for printing, cartoons were almost entirely hand lettered from the beginning until relatively recently.> note: the craft hasn’t disappeared completely <From Todd Klein: …lettering involves putting in all the words on a comics page, as well as the balloons […]
Rea Irvin’s The Smythes; F. Opper, R. & G. Dirks and J. Swinnerton jam; the Leffingwells’ Little Joe; McDonnell’s Mutts and Schulz’s Peanuts; and Jimmy Stewart, Marlene Dietrich and Flash Gordon makes some three. Rea Irvin was The New Yorker’s first art editor and creator of the magazine’s iconic mascot, the butterfly enthusiast Eustace Tilly. […]
We’ll start in a good mood with a cartoon that hits several bullseyes. It’s the time of year where, if you haven’t got your woodpile already set up, you’re in trouble because green wood invites chimney fires. And, yes, chopping wood is such a practical, important task that you can fool yourself into thinking it’s […]
Medical Emergency Alert in Rex Morgan, M.D. Finally, after two months of no Doc Rex (since July 5, 2025), we will get the star of his eponymous comic strip back in action! Or so you would have thought. But Dr. Morgan is a no show, instead it is some anonymous attending physician who happens to […]
CBS Mornings today helps celebrate 75 years of Beetle Bailey with an eight minute segment with The Walker Bros.: Brian, Greg, and Neal (the report even shows “The Walker Bros.” signed strip Betty Boop and Felix.)A nice history of Mort, Beetle, and The Walker Brothers.
This is another “Where to begin?” day, but, fortunately, I had this cartoon ready yesterday but ran out of room, so we’ll start where we left off, or would have, the point being that there were any number of places we could have gotten off the crazy train, but didn’t, and now it’s going fast […]
Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell is a comedian, author and New Yorker cartoonist. Her first memoir Murder Book won the Midwest Publishing awards for best graphic novel. Her second graphic memoir The Joy of Snacking comes out this October. You can follow her on Substack and IG @cartoonsbyhilary. Over at Memoir Land Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell answers a […]
During the heyday of Pat Oliphant‘s career editorial cartoonists numbered in the hundreds, down from a high count of thousands, today the population of staff editorial cartoonists maybe a couple dozen. Newspapers these days go with the much cheaper syndicated editoons where they do not have to pay salary or benefits or contribute to retirement […]
“Don’t call me Shirley” is a funny line, but our current situation is far from it. Still, it’s an irresistible response when, day after day, we keep saying “Surely you can’t be serious.”He is serious. And it’s okay to call him “Shirley” because it’s no more ludicrous than calling him “Mr. President.” What began as […]
Corus Halts Production At Nelvana Corus Entertainment has paused production at Nelvana Ltd., ending one of the most influential runs in Canadian animation history. The announcement ends a sobering chapter for a studio that, for more than 50 years, helped shape Canada into a recognized global hub for standout and unforgettable children’s content. In an […]
Featuring Beetle Bailey (now updated), Peanuts (this too has an update), Hogan’s Alley, Nemo, Comics Revue, Extra Ordinary Comics, MazeToons, Popeye, and I Hate Fairyland with corresponding cartoonists.75 Years of Beetle Bailey “Beetle Bailey” is the rare popular culture touchstone that has been embedded in daily life since its debut on Sept. 4, 1950. CT […]
Learning that the NYTimes has condemned its kid-news feature to on-line made this Dark Horse particularly stand out for me. I spent a decade editing a weekly kid-written insert for the Denver Post, and one of the problems my young reporters faced was that whoever they interviewed would say “Follow your dream,” which is the […]
Bazooka Brands has teamed up with a dozen professional athletes for a new series of bubble gum comic strips.NEW YORK, Sept. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire: Bazooka Brands™ is introducing a bold, new, limited-edition comic series including some of the biggest sports stars that begins rolling into retail this September. Consumers will enjoy their favorite athletes brought […]
Ron Coleman sent out a notice a few days ago that he will no longer produce the Gag Recap infozine, an insider trade journal aimed exclusively at gag writers and gag cartoonists.From Ron: I have decided to discontinue publishing the Gag Recap after the September and October issues. The truth is it just isn’t profitable. […]