As we get into the Season of Redcup, I’d like to take a moment to talk about kids and the future of cartooning and the fact that I have to hit the road momentarily and don’t have time to go through all the cartoons in the world this morning.But this really is a topic I […]
Today’s Candorville provides a springboard for all sorts of good rants.One is to ask if people know their IQs these days?It used to be a no-no to publicize those scores, and certainly to let a kid know his own IQ, in large part for the reasons Clyde gives: It prejudices the way people react to […]
There are times that Africartoons serves up things that are crystal clear globally, and times it’s so local that I don’t have a clue what they’re on about. That’s a good thing, because if “All politics is local,” then solid commentary should also be.But this Dr. Jack and Curtis cartoon sent me over to Google […]
So Ben Carson is self-destructing.Or he’s not.Andy Marlette offers an appealing take on the West Point issue, because, of course, Parson Weems’ “chopping down the cherry tree” story is the kind of bogus legend our nation was built on.History is full of appealing stories that didn’t happen and quotes that were never said, and what […]
(Jen Sorensen) (Pat Bagley)Jen Sorensen notes the ugly attitude that pervades our increasingly ugly culture: We won’t help you with aid, nor will we help you with policies that might let you lift yourself out on your own.Meanwhile, Pat Bagley depicts the paranoid hostility that fosters this ugly, hateful attitude in what should be a […]
Friend-of-the-Blog Brian Fies passed along an educational comic about an interesting woman of whom I had not heard, Gertrude Bell, in large part because she reminded him of Nellie Bly, of whom I did a children’s biography a few years back.Bell and Bly come out of a period in which a lot of very intelligent […]
Judging from the flood of cartoons about the GOP’s whining, it’s just me and Matt Wuerker who recognize that the media hasn’t exactly been faultless in this.As I noted in the immediate aftermath of the CNBC-hosted debate, the rude incompetence of the moderators handed the candidates a weapon. I’ve got little to add to what I […]
Hilary Price sends out a “charming yet infrequent” newsletter with an assortment of things related to her comic Rhymes With Orange. Her last one is packed with really cool tidbits, so I hope you click through and give it a full read. Here’s a summary of her post. She, and other artists in her studio, […]
Funny (and instructional) video from Arizona Daily Star’s David Fitzsimmons on how to draw Donald Trump.
Mother Goose & Grimm with a pretty good analysis of how it works.The dog and I walk past a “wealth management” company each day and I always shudder a bit, because, my experience is that, when they talk about “wealth,” they don’t mean yours. I liked them better when they called themselves “financial planners,” probably for […]
Cartoon courtesy of Cagle CartoonsThe Daily Illini, a college newspaper at University of Illinois, ran a Rick McKee cartoon (above) last week that offended many in the student body. The paper has since issued an apology stating that the “cartoon was run with frivolous regard, and in no way represents our ideals as an organization, […]
Congratulations are in order to Anne Morse Hambrock, the creator of The Kenosha Festival of Cartooning. Anne was one of four who were recognized by Kenosha city for their efforts to expand art appreciation in the city.From the Kenosha News:Kenosha’s Commission on the Arts wants to make one thing clear: The city?s vibrant art community […]
This one (pleasantly) surprised me, because Francis is basically a papal fan-page, and I would expect silence on this topic rather than a slapdown. Here’s the thing: Popes aren’t expected to be perfect, but, dammit, saints are. That’s why they are saints. Over the centuries, the Church built up a complicated, Rube Goldberg system of explanations that […]
Last week The Daily Cartoonist hit the 10 year mark. I started the blog as an experiment in 2005 to better understand what was going on in the comic industry. I didn’t expect the blog to take off as quickly or become as popular as it did. At the height of its popularity it was […]
Tom Racine’s latest Tall Tale Radio podcast episode is now available. Head over to Tall Tale Radio and give it a listen. In this episode: Multi-talented Rob Harrell joins me to talk about the recent release of his second “Life of Zarf” book…“The Troll Who Cried Wolf” which you can pick up here! Rob also […]