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Cal Grondahl upsets law enforcement community

by Alan Gardner 11 comments June 10, 2013

Cal Grondahl, the editorial cartoonist for The Standard Examiner in Ogden Utah, recently drew a cartoon that has upset the local law enforcement community. The cartoon depicting officers walking away from a dead body stating, “Respect the badge or else”. The cartoon, like most all of Cal’s editorial cartoons, ran along side a companion house […]

Jessica Abel on living in France

by Alan Gardner 1 comments June 10, 2013

After reading about Jan Eliot’s three months living in South Africa, I found this interesting post by cartoonist Jessica Abel about her experience living in France for the last year: The short version: we are here in France, we plan to stay longer, and we are happy to be here, but not so happy that […]

Read about Jan Eliot’s three months in South Africa

by Alan Gardner 0 comments June 10, 2013

Stone Soup creator Jan Eliot spent three months living in South Africa earlier this year. She’s back now and has posted some of the highlights of her travel: South Africa is a gorgeous place, and False Bay is fed by both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. It’s green like the Mediterranean but big and wild […]

CSotD: A pocketful of mumbles

by Mike Peterson 1 comments June 10, 2013

It’s been four years since I lost my last full-time, ass-in-the-chair job, which means I can chuckle instead of wince at today’s Candorville.These days, the question isn’t “how long will I last in the job?” so much as “how long will the job last?”Technically, I was canned a few weeks before the paper I edited […]

CSotD: The dog ate my privacy

by Mike Peterson 3 comments June 9, 2013

There have been a number of government-spying cartoons, most of them not all that good. I like Stuart Carlson’s cartoon, but it does more to point out the inconsistency than to analyze it. That is, are critics genuinely surprised at the end result of inviting the camel’s nose under the tent flap? Or is this […]

CSotD: This time it’s personal

by Mike Peterson 1 comments June 8, 2013

People love cartoons that strike a personal chord — those are the ones that end up on the fridge — but that usually really means a universal chord, something we can all relate to, or, as people say to cartoonists, “It’s like you’re looking through my window.”A cartoon that actually does strike a personal chord […]

Rex Morgan M.D. turns 65

by Alan Gardner 1 comments June 7, 2013

According to King Features Syndicate Rex Morgan M.D. is turning 65. From King Features: Dr. Dallis created REX MORGAN M.D. not only as an exciting and entertaining comic strip, but also as an educational tool: a comic strip that would heighten the awareness of readers about the importance of modern medicine. Over the years, we […]

CSotD: Spoiler 1: It’s not a cunning plan Spoiler 2: It’s a rerun

by Mike Peterson 7 comments June 7, 2013

Matt Wuerker often cuts through the fog to the heart of the matter. If I were one of the Great Rightwing Outrage Peddlars I wouldn’t want anyone talking about the IRS convention, because it seriously undermines the conspiracy theory aspect of the Tea Party “investigations.”Wuerker’s depiction of very stupid people doing very stupid things is much […]

Check out Oliphant collection on GoComics

by Alan Gardner 2 comments June 6, 2013

Dave Coates has posted a series of great Pat Oliphant cartoons over the years. Oliphant is one of the undisputed masters of the art.Remember, at this year’s AAEC convention in Salt Lake City, Oliphant will be honored for his career. It will be a rare opportunity.

New York Post’s Sean Delonas takes buy out

by Alan Gardner 7 comments June 6, 2013

The New York Observer reports that New York Post editorial cartoonist Sean Delonas has taken a buy out.From the Observer: “Almost 23 years ago, I took a temporary 3 month job cartooning for The New York Post. Nearly 6,000 cartoons later, I’ve drawn my last cartoon for the paper. I’ve accepted a buyout,” Mr. Delonas […]

CSotD: Taxing the credulity of the credulous

by Mike Peterson 7 comments June 6, 2013

For those who missed it, Maryland vs. King concerns a man arrested in 2009 for menacing a group of people with a shotgun. Upon arrest, his DNA was taken and fed into a computer, whereupon it was matched with the DNA of a rapist in a 2003 case, for which crime he was subsequently convicted.He […]

Disney announces release dates for 8 new animated features called “Untitled”

by Alan Gardner 0 comments June 5, 2013

Collider reports that Disney Animation has announced the release dates for eight new Pixar animated features starting in 2016 through 2018. As you look at the list below, you’ll correctly note that the one-time animation powerhouse has created a marketing nightmare by entitling all of their new features “untitled.” And I thought “Cars” as a […]

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