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More GoComics Updates

by D. D. Degg 5 comments June 20, 2025

Yesterday we noted some recent updates to the GoComics site. Today (it is dated “for the week of June 16”) we have a few more. This week’s site improvements, product enhancements, and new functionality. 💬 Comment on Your My Comics Pages You can now join the conversation directly from your My Comics page(s). Comment on […]

This Week in the Funnies Pages

by D. D. Degg 4 comments June 20, 2025

Let’s start with some highlights. Hard pressed to a better comic strip than Thursday’s Bok versus The Snowbeast’s battle in Flash Gordon Thursday making the jump from overture to aftermath. Absolutely wonderful was the “Bok draws the warm pelt tight around his shoulders” caption.Possibly only bettered by Rose’s authoritarian statement in Wednesday’s Wallace the Brave. […]

CSotD: Getting The Pig Over the Stile

by Mike Peterson 18 comments June 20, 2025

The world faces a decision. Or the president does. Somebody seems to, but Trump’s allies and supporters appear to be on more solid ground than he is. They’re divided on whether to attack Iran, but they’re certain that they’ll line up behind whatever Dear Leader decides.It’s just not clear that he’s going to decide anything.Maybe […]

The Price of Humor in Turkey

by D. D. Degg 7 comments June 19, 2025

An update to the fate of Zehra Ömeroğlu, a Turkish cartoonist, who has been the target of criminal prosecution for a cartoon that was published in 2020 and faces a three year prison sentence. On 26 June 2025, the 14th hearing of the trial against cartoonist Zehra Ömeroğlu will take place in Istanbul. Accused of […]

Comic Strip News ‘n’ Notes

by D. D. Degg 3 comments June 19, 2025

The latest GoComics update from mid-June 2025 tells us of improvements to the site.Visit the twice monthly updated *What’s New on GoComics* page for continued news. NCS Wear Grab a piece of cartooning history! We recently discovered a treasure trove of NCS exclusive t-shirts that had been tucked away in our storage facility in Florida […]

CSotD: Laughing While We Still Can

by Mike Peterson 9 comments June 19, 2025

I’m going to take the risk of Dear Leader making up his mind in the next 24 hours and let the political cartoonists catch up a bit. Meanwhile, Doonesbury reruns are in 2003 and this one makes a point I made yesterday: If we’re going to throw another generation into the Mixmaster, let’s make it […]

Wayback Whensday: Joe Dope

by D. D. Degg 7 comments June 18, 2025

It was clear to US Army leaders after the blitzkrieg of 1939-1940, where German tanks overran first Poland and then most of Western Europe in a matter of weeks, that World War II would be conducted with mechanized warfare to a far greater degree than previous wars. The numbers of vehicles (tanks, half-tracks, cargo trucks, […]

Wednesday Still Comic Book Day?

by D. D. Degg 1 comments June 18, 2025

We don’t cover a lot of traditional comic book stuff here but I’ve got a couple items in the queue and Wednesday is new comic book day for the local comic book shops. (or at least it was at one time, then it went to Tuesdays, and I think it is back to Wednesdays now.) […]

CSotD: Uncle Sam needs your help again

by Mike Peterson 14 comments June 18, 2025

I suggested yesterday that, while its doubtful that Dear Leader saw the mockery in the media, he must certainly have realized that there weren’t huge cheering throngs at his parade.I can’t prove any connection between that disappointment and his sudden enthusiasm for sending American troops to boldly go where no man with heel spurs has […]

Cartoonists’ Selfies

by D. D. Degg 4 comments June 17, 2025

For reasons unexplained I have dozens of cartoonist self-caricatures. Before deleting them thought I’d share ’em. So… Not enough? Hundreds more at…

Cartoonists Rights Condemns US Travel Ban

by Alan Gardner 1 comments June 17, 2025

In a statement released this week, Cartoonists Rights condemned the new U.S. travel ban, stating it directly impacts numerous threatened cartoonists—including past recipients of its Courage in Cartooning Award and even current board members. The organization views the policy as a message that these individuals, often vocal critics of the very regimes posing security concerns, are […]

CSotD: Political Partying On

by Mike Peterson 9 comments June 17, 2025

There are any number of cartoons, memes and videos floating around about what a disappointment Dear Leader’s parade turned out to be, and that’s probably a good thing in terms of keeping up morale among the dissenters, though I doubt much of it will get through the president’s protective bubble.The thing is, LBJ and Nixon […]

Whatnot Wanders

by D. D. Degg 4 comments June 16, 2025

Some items tangentially connected to our mission: new Washington Post opinion page editor; Patreon takes a bigger piece of the pie; Animation Guilds protest AI generated art; Triple A baseball runs a Peanuts promotion.The Washington Post Gets New Opinion Section Editor From Politico: The Washington Post has its new opinion editor, the publication announced Wednesday, […]

CSotD: Start the Week Kvetching

by Mike Peterson 7 comments June 16, 2025

As I recall, Tempest had a button you could push that would clear the screen and let you start over, but real life isn’t like Tempest, is it?As he suggests, we may have let things go too long, but we need to at least try. My solution is to try to wring a few laughs […]

Hey Kids! Comics! Book Kings

by D. D. Degg 5 comments June 15, 2025

Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for June 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. Hägar the Horrible: The First 50 Years by Dik Browne It’s time to set sail with the […]

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