Mrs. Otterloop must be thinking of life in some other world, where trees are at least 30 or 40 years old, and not spindly saplings propped up with wires and wrapped in protective tape like they are in the Cul de Sac.Generals always want to fight the last war and parents always want to get […]

The Penn State controversy is so loaded with rich targets that it would be much easier to compile the cartoons it has inspired than to pick one that stands out. But I think Mike Keefe cut through a lot of chaff and got to the base with this panel.This is a situation where the overriding […]

Today being Veterans Day, I thought it might be nice to look back at some of the cartoonists who put their talents to use while serving in the military. The National Constitution Center, who created the exhibit Art of the American Soldier, was kind enough to send me a list of cartoonists they featured in […]

Hark a Vagrant webcomic creator Kate Beaton is on her book tour promoting her book and as the CTV National News reports her fans were lined up around the block (click through link to watch video).Her book was also named in Amazon’s Best Comics and Graphic Novels for 2011. And has been on the New […]

Scott Coen profiles Rhymes with Orange creator Hilary Price for WGGB. Here’s the video interview:

Tina’s Groove creator Rina Piccolo has written that for the next story-line in her webcomic Velia, Dear, she’s experimenting with starting a story-line with no end in mind.What am I getting at? It?s this ? the next story line is one that I am writing without a clear end in mind. This is a very […]

One of the old, hoary standbys of learning about political cartoons in high school is the list of symbols to be memorized: The bear is Russia, the bulldog is Great Britain, Uncle Sam is America, plus the list of landmarks like Big Ben, the Statue of Liberty, the Taj Mahal.We teach political cartoons the way […]

Ger Apeldoorn has posted a considerable collection of Bil Keane’s other feature Channel Chuckles that ran from 1954 through 1976 (Family Circus launched in 1960). Here’s Ger explaining Channel Chuckles: Like Family Circle it was a daily cartoon series with a larger selection of gags on the Sunday. Keane kept this going for almost 20 […]

The National Constitution Center featured Family Circus creator Bil Keane in their exhibit “Art of the American Soldier.” They’ve now posted video of an interview they did about his work during his time in the Army in World War II. Part I Interview with Bil Keane, Part 1 from National Constitution Center on Vimeo.Part II […]

I’ve mentioned the webcomic Axe Cop before. For those who aren’t familiar, the older brother, Ethan Nicolle, decided to have his younger brother (at the time at age 6) write a story that he would then illustrate. As you can imagine the mind of a six year old has no limits and the resulting work […]

A big thanks to those who donated yesterday (see below). Tyson Cole, creator of the college cartoon The Deep End Scott Nickel, MAD cartoonist and creator of EEK! Jerry Scott, co-creator of Zits and Baby Blues Howard Tayler, creator of Schlock Mercenary Tom Heintjes, Editor of Hogan Magazine Kelly Ferguson, creator of Basket Case Comix […]

 I ran this Bil Keane cartoon, from the pages of “Yank the Army Weekly,” recently, and posted it again on Facebook yesterday when Bil’s son Jeff announced his death.Of course, Bil Keane is not remembered for the cartoons he did as a GI during WWII, though the war in the Pacific is how he met […]

From Pearls Before Swine creator Stephan Pastis:I was lucky enough to spend time with him on a couple of occasions, even interview him at his house for the Charles Schulz Museum. When I was there, we talked about the parodies I did of the Family Circus. He told me he didn’t mind them at all. […]

Bil Keane, the creator of the iconic Family Circus comic panel has passed away at age 89. He was born in Philadelphia in 1922 and according to his bio on his website he was a self taught artist. After WWII, he worked as a staff artist at the Philadelphia Bulletin for 15 years and created […]

A painting by Roy Lichtenstein, the father of pop art and noted for using cartoon images and techniques, has sold for $43 million. The painting, “I Can See the Whole Room! … and There’s Nobody in It!” was created in 1961. From the BBC:The comic strip-inspired work was part of a sale of post-war and […]