With Cathy by Cathy Guisewite; a Dick Tracy Halloween and cosplay; the quasquicentennial anniversary of The Weatherbird; a peek at the future of funnies and coming cartoonists; Dean Haspiel’s Comix Block comic strip section; and a brand new Gary Larson The Far Side paying tribute to Jane Goodall!“It was born out of that confusion” Timed […]
After a two year absence from the Southern California newspaper Steve Breen is once more appearing in The San Diego Union-Tribune where he had been the staff cartoonist for 22 years.In the Summer of 2023 Steve Breen left The Union-Tribune after it was taken over by Alden Capital. Later that same year he signed with […]
I went to a costume party Saturday and a demonstration broke out.And, in case you thought “One riot, one Ranger” was a law-enforcement philosophy confined to Texas, it seems to apply in Vermont as well. We had an estimated 5,000 people turn out, which is not bad for a town of 10,713, though there were […]
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat, in Sonoma County north of San Francisco and the hometown to the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center, is asking readers for advice on adding two comic strips: The Press Democrat is excited to announce that we will be moving to a new print press in early November. The […]
We’ve been showcasing some Australian cartoonists lately. Last week Friday, which is something like next week Tuesday in Down Under time, we celebrated the three Walkley Award finalists for Cartoon of the Year. Then this past weekend we reported on David Rowe and the other winners and honorees from the ACA’s Stanley Awards. Today we’re […]
European Cartoon Award has announced their long list of 30 cartoonists who are in the running for their annual award to “honor the most provocative, insightful, and impactful cartoons of the year.” The contest received over 400 entries from 30 different countries. They will announce the short list prior to their annual ECA Cartoons Day that […]
A good day to clean out the files, since the No Kings rallies are over and we’re just sweeping up the rest of our crises. Mondays are always a little quiet, since most political cartoonists seem to take Sunday off, but Ramirez had this puzzler to offer.He seems to think, near as I can tell, […]
News stuff about old stuff and vice versa. Harvey Kurtzman MAD Logo Illustration Original ArtHeritage Auctions is previewing a coming item they will be putting up for bid: When Harvey Kurtzman created this MAD logo art for the new magazine format that started with issue #24 [link added], he gave visual form to the comic’s […]
Featuring Crabgrass, Pogo, The Saga of Brann Bjornson, Macanudo, Blondie, Broom-Hilda, Garfield, Mark Trail, Cornered, Shrimp & Grits, and more, including Flash Gordon and Ming the Merciless!Batty SquirrelsThe second row of today’s two-tiered Crabgrass introduced new characters who I would like to see return. Matt, the unseen Jeff, Pam, and the unnamed Pam’s husband should […]
Today’s headline is a quote from King Lear, or possibly from I Am The Walrus, and everyone having done a good job yesterday, we’ll skip politics and relax today. Except that Doonesbury points out something that keeps getting lost in the discussion: The 25th Amendment allows for the President to declare himself unable to continue […]
So there were a few Elvis sightings that came across my feed among the No Kings protests, though Jeff Weigel of The Sunday Phantom fame went with a different King. Jeff went with Jack “King” Kirby art from 1966. Ann Telnaes offered her cartoons as images for signs (as did Liza Donnelly and Steve Brodner). […]
The Australian Cartoonists Association held their convention this weekend and as part of the gathering presented The 2025 Stanleys, more formally known as The Stan Cross Awards, to cartoonists in various categories. To paraphrase Peter Broelman: Eight Stanleys were awarded for Book Illustrator, Caricaturist, Comic Book Artist, Comic Strip Cartoonist, Editorial/Political Cartoonist, Event Cartoonist, Illustrator […]
Today is the day for the No Kings demonstrations. Even if I’d forgotten, I’d know because Facebook was crammed this morning with rightwing screeds against it, largely colored, as Telnaes suggests, by people who claim to love the country but seem to be doing all they can to undermine the Constitution and do away with […]
The Walkley Foundation reveals the finalists of the 70th annual Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism. “Australia’s pre-eminent national journalism awards, recognise and reward the best in the craft and set the industry standard for excellence.” … eligible entries [were] published or broadcast between 20 August, 2024 and 18 August 2025. For the most important […]
The Clay Jones GoFundMe account, set up by fellow editorial cartoonists Kevin Necessary and Jack Ohman to help with medical expenses as Clay recovers from his recent stroke, has reached half of its $100,000 goal.We salute those who contributed!Other cartoonists like John Buss, Ward Sutton, and Marc Murphy have joined in calling for assistance.From Steve […]