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One cannot understate the influence Wiley Miller has had on newspaper comics and in ways far beyond artistic style.

To call Lynn Johnston a legend would undersell her influence on newspaper comic strips. Her strip For Better or for Worse launched in 1979 and quickly became one of the most widely syndicated comic strips with a client list rivaling those of Peanuts and Garfield. FBoFW was one of the few comic strips whose characters […]

New Yorker cartoonist Hilary Campbell comes to BoiseBoise Weekly spotlights Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell prior to her meet and greet at Pengilly’s Saloon. Hilary Campbell is a cartoonist for The New Yorker, comedian and author whose latest project blends humor with vulnerability. Her newest graphic memoir, “The Joy of Snacking: A Graphic Memoir About Food, Love […]

Jeanne Young O’Neil obituary; USPS postage stamps for 2025; Famous Cartoonists School course art; Garry Trudeau versus Mort Drucker and Jerry Dumas; Peanuts collectibles; 2024 children and young adult bestsellers. Jeanne Young O’Neil – RIPJeanne Young O’Neil, the daughter of Blondie creator Chic Young, the sister to current Blondie producer Dean Young, and the inspiration […]

What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass., closes Sunday, the 27th, giving you eight days to get there. Stockbridge is about two hours from Boston, two-and-a-half from New York City and less than an hour from Albany. I drove three hours to get there and it was […]

Famed caricaturist and comic artist Mort Drucker has passed away.Morris (Mort) Drucker March 22, 1929 – April 8, 2020Master caricaturist, illustrator, and comic artist Across Facebook and Twitter are notes of sadness.From The Berndt Toast Gang:There are many things in life we hope not to have to do and this is one of them. The incomparable […]

If you are heading to get some book bargains at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum, you may want to arrive earlier and visit the current MAD magazine exhibit before hitting the book sale.Artistically MAD: Seven Decades of Satire is on display until late October. This comprehensive exhibition will showcase original drawings and paintings […]