A half-century ago, the Democratic National Convention in Chicago was under way and all hell was breaking loose in America.It wasn’t just the violence and chaos in the streets, or the violence and chaos inside the convention hall, where Daley’s goons were beating up Dan Rather.It was more the unmasking of the divisions in our […]
The Wizard of Oz Comic Strips from 1907?–?1917 THE REVELATOR was a proud and earlier proponent of The Wizard of Oz comics, running the entire L. Frank Baum series from its inception as a national Sunday feature in 1904 through to the final daily strips starring Toto in 1917. Indeed THE REVELATOR, beneficiary of a hitherto unheard of […]
Phil Hands, the editorial cartoonist for the Wisconsin State Journal, has created a local comic strip for that newspaper.I’m launching a new weekly comic strip in the Wisconsin State Journal that will appear on the bottom of the Sunday Opinion page. The first two strips are running today. So, welcome to Mendota Marsh. Mendota Marsh […]
I was up late enough last night to see the first wave of McCain obituary cartoons on Twitter and Facebook, and thought I might have to begin today’s posting with a blank frame and a disclaimer.However, Pearls came through for me, albeit by happenstance.I have no idea how Stephan Pastis feels about John McCain, but […]
(Lisa Benson)(Scott Stantis)Let’s start with a Juxtaposition of Conservatives, and it’s rare that I take Lisa Benson’s POV over Scott Stantis’s, but her pun is both telling and fascinating.The man churns out one preposterous statement after another and yet the stock market continues to rise.Still, for all the sage rubbing of chins and tenting of […]
The United States court system has upheld Comic-Con International‘s contention that it holds a trademark on the term ‘Comic-Con”.From The Hollywood Reporter:San Diego Comic Convention was the plaintiff taking on Dan Farr and Bryan Brandenburg, who ran the Salt Lake Comic Con. At a trial held last winter, San Diego prevailed on its contention that […]
Comic book and comic strip artist Russ Heath has passed away. above image via The Beat RUSSELL DEHART (RUSS) HEATH, JR. SEPTEMBER 29, 1926 – AUGUST 23, 2018 A master of the art of sequential comics, Russ was one of a dwindling few survivors from The Golden Age of Comic Books. His specialty was war and […]
Beetle Bailey team member and comics; historian Brian Walker is the guest of The Columbus Dispatch’s “Life in the 614” Podcast.From the Dispatch site: Assistant Features Editor Ryan E. Smith talks with Brian Walker regarding his thoughts on MAD Magazine and the comic strips Beetle Bailey, Hi and Lois. Next we go in depth on […]
The Park Record of Park City, Utah, has picked up a press release from the Park City Institute (PCI). PCI will host an evening with Doonesbury’s Garry Trudeau on October 13th.From the release:“I wanted to remind people just how long [Trump] been struggling with acute self-regard,” Trudeau said. “Even though he’s changed wives twice and party […]
Tall Tale Radio hosts Tom Racine and Lucas Turnbloom feature guest Lex Fajardo of the Peanuts’ creative team and children’s book author of the “Kid Beowulf” series.From the Tall Tale site: Old friend of the show, Lex Fajardo is here to talk about the latest “Kid Beowulf” book, “The Rise of El Cid,” an action and history/fantasy […]
Over at Vice Sports, there’s a story about Charlie Brown’s desire to be a great athlete and his complete lack of ability to ever make it a reality.From the story:What Schulz creates in Charlie Brown’s baseball career is a pure neurotic flip of that dream, a nightmare where a young man is given pure Athlete […]
Last Sunday’s Pajama Diaries made me laugh but also pinged some very odd, slightly painful memories, which is one sign of a good strip.Jill’s conversations with her former selves are an ongoing feature in the strip, but, no, I don’t recall one with Awkward-13-year-old and OMG yes but she needs to stay in the past.I […]
“This is not the end, it is not even the beginning of the end, but it is perhaps the end of the beginning.” — Winston Churchill, Nov. 10, 1942Ann Telnaes reflects my own mood at the moment: He’s completely hemmed in, but it hasn’t stopped him from tweeting.I’ll confess that, when Nixon was up against […]
At the American Association of Editorial Cartoonists‘ convention (only 4 weeks from now) they will present the “Rex Babin Memorial Award for Excellence in Local Cartooning.” Leading up to that ceremony the AAEC is showcasing the work of cartoonists who have entered that competition.I don’t know if Fred Mulhearn has sent an entry to the […]
Allentown Morning Call columnist Bill White has long been a champion for the Mark Trail comic strip.If you had access to our archives, you would find that I’ve been defending Mark for 25 years.And he had high expectations when James Allen took over as cartoonist when Jack Elrod retired.If anything, my investment in the strip […]