With the U.S./Israeli war against Iran going on it seems any cartoon showing the leaders of Israel and the U.S. as partners is being cast as antisemitic. The Washington Free Beacon noticed a political cartoon on Politico’s Cartoon Carousel this week and had their senior investigative reporter Alana Goodman write about it (note: Free Beacon […]
Surprise Scrolling down the feed there was a shock to the comics identification system. Yes, I recognized the pair as Henry and Alice Mitchell but boy were they looking different. A new artist for Dennis the Menace! Continuing the scroll the “new” artist was Scott Ketcham who for a decade and a half has been […]
I remember when ringtones were a thing, but mostly because I’ve got a good memory. Back when I used to visit schools regularly, my ringtone was R2D2’s set of burbles, and my phone went off while I was addressing a room full of juniors and seniors, who all broke up laughing.I think if it happened […]
After nearly 36 years Sandra Bell-Lundy has decided to ease up on the daily deadline. Beginning March 1, 2026 Between Friends changed its status to new Sundays and, beginning March 2, 2026, rerun dailies. From King Features Editorial Director Amy Anderson: Between Friends has long resonated with newspaper readers because of its honest, character-driven look […]
An article by Jennifer Brooks about former Minnesota Star Tribune cartoonist Steve Sack (or here): Sack was the Star Tribune’s editorial cartoonist for 42 years, producing 10,000 cartoons and a Pulitzer Prize in three simple steps: “I read the paper, I crack a joke and I draw a picture.” But by 2022, nerve damage left […]
Let’s start with something to brighten your day, and how nice that Arctic Circle has, by happenstance, a cartoon to go along with what is essentially more analysis than breaking news.You may recall that, some time ago, Disney announced a deal with Sora, the AI slop-maker, under which fans would be permitted to make short […]
Brian Fies, Mom’s Cancer, and Graphic Medicine; 24 years with local political cartoonist Ross Mayfield; and a Lalo Alcaraz 25th Anniversary.Brian Fies “‘Mom’s Cancer’ is one of — if not the most — widely taught work of graphic medicine and has been for as long as the field has been defined,” said Matthew Noe, a […]
Last month there was reason to believe that Ripley’s Believe It or Not had ended its historic run as the panel slipped into reprinting cartoons from the feature’s centennial year of 2018. That turned out to be a temporary turn of events and they are now once more offering new material. Rather than brush the […]
Once again, Humpday comes along at a moment when commenting on the news is becoming unbearable, though I often have to decide whether Venables belongs in politics or comedy. I can’t tell if Fearless Leader truly believes he’s been talking to Iranian leaders or is just catfishing us, but I’m going to wait for more […]
Australian cartoonist David Rowe and his outlet the Australian Financail Review (AFR) are coming under fire after they published a cartoon that shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu controlling U. S. President Donald Trump in the Iran War. The objection is the use of Jewish tropes rather than just accusing the Israeli state. On SkyNews […]
Oxymoron: Death in the Funnies; Retro Comic Strips that Kept Us Returning to the Funny Pages; and Comics Related Etymology. Jessica Plummer for Book Riot lists The 10 Saddest Comics Deaths Ever. Be forewarned this is about deaths in superhero comic books so don’t expect Mary Gold or Raven Sherman or Andy Lippincott to appear […]
Yesterday we reported on the winners of the Press Cartoon Belgium Grand Prix that were announced during last weekend’s Cartoonfestival Knokke Heist 2026. The other prizes announced included the De Gouden Hoed (“Golden Hat”) winners. This is an international contest that included 545 submissions from 69 countries. The Golden hat is one of the largest […]
Ecuadorian editorial cartoonist Xavier Bonilla “Bonil” announced on X that he is departing The Diario El Universo where his cartoons been published since 1995. His announcement on X: I’ve been drawing in various media for 40 years, 31 of them at El Universo where I also enjoyed the freedom to opine and share smiles. We […]
When I said yesterday that the ICE-in-the-airport cartoons were going to draw themselves, I wasn’t kidding. The past 24 hours have been a flood of cartoons of people being assaulted by ICE in airports, mostly for having liquids in their carry-ons. But we’d already chuckled over the concept and timing is everything.I like Granlund’s take, […]
Françoise Mouly on Roz Chast’s new New Yorker cover and Bob Eckstein interviews Grant Snider. Roz Chast Block Printing Françoise Mouly calls it “block printing,” I have always called it “woodcuts,” I guess it is also called “wood engraving.” It there a difference? Anyway here is Roz Chast‘s New Yorker cover for March 30, 2026. […]