As we close out October’s celebration of the 20th anniversary of The Daily Cartoonist, I want to present a look forward where we are steering TDC, and what you can expect in the coming months and years. If you haven’t had a chance, please look back at the earlier articles in this #TDC20 series: The […]
As we look back at the last 20 years of The Daily Cartoonist, its history would not be complete without talking about the sometimes contentious four year period between 2007 and 2011 when the comment section often became the center of heated discussions about webcomics and the future of print comics. Most comment threads were […]
In early 2008 there was a flash in the pan blog called “The Bad Cartoonist” written by an anonymous cartoonist. The posts contained personally attacks on the art and craft of fellow cartoonists. Most cartoonists were aggrieved more by the author’s anonymity than his criticism. As Matt Davies wrote, “didn’t see anything I haven’t heard […]
In the last 20 years, I’ve been fortunate to meet and talk to the giants in the field. Here are four of my more memorable ones. Richard Thompson In 2007, I was in Washington D.C. for a business trip. Prior to the trip, I had reached out to Mike Rhode and he had offered to […]
One of the things that sets The Daily Cartoonist apart from other comic-related news sites is its cultivated community of readers. People visit the site each day not only for the news but also for the comments. We’ll be looking at who has been active in the comments the longest, who the most prolific commenter is each […]
Twenty years ago, I sat down and hammered out a quick blog post that became the start of what is now The Daily Cartoonist. The blog began as an excuse to keep tabs on comic syndication and editorial cartooning—the two genres I was most passionate about. I could never have imagined that, 20 years later, […]