We’re discussing news from other countries today, but I’m starting with a story from right here because the Department of Justice doesn’t often hand out laughs and I have a particular fondness for this metaphor. I covered a case 30-some years ago in which a pet store called our newsroom wanting coverage of what they […]
A month ago Nancy said goodbye to Olivia, now Olivia is saying goodbye to Nancy.Last month it was revealed that “Olivia Jaimes” was retiring from the Nancy comic strip. After nearly a decade of creating the strip, Olivia Jaimes has retired. The new Nancy strips will debut January 1, 2026. Nancy classics (by previous Nancy creator Ernie Bushmiller) will run until […]
Below are some comic and cartoon books scheduled for October 2025 release (or so). Images and links from a variety of publishers and outlets, though ordering through your local comic shop or independent book store is a good idea. Drift Marlo: The Space Race Comic Strip by Phil Evans, I. M. Levitt, and Tom Cooke […]
There are two ways to interpret this La Cucaracha. The Viejo Pedo version is that nobody can understand modern singers, so what difference does it make if he’s performing in incomprehensible English or incomprehensible Spanish? The fact that the sound reproduction for Super Bowl halftime shows is crap adds some credence to this one.The more […]
There were so many celebratory articles about the 75th anniversary of Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts we couldn’t possibly report on all of them, I mean even Jeopardy had a Peanuts category on October 2! And to prove the comic strip’s popularity every answer was questioned correctly. Here are some more write-ups about Charlie Brown and […]
Daniel Boris Goes International Washington, DC editorial cartoonist Daniel Boris has had a recent cartoon published by Le Courrier International in association with a Washington Post analysis. Daniel notes that it would have been nice if they hadn’t cropped a good portion of his signature out. The site credits Daniel and his international host Cartoon […]
In early 2008 there was a flash in the pan blog called “The Bad Cartoonist” written by an anonymous cartoonist. The posts contained personally attacks on the art and craft of fellow cartoonists. Most cartoonists were aggrieved more by the author’s anonymity than his criticism. As Matt Davies wrote, “didn’t see anything I haven’t heard […]
Might as well lead with the punchline: It looks as if our self-anointed monarch is going to have a major ketchup-flinging tantrum this Saturday, given the amount of publicity and encouragement being devoted to the next No Kings celebrations. Or protests. Or whathaveyou. But, whatever they are, they look to be big. Possibly the granddaddy […]
Southern California cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz has been at the forefront fighting ICE jackbooted tactics.From The Los Angeles Daily News (or here): Pen in hand, editorial cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz, 61, has offered hand-drawn critique and commentary about politics and social issues for years. Twice a finalist for a Pulitzer, the California-born, nationally-syndicated artist knew the second […]
Forget that Friday the 13th comes on a Monday this month, there are other distractions. Like… John Reiner‘s use of a grease pencil on The Lockhorns was an unexpected and pleasant surprise. Speaking of unexpected: A wormhole? A time tunnel? An interdimensional portal? A rabbit hole? Whatever it is (not even hinted at in the […]
An excellent piece by Telnaes that can be taken a couple of ways. Certainly, the brutality of the lawless attacks has damaged our freedom, but you can also take Liberty as a personification of the American people and those who wish to be American and interpret the attacks as happening to all of us.An eagle, […]
The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists headed by Kevin Necessary and Jack Ohman have organized a GoFundMe page to help Clay Jones recover from his stroke with medical and rehab expenses. Clay Jones is probably the hardest working cartoonist in the biz, if not the most passionate. He is a determined champion of political cartooning […]
A wonderful and much needed comics information source is now available to the public at large! Years (decades) ago Ray Bottorff, Jr. began compiling a list of comic-related mass market paperbacks, for which he coined the term ComicBacks™, and sharing his findings with others interested in that specialized field. What Exactly Is a ComicBack? Basically, […]
This Arctic Circle came the day after we were remarking that the geese seem as off-schedule as everything else this year. We’re in an extreme drought, so the foliage has been disappointing and whether it’s lousy weather or climate change, a lot has not happened on time. But suddenly we’re getting skeins of geese, and […]
With Lalo Alcaraz, Peter Arno and Michael Maslin, Roz Chast, Jason Chatfield, Nate Powell, Joe Sacco and Patrick McDonnell.Lalo Alcaraz is a Top 40 Feedspot lists the “Top 40 Socal Mexican Influencers in 2025” and Lalo Alcaraz makes the cut. Bio CALÓ News Cartoonist, AMS, RFK 2025 winner, Herb Block 22, 2x Pulitzer finalist, ASU […]