It is two and a half months before the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip will come to an end. It’s 1995 and Watterson is thirty-seven. He’s sitting at the desk where he’s worked for the last ten years, drawing the adventures of Calvin and his maybe-real or maybe-stuffed-toy tiger, Hobbes. Calvin and Hobbes runs in […]
Recently while reading a review of Hal Foster’s Tarzan—The Complete Sunday Comics 1931–1937, I was dismayed to see a young Tarzan’s derrière directed directly in my direction. And it wasn’t just a delineation of a duff, but a full double-wide. With a dimple. If I did a double-take, did readers in the 1930’s? When did […]
With ComicStripLand citizens John Rose, Lincoln Peirce, Ray Billingsley, Jef Mallett, Will Henry, Harry Bliss, Andy Marlette, Georgia Dunn, and Bill Watterson. John Rose Celebrates 25 Years Drawing Barney Google and Snuffy Smith We start by toasting John Rose who is celebrating a quarter of a century of being in charge of Barney Google and […]
We got Heathcliff and Garfield, Dan Dare and Lance McLane, Detective Dick Tracy and Fred the Clown, and Calvin and Hobbes. Garfield or HeathcliffWizards of the Coast has announced a superdrop of Garfield Secret Lairs. (I have to admit I have no idea what any of that previous sentence, other than Garfield means.) But Peter […]
The 20th Century newspaper comics were bookended by two masters of the art. Winsor McCay’s full page Little Nemo was a near-perfect example of the early comic strip (you’d think someone who began their career as a poster artist would be better at lettering). At the other end of the century was Bill Watterson whose […]
Below are some comic and cartoon books scheduled for March 2026 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. A few more March releases before the month is gone and a couple special deals. The […]
That two panel Nancy/No Ice in context, Revolutionary War comix, Bootleg Calvin and Hobbes, 2026’s Free Comic Book Day. Comic Giveaway Day (it’s complicated), 2026’s Best Picture Oscar eligible animation, powerhouses Disney and Webtoon partner.The Nancy NoticeAnyone with access to social media has seen those Nancy “Notice/No Ice” panels, it is ubiquitous. What may surprise […]
It was thirty years ago today that, after a ten year odyssey, one of the greatest comic strips ended its run. Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson ceased appearing in newspapers on December 31, 1995.Bill Watterson had sent newspaper editors a letter notifying them of the decision to end the strip. As a thank you […]
With Calvin and Hobbes, Lum and Abner, Dick Tracy, Luann, Patrick McDonnell (Mutts) and Tom Toro, and Dee Parson (Rosebuds).a boy and his tiger still matter Bradley Worrell for Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine writes of the eduring love for Calvin and Hobbes: When teaching his popular course on comic books and graphic novels, William Kuskin’s classroom […]
An addition to your “Complete” Calvin and Hobbes to make it complete, the Complete Tom the Dancing Bug, and the Deer Hunting sports cartoons of Gregg Klees.Let’s start off with a reminder that there is only one day left to be a part of the Kickstarter that guarantees you receive volumes one and two of […]
If you can’t trust cartoonists, who?Like Monty I read the daily comics, unlike Monty mostly online since my local only carries six comics, two of the three mentioned above. Barely moving on we come to Daddy Daze where we find out that we can’t trust cartoonists. Rory out of The Barn is just flat out […]
Bookstores are rebounding, The Philosophical Implications in Calvin and Hobbes, Go with King Features’ Popeye, The Phantom, and others on a Sea Cruise, and cherished children’s book covers are transform into ecological posters. But we start with the non-anniversary of a political animal.November 7, 1874 – First cartoon of the Republican Party elephant (Not)While some […]
Super Power SundaySeems we had some children exhibiting super powers in the Sunday comics. Clayton reveals his superpower to little sister Katy in Adam @ Home. While we may be witnessing the rise of the most powerful being in the Comics Kingdom universe. A couple months ago we saw Olive exhibit some kind of ESP […]
A roundup of various news items about comic strips and comic strip cartoonists. Synchronous Syndicate Symposium First is Comics Kingdom throwing a spotlight on Mort Walker’s Beetle Bailey. Seventy-five years. That’s how long Mort Walker’s Beetle Bailey has been making readers laugh, wink, and occasionally nod in recognition at life’s small absurdities. From his very […]
Humberto Aguirre’s “Top Five in Comic Cats” A cat defeated by Mickey Mouse, a robot cat from the future, a thriller cat, a porn cat, and a transgender cat. The comic universe is a space populated by pornographic cats, robot cats, and sadistic and obscene cats that often opened the way for that species to […]