As always the new cartoons aren’t as good as the old cartoons; why children are drawn to rambunctious comic characters; the National Cartoonist Society is looking for a few good Toon Talkers; and new comic awards and how they come to pass. The Fairly Oddparents vs. Peppa Pig New children’s cartoons are less entertaining and […]
Netflix will debut “Due Spicci” (My Two Cents) an animation series by Italian cartoonist Zerocalcare (Michele Rech) on May 27. The show is based on Zerocalcare’s character Zero, loosely based on himself as a socially awkward cartoonist and his friends Secco, Sara and his armadillo.This is his third Netflix series. His first two: “Strappare lungo i […]
Venables makes an important point: It’s not over. It’s not clear where we are now, but it is clear that all the same players are still present, and there’s no reason to think any of them plan to change their spots just because one crisis has been put aside. Sort of.In fact, German points out, […]
Stars and Stripes military and civilian readers overseas have now gone two weekends without their Sunday color comics supplement and they are not happy about it. Stars and Stripes ombudsman Jacqueline Smith reports: Pete Hegseth doesn’t want you to see cartoons in this newspaper anymore. And loyal readers of Stars and Stripes are hopping mad. […]
Netflix’s Made in Argentina has released their line-up for 2026-2027. The highly anticipated Mafalda series, based on Quino’s iconic character, has an undated 2027 release date. Along with line-up descriptions they have released a teaser image from the animated series.The animated series will be directed by Oscar-winning director Juan José Campanella. Campanella will also serve […]
Well, afraid not, but I share the fellow’s sentiments. Since I hit the sack before Dear Leader’s deadline for genocide, I turned on my computer this morning wondering if there was anything left, to find that he’d found yet another thing that will now happen in two weeks. Which is to say that Kearney wasn’t […]
Defending a Student’s Right to Cartoon In the case of Gretna High School administrators censoring an Aiden McClaren editorial cartoon. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) has heard about the case and is now involved: On April 7, FIRE’s Student Press Freedom Initiative wrote to Gretna Public Schools to urge the school board […]
The 86th Peabody Award nominees have been announced. The Art Spiegelman documentary “Art Spiegelman Disaster Is My Muse” made the list of 20 films up for the award in the documentary category. From the nomination description: This documentary explores the life and work of Art Spiegelman, best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel “Maus,” […]
Cartoonist, illustrator, artist Dave Kirwan has passed away. David Michael (Dave) Kirwan June 15, 1951 – April 4, 2026 From the obituary: It was during his childhood spent watching late-night monster movies and creating scenery for summer theater productions that his love for drawing and painting first took hold, as did his eternal fervor for […]
The responses to Dear Leader’s weird, profane Easter message are arriving, but most offer nothing you didn’t see here already. Also, it turns out Ed Wexler’s “Pottymouth President” cartoon that I led with yesterday was a repost from 2019; it’s still a good cartoon but that’s how little news value there is in questioning Dear […]
Featuring John Rose (and Fred LAsswell), Liana Finck, Rob Rogers, Liza Donnelly, Amy Kurzweil, Kate Isenberg, and Polly Lou Adams. John Rose Keeps ‘Snuffy Smith’ In The Funny Pages West Virginia Public Broadcasting interviewed cartoonist John Rose: The hillbilly stereotype is frequently used to shame mountain people, but there are gentler versions, like Snuffy Smith, […]
April sees guest artists continuing their comic strip appearances. Mimi Simon opens her third of four weeks as Rex Morgan M.D. guest artist as Terry Beatty recovers from heart surgery. Terry is scheduled to return as artist with the April 19, 2026 Sunday page. Sandy Jarrell continues into his second week of an extended stint […]
This being Easter Monday, my jaunt through the cartoons was quick, with most cartoonists apparently pausing for the holiday, which I understand. But Ed Wexler leapt upon Dear Leader’s profane, hostile, unhinged social media posting at least enough to point out how undignified the F-bomb was.It’s fair to note that Trump is not the only […]
And here I thought it was the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in a Leap Year. Around this time of year I give a pop quiz to the kids and grandkids asking when does Easter take place every year. Victor Van Acker answers in one panel. In about six months I’ll be […]
It is Easter Sunday 2001 and newspapers across the country are printing articles about a comic strip that is appearing in the color comic supplement. Easter 2001 saw a religious difference of opinion break out when cartoonist Johnny Hart used his B.C. comic strip Sunday page to celebrate his Christian religion that some Jewish leaders […]