You can count on Richard Thompson to take a look at a common element of parenting and come up with an answer that’s half absurdity and half sly insight.The humor in Cul de Sac comes with a bit of bite to it, bringing forth a response of “HAHAHAHA … oh …” which is why the […]

There was a moment in 1996 that seemed like that point at which the clank-clank-clank ends and the rollercoaster slips over the top of the first hill and starts into freefall.Jay Leno started making wisecrack’s about Bob Dole’s age, and, sitting at home, I said, “uh-oh,” not because I supported Dole but because, once Leno […]

Liza Donnelly is a fine cartoonist and so is Garry Trudeau and when you put them together, I have nothing to say except that you really need to read this excellent interview on the subject of sexual assault in the military, which ties into a documentary film on the topic, “The Invisible War.”It’s short. You […]

Louis “Doc” Goodwin, former Columbus Dispatch editorial cartoonist passed away Monday at the age of 89. He spent 25 years with The Dispatch starting out as an advertising salesman who drew cartoons to accompany ads. He also spent 10 years with the Ohio State Journal and Columbus Star (no defunct). He retired from The Dispatch […]

After seven years using the Wacom Cintiq 21ux, MAD Magazine cartoonist Tom Richmond upgrades to the Cintiq 24HD. If you’ve read any of Tom’s reviews, he’s very detailed oriented and provides a lot of information. This is his first review delivered as a video and it’s up to Tom’s usual review standards. If you’ve thought […]

Montreal Gazette editorial cartoonist Terry Mosher (AKA Aislin) walks us through a short history of editorial cartooning in Canada.

Okay, I did a complete post on the changing world of fathers just a few weeks ago. Click on that for a serious discussion of the topic.Today’s Baby Blues made me laugh, however, and I suppose I could have gotten all in a lather about male-bashing or something or other. (Scroll down to yesterday’s entry […]

New Yorker cartoonist Donna Barstow has picked a fight with Something Awful – a user forum notorious for ridicule of comics and those who make them. From Boing Boing:Slate cartoonist Donna Barstow railed on Monday at online forum Something Awful, whose denizens often repost her work and subject it to withering ridicule. Though one of […]

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has announced that Charles Carreon, the former FunnyJunk attorney who sued The Oatmeal creator Matthew Inman, has dropped the case against Matthew, the charities and the John Does.“Matthew Inman spoke out against Carreon’s threat of a frivolous lawsuit, in a very popular and very public way,” said EFF Senior Staff […]

K Chronicles is a font of comic diversity, going from the personal to the universal and back again in a way that makes it like real conversation: Some days, you talk about what you did last night, some days you talk about something you read.This is a “something you read” day, and one of the […]

For those of us in the US, we’re celebrating Independence Day. I’m taking the day off. See you all here tomorrow.-Alan

Matt Wuerker touches on the Fast-and-Furious scandal, but I have to say the real problem is not gullible gunowners, the profusion of firearms or a vast rightwing conspiracy — though it would be helpful if people were less gullible and if the rightwing conspiracy were, indeed, a myth.The real threat is a conspiracy of stupidity. […]

Pearls Before Swine creator Stephan Pastis will soon be publishing a children’s book entitled, “Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made.” The book is due out in February by Candlewick Press.From Stephan’s blog:It’s called “Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made.” It’s about a boy detective who can take any mystery and make it more mysterious. It comes out […]

Politico editorial cartoonist Matt Wuerker has designed an interactive app for the iPhone called Obamagrams. The app features an animated President Obama that will say anything you want him to and allows you to upload your creation to YouTube, Facebook or send as an email. Screen shots from the app:

The Harvey Awards, named after the late Harvey Kurtzman, recognize outstanding work in comics and sequential art. The winners will be announced on September 8 during the Baltimore Comic-Con. This year’s nominees are:BEST LETTERER Chris Eliopoulos, FEAR ITSELF, Marvel Comics Laura Lee Gulledge, PAGE BY PAIGE, Amulet Books Todd Klein, S.H.I.E.L.D.: ARCHITECTS OF FOREVER, Marvel […]