Writing on Medium.com cartoonist Liza Donnelly recalls the opening remarks United Nations’ Secretary General Kofi Annan gave during a 2005 event called “Unlearning Intolerance.”From the story:“I have always thought that cartoons are one of the most important elements in the press. They have a special role in forming public opinion?—?because an image generally has a […]
A letter to the editor at the Laurenbourg (N.C.) Exchange gives a thoughtful take on the role of comics in newspapers.From the letter:Because of the daily comics pages in my local newspapers, I was encouraged to read. I discovered the books and films that inspired the cartoonists. I found a passion for art. I was encouraged […]
Ann Telnaes scores with her weekly strip, Mo, which began in May at GoComics, updating each Monday.Aside from the speed at which she works — this is the first “Truth isn’t truth” piece I’ve seen — she’s also hitting stride with the strip. Every new strip needs to find its legs, and the combination of […]
Minit MysteriesJust noting that Dick Tracy started the 15 day Minit Mystery today.The above may partially explain why, since last month, Chuck Ayers has returned as artist of Funky Winkerbean, replacing Rick Burchett. Violence in the Funny Pages I’m guessing if this keeps up, groups will start popping up objecting to the comics corrupting our youth […]
Keith Knight offers a round-up of good and bad news, starting with Massachusetts passing a law that will automatically register anyone who deals with DMV or the state’s health system as a voter (unless they object).I like the move, though it doesn’t solve the photo ID issue, as he notes in that third panel. This […]
From the article:“Rex’s death was like the Kennedy assassination of American political cartooning in a lot of ways,” says Jack Ohman, Babin’s longtime friend who took over the cartoonist position at the Bee in 2012. “He was this young, vital guy who was there one minute… it was like, this seems so unfair and inexplicable and wrong.”http://www.sactownmag.com/Blog/2018/California-Museum-exhibit-Rex-Babin/
CongratulationsThe Nib garnered three times more than requested in its Kickstarter bid to produce a magazine. It will join Funny Times and Humor Times as a periodical on the newsstand shelves, though The Nib magazine will be formatted different – a slick ‘bookazine’ instead of pulp tabloid, and featuring long-form political reporting and commentary. It’s Nice […]
L’il Donnie starts us off with a laugh, but the problem, O Best Beloved, is that, no, he really doesn’t get it.Which isn’t funny.The Watergate comparisons are flying, mostly from people who were not around or at least who were not old enough 40-some years ago to follow that scandal in real time.The biggest difference […]
Tijuana Bibles are little 8-panel pornographic comic books that were popular during the Great Depression, and usually starred famous comic strip characters, like Blondie, Popeye, Dick Tracy, and Mickey Mouse, engaging in all manner of carnal congress.Cartoonist Mitch O’Connell has discovered a number of Donald Trump/Stormy Daniels “eight pagers” stashed in a hollowed out copy […]
The Ball State Daily News is celebrating some of their famous alumni – Jim Davis is one.Eventually, Davis studied art and business at Ball State before going to work for Tumbleweeds creator Tom Ryan. Shortly after, Davis began his own strip called Gnorm Gnat. Davis, who still serves as president of Paws, Inc., maintains connections […]
Arctic Circle sends me back to my freelancing days in Colorado, 30-some years ago.I was writing for a real estate magazine, which meant that every Wednesday, I’d go to the Holiday Inn and have breakfast with about 300 Realtors, lenders, title people and assorted others. Some Wednesdays, we’d have a speaker who would talk about […]
Comics Kingdom has announced that Darrin Bell’s editorial cartoons will start running on their site starting next week.The obvious next question is: does this mean Bell is leaving The Washington Post News Service and Syndicate for King Features? Will Bell’s work continue on GoComics? The only KFS feature that currently runs on both Comics Kingdom […]
Kevin Siers offers the most iconic cartoon on this day, when editorial writers and editorial cartoonists have been called upon to voice their support and concern for the free press.A few editor’s notes of my own: I decided ahead of time that I would feature six cartoons from however many came across my desk, because […]
Gerard Jones, long-standing comic book writer, was sentenced yesterday by a San Francisco court to six years in federal prison on child pornography charges. Jones, 60, pleaded guilty to the charges in April and was remanded on bail until sentencing. The charges were in regard to distributing and possessing child pornography.…As a result, DC Comics cancelled planned […]
The Comics Kingdom blog today presents the entirety of “Katz”, Bill Griffith‘s 1978 comic strip for the Berkeley Barb. And Ron Ferdinand shares a few critiques by Hank Ketcham of Ron’s Dennis the Menace. Isabella (“Six Chix”) Bannerman, Jeff (“Dustin”) Parker, and John (“Snuffy Smith”) Rose also contribute what Tea calls, “some stories about cartoonist (and character) […]