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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 […]

Sunday Comics on Parade

by D. D. Degg 6 comments June 15, 2025

Some quick hits about strips in today’s colored comics supplement. My mornings:It’s a vicious circle as previewed in Garfield‘s title panel with the results in Take It From the Tinkersons. “Leaving on a jet plane” “Don’t know when I’ll be back again” Some synchronicity between Judge Parker and Willy Black today. More Marciuliano… I know […]

CSotD: Odds and Ends

by Mike Peterson 4 comments June 15, 2025

So I gather the president had his parade yesterday, but one of the disadvantages of having it at night is that, as of this morning, coverage is a bit spotty. However, I get the impression that the parade itself was more impressive than the turnout. I’d be open to reassessing that if I see more […]

Cartoonists on Parade

by D. D. Degg 4 comments June 14, 2025

Cartoons win ‘Best in Ohio’Jeff Darcy won a couple 2024 ‘Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards’ from the Cleveland Press Club recently. Jason Bredehoeft of The Columbus Dispatch took second in the Best in Ohio: Illustrator category.Jeff Darcy did some humble bragging and posted part of his winning portfolio. To lead this post I chose the Liberty […]

Origins: Marmaduke

by D. D. Degg 4 comments June 14, 2025

Phil Leeming (ca. 1915 – 1962) has disappeared from the history books, or at least has been demoted to assistant gagwriter after the fact. From the 2004 syndicate promotional ad for the Marmaduke panel: [Brad] Anderson created the character of Marmaduke in 1953. While cartoonist Brad Anderson (1924 – 2015) was certainly integral to the […]

CSotD: Here Comes the Big Parade!

by Mike Peterson 5 comments June 14, 2025

Today is the day we’ve all been waiting for, either as a coronation of the king or as a moment of unified rebellion against egotism and fascism. Looks like God is planning a test of his own, to see how many people will turn out in the rain either to cheer or to protest.I’m often […]

Toons – Bad Timing, Bad Taste

by D. D. Degg 6 comments June 13, 2025

The New Yorker posted and then deleted a pre-scheduled Joe Dator cartoon on Thursday June 12, 2025.The Daily Mail reports: The New Yorker’s Instagram page was met with outrage [when it] posted a cartoon poking fun at the pains of air travel hours after a fatal plane crash in India. In a statement, a representative […]

KAL’s New Substack Newsletter

by D. D. Degg 1 comments June 13, 2025

From Kevin Kallaugher: Check out KAL Draws The Line The final artwork [not shown here] took about 8 hours to complete. It is approximately 12 inches wide, but the original scribble (below) that inspired the cartoon was a mere 3 inches wide. Many more at our Support Your Local Cartoonist page!

CSotD: Parading Our Colors

by Mike Peterson 10 comments June 13, 2025

Tomorrow is the Big Parade, and, in Pett’s cartoon, King Donald wonders why nobody is saluting as the horrors of the past five months pass in review. “One man’s meat is another man’s poison” works in reverse as well, however, and there are plenty of people in this country joyfully feasting on what has happened […]

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