Apologies from cartoonists are coming so fast they’re stumbling over each other. After already issuing a statement apologizing for a rude suggestion aimed at President Trump, papers, this past week, began receiving “a hard-copy letter of apology” from cartoonist Wiley Miller:“Dear Editors, “I greatly appreciate your allowing me the opportunity to explain and apologize for the […]
Harry Bliss continues a tradition, having purchased JD Salinger’s secluded digs in Cornish, NH.For years, some of the local folks simply pretended to not know much, while others took perverse delight in sending Salinger groupies on long wild-goose chases in order to preserve their neighbor Jerry’s privacy.But, whether by omission or commission, the whole community […]
Mike Lester grew up in Atlanta, even got his first newspaper job there. While he has since moved away his Mike du Jour comic strip will now become a daily fixture there.The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has picked up the comic.The comic’s creator, Mike Lester, was born and raised in Atlanta. He graduated from the University of […]
Joe Giella has spent a lifetime drawing comics. From the time he was 16 until he retired at age 88.He drew the Batman newspaper strip for a few years, which were reprinted in the recent collections from the Library of American Comics. Giella also assisted his friends Sy Barry on The Phantom, and Dan Barry […]
Toronto Star editorial cartoonist Theo Moudakis has taken down a cartoon and prevented it from being published as scheduled in the March 1, 2019 edition of the Star. The offending cartoon: Theo shared the cartoon Thursday night ahead of being printed in the Friday Star. And instantly came under fire for the ‘inappropriate’, ‘classless’, ‘disgusting’ image.The reason?Many […]
Today’s “Pardon My Planet” falls under the “Funny As Cancer” category.I’m two-and-a-half years out, which means I’m only halfway to being officially “cured,” but my checkups have become more like reunions, because the scans are clear and we just chat for a little while and set up the next one.It carries a bit of survivors’ […]
Milton Knight has relayed on his Facebook page that he was a victim of a hate crime:I was beaten up today. To make a long story short, was waiting for the bus, and a guy was using a one-sided conversation with people to shout NIGGER every two seconds. Went on for 15 minutes. I gave […]
Wwwwhhhirrrrrr…tic….tic…..tic……tac Merrie Melodies, Silly Symphonies, and Looney TunesMeet The Queen’s Cartoonists, a New York jazz band bringing back cartoon music.As I watched The Queen’s Cartoonists slip and slide through decades of cartoon music in a matter of minutes, with the animations projected on a large screen behind them, I followed a captivated crowd of young and […]
I still don’t understand how deadlines work for political cartoonists. There are cartoonists leaping to the fray with each wrinkle in the news and there are those who draw cartoons that sit for weeks.Sure, some are full-time and some have other duties, but do the cartoonists in that second group really have no ability to […]
See that man below? The one with the foul mouth? He invented comic strip cursing. (Or not, see update below.)Not only that, he put it in a strip about a woman of high station and generous nature. Recent research has pushed back the emergence of the grawlix from 1902 to 1901. (Grawlix being the Mort […]
Here is the new roster of Officers for the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists.AAEC Officers 2018-2019 President: Kevin Siers Vice President: Mike Thompson Secretary-Treasurer: Monte Wolverton Board of Directors: Ed Hall Lisa Donnelly Ann Cleaves Immediate Past President: Pat Bagley Digital Editor: JP Trostle The AAEC revealed the election results on their news page a […]
RJ Matson offers one of the more neutral cartoons regarding Michael Cohen’s planned appearance today before the House Oversight Committee.Cohen blew a previous plea bargain by lying, and, as all fans of “Law & Order” (the TV show, not necessarily the concept) know, it’s standard procedure to attempt to impeach any witness — even an honest […]
NCSFest announces the full incredible line-up of world-renowned creators appearing at NCSFest 2019!From the world of comic strips come the creators of Zits, Baby Blues, Mutts, Cathy, The Family Circus, Luann, Lio, Popeye, Beetle Bailey and dozens more! Animation stars include the people that bring you The Simpsons and Bojack Horseman, as well as Disney […]
The Tucson Sentinel is reporting…A list of household names on the Arizona Daily Star staff must soon decide if they’ll stay on the job — the newspaper’s corporate owners have offered buyouts for older workers, with the veiled threat of potential layoffs pending if not enough staffers accept. At least a dozen journalists have been […]
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced that Mo Willems-the beloved author and illustrator best known as the award-winning creator of The Pigeon series, Knuffle Bunny, and Elephant & Piggie-will serve as its first Education Artist-in-Residence.Says Mo:“Being a kid is serious work. Children are constantly told to be creative, work well […]