Four pages* of the May 9, 1754 issue of Benjamin Franklin’s Pennsylvania Gazette, including the page with the original printing of the JOIN, or DIE cartoon sold for the minimum bid of $40,000. A buyer’s premium of 25% brought the total to $50,000.The auction started on July 26, 2018 at 5pm Pacific time. When I […]
Citing costs a newspaper has dropped its Sunday Funnies section.Blaming rising costs due to tariffs on Canadian newsprint The Robesonian of Lumberton, North Carolina, beginning this weekend, is no longer carrying a Sunday Comics section. The paper will continue to publish daily comic strips. In a news item the newspaper told readers, who may have […]
Kevin Siers comes up with a terrific commentary on both Trump’s latest bizarre statement and his overall attitude, and it’s also one of the best Alice allusions I’ve seen.The Cheshire Cat, for all his friendliness, didn’t offer Alice a whole lot of actual help, and, when their conversations were over, she was left with nothing […]
Many branches of the Arts have honored the Capital Gazette fallen and survivors and The Press.Grieving and healing manifest themselves in different ways. For artists from Annapolis to Italy, grieving and healing have shaped their talents into tributes to the Capital Gazette victims. Their works are inspired by and dedicated to the victims of the […]
A bit eclectic today, but let’s start with a (web)comic strip. The New 60 by Andy Landorf and John Colquhoun Former admen Andy Landorf and John Colquhoun have created a new comic strip targeted to baby boomers called The New 60. The comic strip takes a wry look at some the realities—and indignities—of life after 60. […]
(Note to new readers: On Friday, we skip politics and feature funny stuff from the past week.)The dumber the joke the more important the execution, and this silly Non Sequitur gag wouldn’t have knocked me out of my chair if Wiley hadn’t drawn such a wonderfully pissed off Bo Peep, who I’m sure had been […]
Cartoonist Sandra Bell-Lundy is interviewed about her Between Friends comic strip, her greeting card line, cartooning and other topics. Or as Michelle Tompkins for Celebrity Cafe puts it:Sandra Bell-Lundy covers women, relationships, wine, chocolate, work, family, caffeine, friendships and more. Sandra Bell-Lundy writes about things that interest her. Her stories are funny, relevant, and kind. They […]
Adam Zyglis‘s commentary isn’t perfect, but I like it a lot.He’s certainly right that the Trump administration is waging war not only on the environmental movement of the 1970s but that of Theodore Roosevelt at the turn of the last century.I’m less concerned with the proposed adjustments to the Endangered Species Act — because they […]
From The Times of Israel:A veteran Israeli cartoonist was cut loose on Tuesday from the magazine he worked at for nearly three decades over an illustration portraying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Likud lawmakers as pigs from George Orwell’s “Animal Farm.”Following the uproar, the Jerusalem Post announced it would no longer work with Katz. “Avi […]
upcoming – Talking Mort Walker: A Life in Comics by Jason WhitonBefore creating Beetle Bailey, Hi and Lois, and many other comic strips, Mort Walker was a child prodigy who sold to national magazines. Over his 80+ year career, Walker became the patron saint of cartooning by syndicating his work to millions of readers, founding the Museum of […]
Charis Jackson Barrios has won the 2018 John Locher Memorial Award.The John Locher Memorial Award is a contest for aspiring cartoonists, ages 18-25, whose work demonstrates both clear opinions and strong artistry on political and social topics. Single panel, multi-panel, and animated editorial cartoons and comics [are] accepted.“Charis is producing well-crafted, smart, affecting comics that […]
Over at The Washington Post site, Comic Riffs’ Michael Cavna writes on the growing influence of women at this year’s San Diego Comic Con Awards — The Eisners.From the story:“There was an energy in the room that kept growing with every victory for a woman, a person of color or a queer person,” Walden, who […]
In the current Monty arc, he’s decided to be an author, complete with tweed jacket and pipe, and today’s not only cracked me up but resonated with an issue in children’s literature that I’ve been pondering.Inclusion matters. But you don’t gain another perspective by chatting with somebody, whether it’s bringing a woman’s perspective to your […]
A series of public service ads created by King Features’ Barney Google and Snuffy Smith cartoonist John Rose won First Place in the Tennessee Press Association’s Ideas Contest for Best Use of Humor in an Ad. In late 2016, when portions of eastern Tennessee were hit with devastating wildfires, Rose was deeply affected…After seeing news of […]
Great news last week – a couple of old favorites are returning to print. The Comics Journal and nemo: the classic comics library are two completely different takes on comics. I would say “bigger and better than ever” but The Comics Journal seems to be downsized a bit, even from its old magazine format. But […]