The ECBACC Pioneer/ Lifetime Achievement Awards 2018 This past week in Philadelphia The East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention presented its Hall of Fame awards to Ray Billingsley (Curtis), Barbara Brandon-Croft (Where I’m Coming From), Jerry Craft (Mama’s Boyz), Tayo Fatunla (Our Roots), and Ralph Stevenson (Concepts in Communication, Inc.). The Missouri Man Who Draws […]

There seems to be a bit of dissension among British cartoonists over the government’s plan to limit wood stoves, and Patrick Blower evokes memories of classic Punch or at least of C. Aubrey Smith, who wouldn’t put up with such balderdash.(Though it’s worth noting that this is how the C. Aubrey Smith crowd also responded […]

King Features Syndicate today announced several exciting new hires to support an aggressive vision for the company that includes expansion into entertainment platforms and new artist and IP acquisition. The new team includes, Ricky Li and Christina Nix Lynch, Directors of Licensing, Bridgette Bek, Senior Director of Digital Marketing, Erinn Smart, Director of Business Development, […]

Tom Heintjes, who knows all about comics past and present, now presumes to divine the future as he predicts who will win their respective Reuben Awards this Memorial Day Weekend. Tom’s been doing this for 12 years and, though he is not always right, it is always an interesting bit of handicapping.Also regarding this year’s […]

What are we gonna do with this guy?His nonsensical insistence that law enforcement not look into lawbreaking and his posturing as an imperial power “demanding” their obedience is drawing forth think pieces about how “The Constitutional Crisis is Here” and comparisons to Nixon’s Saturday Night Massacre.Ann Telnaes makes the most dramatic (American) mockery of him, […]

As mentioned here last week Glenn McCoy announced on his Facebook page 10 days ago that the Belleville News-Democrat had let him go. Among the messages of well-wshes Glenn let it be known that, while it was the newspaper that made the decision, he wasn’t terribly upset.“I think I’m going to focus on my animation […]

Mark Tatulli As far back as he can remember,Mark was, “always a cartoonist. I drew cartoons for my elementary, junior high and high school papers.” He was lucky too. “My parents and teachers always encouraged me.”Mark’s syndicated career began with the short-lived Bent Halos” comic strip. He succeeded with Heart of the City, which began […]

Let’s start with John Deering’s commentary, because the drek-to-brilliance balance on this topic has been way off, perhaps because all the good ideas were used on previous mass murders.Well, not all of them, because Deering hits a poignant note with an understated piece that works on a couple of levels. The first, most obvious and probably […]

A tweet by Wiley Miller: New weekly feature by the great Ann Telnaes! Go there NOW!!’Which led me to “Mo” by Ann Telnaes.Now you know as much as I do.

Joel Pett interviewed The Lexington Herald-Leader’s editorial cartoonist interviewed. Shutting Down the Opposition – 100 Years Ago In 1918 Paul Berge finds the First Amendment under fire… from the press. German Newspaper Fires Editorial Cartoonist Dieter Hanitzsch fired after cartoon that passed editorial muster is printed. Santa Rosa cartoonist’s Black Panther cartoon goes viral The story behind Tom […]

Hilary Price “Hilary Price is an amazing cartoonist, educator, and communicator…She is truly a delight!” – Phil O’DonoghueWhen Rhymes with Orange made its debut in June 1995, Hilary became the youngest woman with a syndicated daily comic strip. An early (1996) Rhymes With OrangeMy early inspirations were Shel Silverstein for the clever word play and […]

A well-named cartoon strip this morning, “The Buckets,” given that the most of the stuff I drink is shipped in them. I share the inability to find hints of blackberry and essences of chocolate in wine made from grapes, and I suspect that I share Greg Cravens’ apparent suspicion of those who claim to.Mind you, I […]

Jim Keefe on Making Comics – The Assembly Line Jim Keefe on the assembly line of making syndicated comic strips. Terri Libensen, Invisible Emmie, and The Sixth Grade Terri Libensen visits New Richmond Middle School. The Evolution of Wayno Panels Wayno’s blog about his daily panels, but with first drafts added this week The 2018 Lucy Shelton Caswell […]

Stephan Pastis The Punmeister The pun has been around for thousands of years, but Stephan has co-opted its use. These days when cartoonists puts a pun in their comic they are accused of stealing the idea from Pastis. Those puns are part of what has made his Pearls Before Swine one of the most popular […]

Thomas W. Gammill, the man most famous for writing The Doozies turns a year older today. If you see him, wish him well.