above: poster for the current Peace Love and Woodstock exhibit Ever since the early ’50s beginnings of “Peanuts,” creator Charles Schulz feathered his beloved comic strip with anonymous birds that popped in with mischievous, chirping whimsy. Yet it was two decades until a winged “Peanuts” creature finally got a name, becoming a fully nested character. above: […]
John Hart Studios Inc. announces the names Grace and Jane will replace ‘Cute Chick’ and ‘Fat Broad’ in their “B.C.” comic strip, effective immediately. “We work hard to keep the strip fresh and relevant for all fans and audiences,” says Perri Hart, the strip’s letterer and colorist. “And it just seems like the right time […]
(Joe Heller)(Darrin Bell)Back in the 1970s, when instant replay first emerged and there was discussion of using it to confirm penalties, legendary NFL referee Art Bell said it was fine with him, but he wanted the right to check the whole tape and call any holding he noticed.It was a wiseass comment, but it was […]
John P. Weiss is a retired police chief, a fine artist of landscapes, a cartoonist with style, and an inspirational writer.With column headings such asAre You Committing This Mistake With Your Creative Work? – with a bit about Thomas Kinkade This is How to Survive Productivity and Win at Life.and more; John dispenses illustrated work and […]
It seems Jim Davis is divesting himself of everything Garfield except for the comic strip.Earlier this year Jim donated the Paws, Inc. headquarters to the Ball State University Foundation. Earlier this month he sold off the Paws, Inc. enterprise to Viacom. Now Jim has contracted with Heritage Auctions to auction off his 40 year collection […]
Matt Lubchansky comments on the bizarre but irresistible foolishness happening on Twitter, which, if you missed it, is more or less encapsulated in the cartoon, which is only slightly more ridiculous than the reality.To summarize, Bret Stephens is a conservative columnist at the NYTimes, apparently brought in to annoy and provoke readers, or, put another […]
It an emergency situation!LESS THAN 24 HOURS FOR ROB ROGER’S BREWED ON GRANT KICKSTARTER!$3,500 is still needed to bring Rob’s comic strip back via Pittsburgh Current.Reliable sources say with Kickstarter, you either make it or break it: All or nothing. This project will only be funded if it reaches its goal by Wed, August 28 […]
Happy Birthday to comic book artist Don Perlin, born August 27, 1929. The reward for reaching age 90 is The Daily Cartoonist Senior Strippers Plaque:No, wait! There is no such Daily Cartoonist honor, that’s Don getting the National Cartoonists Society’s divisional Comic Book Award in 1997. Don began his comic book career about 70 years ago; and […]
From Jef Mallett’s Facebook Page:It’s here!Old Ox Brewery, in Ashburn, VA, just released a special-edition Frazz IPA, “A Hoppier Place.”Old Ox is a local operation, and even though Prohibition has been repealed for some time now, they can’t ship. Unless you live in the DC area, or know your own personal Al Capone who does, […]
I like Pat Bagley‘s take on the Amazon forest fires because I don’t know what’s going on down there, but I know it doesn’t help to have people dismissing it or obscuring it or exploiting it.Which is to say that the level of crisis seems less dependent on the actual impact on our climate and […]
“Next Door Neighbors” cartoonist Pat Sandy is featured in a two-part interview on Geoff Grogan’s “Blockhead” podcast.Sandy: “A comic strip, this is just my philosophy … it’s kind of like writing a novel, but you get to publish like three sentences a day.”Link: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-7vfb2-bc2208?utm_campaign=w_share_ep&utm_medium=dlink&utm_source=w_share L
Woke, the live-action/animated comedy inspired by the life of The K Chronicles cartoonist Keith Knight, is being picked up to series by the Disney-controlled streamer. An episode count and premiere time frame was not immediately available; Hulu declined comment as the deal technically isn’t done.Lamorne Morris stars in the series, which revolves around an African-American […]
Michael Ramirez riffs on George C. Scott’s famous speech in the 1970 film, “Patton,” as Trump continues to deliver convoluted, contradictory explanations of his disastrous trade policy.The (apocryphal) line from the film is “Now I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by […]
In a recurring background sometimes I’ll draw it once and then drop it in using Adobe Photoshop.Last week Jim Keefe showed us a process he uses on Sally Forth. It looks like Dave Clark read that and tried it on this week’s Barney & Clyde, though Dave Clark’s strip is thiiiis close to wallpaper.Also – I […]
This is very complicated and, without my going to Youngstown and Warren, Ohio, and interviewing people, it’s not possible to be completely accurate, but, from here, it appears that comics may have delayed, perhaps even prevented, the destruction of a local paper.The Vindicator, Youngstown’s hometown newspaper, recently announced its death, leaving a significant city without […]