Bill Amend of Foxtrot, Brian Gordon of Fowl Language and Nick Seluk of The Awkward Yeti will be boothing proximity partners at this weekend’s Motor City Con in Detroit.

Dana Simpson of Phoebe and Her Unicorn and Andrews McMeel/GoComics will be a special guest at this weekend’s Everfree Northwest Show in Seattle.According to their site:Everfree Northwest is a 3-day all-ages convention for fans of My Little Pony set in beautiful Seattle, Washington. With a Grand Galloping Gala, musical concert, vendors, 24-hour activity rooms, and […]

From last year’s McSweeney’s #50 comes an essay on reality. Not sure if the story came first or was inspired by the panels. Most of us have experienced the inkling that there is a world behind the world.“Nancy, All Too Nancy” by Jonathan Letham, illustrated with selected Ernie Bushmiller panels.

Foolish Questions, I’m the Guy, Boob McNutt, Mike and Ike, Pepsi and Pete, Life’s Little Jokes, Sweep Out the Padded Cell, and, of course, The Inventions of Lucifer G. Butts. Oh, and over 70 other titles, along with sports and (Pulitzer Prize-winning) editorial cartoons. Those would be the creations of Rube Goldberg.The introductory paragraph from […]

Yesterday, I asked for a quiet day when we could just enjoy cartoons and now here we are, mostly because the editorial cartoonists who didn’t have Gaza commentary ready to roll then are posting it today.Their timing was perhaps constrained but it still could have been better.However, the barrier they now face is not the […]

 From the Skippy Web Site: This fourth volume collects the complete daily strips from 1934-1936, at the height of Crosby’s one-man political and social crusade. Crosby influenced cartoonists from Charles Schulz to Walt Kelly to Garry Trudeau, and almost every kid strip ever created. More than any other cartoonist before him, he brought philosophy and politics to […]

From the New York Times:Today’s crossword is a collaboration between the New York Times constructor Ross Trudeau and his father, the cartoonist Garry Trudeau. You might have heard of him. He’s the brains and pen behind “Doonesbury,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoon that has been running since 1970.

Editorial cartoonist Ken Carlson has passed away.Kenneth John (Ken) Carlson, Jr. October 2, 1950 – May 12, 2018cartoonist, illustrator, painter, draftsmanKennebec Journal editorial cartoonist 1985 – 2002 Kennebec Journal, August 1993 by Ken CarlsonFrom a 2013 local profile:“I’ve received rejection slips from all of the big ones, but, I have also appeared in Iron Horse, […]

From the Awards site: 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 will be accepted. Both students and non-students are eligible to submit. http://locheraward.org/ The AAEC/John Locher […]

Just one day — one goddam day — could we please put this shitshow on hold long enough to enjoy some silly cartoons?Well, that’s why I’ve instituted “Friday Funnies.”Meanwhile, we have the above photo compilation for an article from Ha’aretz, showing the cheerful, happy people at the brand new American embassy in Jerusalem, contrasted with […]

  Pajama Diaries‘ cartoonist Terri Libenson continues her book publishing success with her second middle-school book “Positively Izzy.” Interesting, and exciting, to note that Libenson is charting on the overall list with authors like Clive Cussler, John Grisham and Mary Higgins Clark. Buy it at Amazon: 

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cover-story/cover-story-2018-05-21/ampCuneo on drawing nature:Nothing comes easily. My address is in the Catskills, but I live in a small room with a drawing table. There is a window, and I will occasionally look outside. It does look nice out there. But I am not the type to hike out, set up an easel, and paint waterfalls on the […]

This is a difficult time for cartoonists, because school calendars vary so much that it’s impossible to riff on end-of-year and be at all accurate.However, Zits makes the best guess with the assumption of Memorial Day as the end of the year, and the gag itself brings back memories of one of those things divorced […]

Olivia Jaimes, entering her sixth week as cartoonist, finally lets the readers of the Nancy comic strip get a look at her version of Fritzi Ritz.Though the comments at the GoComics site have eased up from the 100+ that were posted every day of the first month, I’m sure this will light up the boards.

DHX sells portion of Peanuts equity to Japanese corporation.https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sony-take-185-million-stake-snoopy-ip-holder-1111503