Nice write-up for Matthew Inman, the creator of the Oatmeal over at the Economist: The simplicity of Mr Inman’s drawing style, coupled with an innocent rowdiness?think of Michael J. Fox or Lee Evans swearing?has made his site popular. It is visited by 3m-4.5m viewers each month. Most visitors look at several pages. The site debuted […]
Women’s Wear Daily reports that despite the high hopes for the iPad, the magical device has not been the boon for magazines as hoped. Many magazines that are available on the iPad, such as Esquire, People and The New Yorker, have not posted their digital single-issue sales to the ABC. But Vanity Fair sold 8,700 […]
Five individuals were arrested in what The Danish Security and Intelligence Service suspect was an “imminent” plot to “kill as many of the people present as possible” at newspaper Jyllands-Posten. The Jyllands-Posten was the paper that printed the now famous Mohammad cartoons in 2005. From the Global Post: PET said the Danish arrests, made at […]
“Sheldon” is so often spot-on about literature that Dave Kellett has released a book of strips entirely on the subject. Well, a lot of the strips are about “Lord of the Rings,” but that’s as much literature as “Curious George” or “Moby Dick.”I’m not trying to start out the post with a product-plug, but it […]
I like it when a cartoonist reads my mind, and this New Year’s, I was suddenly struck by the number of things it’s supposed to be good luck to eat at the first of the year.And today, Bud Grace steps in with a “Piranha Club” that takes up that ball and runs with it. This […]
This particular installment isn’t exactly a boffo laff fest, but it’s a good strip-of-the-day for New Year’s, because it looks like Norm Feuti is moving “Retail” in a new direction for 2011. On his blog, he says, “After 5 years, I think it’s time to shake things up a little!”It makes me nervous because I […]
Top Ten lists exist because:A. It’s important to mark the highlights of the past 12 monthsB. People love lists, and it’s a holiday traditionC. Half the news staff is on vacation, as are all of the newsmakers.Clay Jones gives away the answer with that last “Top Ten” list of his: “Top Ten List of Ways […]
The defense lawyer in “Pros and Cons” has been attempting to impeach the prosecution’s witness by pointing out that he is earning a reward for the evidence he is providing.It hasn’t been going very well.
Faithful readers (mine or his) know that “Pooch Cafe” has been in flashback mode on weekdays since June, as Paul Gilligan depicts Poncho’s birth and puppyhood. It’s been an interesting experiment in freshening some of the plot points and characteristics which were assumed in the first place — now we’re seeing where they came from […]
Dilbert is getting a new manager. Universal Uclick will begin syndicating Scott Adam’s Dilbert in June and will take over Dilbert.com on January 1.This announcement is a big one and one wonders how United Media, who grew the famous office strip into one of the most widely syndicated strips in the world, could let it […]
Today’s Zits comes on the heels of an NPR article about how parenting styles affect drinking. The connection is a bit vague, except that the report says teens with parents who are too uncritical and teens with parents who are too controlling are both more apt to abuse alcohol. That sent me on a whole […]
As usual, I’m taking the last week in December off and will not be blogging (much). Those who follow me on Twitter or Facebook may have caught that there will be changes coming to the site soon. I’ll be working on those changes this week, but realistically with family in town, and a new puppy […]
While I don’t (knowingly) feature repeat strips except for the occasional “Classic,” I thought I’d pass on this tip: Dan (Rip Haywire) Thompson features vintage “Steve Canyon” at his website, and a new adventure is just beginning. Dan includes the Sundays, which makes a very large difference in following the stories and also features some […]
Perhaps today’s Non Sequitur doesn’t strike everyone the way it struck me, since I’m currently training a 12-week-old puppy and have moved into town where certain rules of canine sanitation apply. I’ve been referring to the puppy as “Health Club on a Rope” because I’m walking him five or six times a day, but, though […]
While some cartoonists let the holiday go by unmarked and others broke to run a Christmas card to readers, a few came up with some pretty good non-fruitcake gags. Here’s the best of the best: Retail (Norm Feuti)Real Life Adventures (Gary Wise and Lance Aldrich)Off the Mark (Mark Parisi)