We’ll touch on something vaguely political before moving on into folly. Or, that is, intentional folly. I have nothing, theoretically, against brokers except a general prejudice that they should set you up with a portfolio that works and then leave you, and it, alone, barring some major change, like having the President say “Now is […]

5 days ago · Basil and Monte Wolverton; Flash Gordon by Alex, Jim, Dan, and a bunch of others; public domain Popeye and Olive; a hint of next winter’s Doonesbury special art; plus actual comic strips and panels from this week. Let’s start with the news for the indexers. This week sees the King Features Weekly Service dropping Dan […]

Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground, and I’m kind of surprised that anybody had time to respond, given that Dear Leader pulled the plug at two in the afternoon, so we’ll give some other cartoonists a chance to catch up. And speaking of catch-up, we’re in good hands, because our Secretary […]

Sergio Aragonés, Chad Nichols, Bob Mankoff, Jules Feiffer, Art Spiegelman, Rozalia Finkelstein, Duane M. Abel, Mark Knight, Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud, Ian Jones, and Liana Finck. Sergio Aragonés The NCS is proud to Present: Show and Tell with Sergio Aragonés Join us for a captivating two-hour LIVE show from the art studio of master […]

4 days ago · In anticipation of Bob Mankoff being the A&S Maxwell Alumni Keynote Speaker Eliana Rosen for The Daily Orange profiles the cartoonist and cartoon editor.. Further Mankoff reading is R. C. Harvey’s biography of Bob (from whence we purloined the above cartoon).. Jules Feiffer [Jules Feiffer] knew the kinetic language of comix intimately, but most of the work that made him famous was remarkably ...

Mar 12, 2025 · Featuring a Peter Brookes print and President Trump; Harry Harrison and The Year of the Snake; Steve Hill and the Dallas Stars; Martha Rosenberg on Food, Clothes, Men, Gas and Other Problems; and Eli Valley as The World’s Most Dangerous Comic Artist. President Trump Presented With a Framed Peter Brookes Cartoon Former hostage Eli Sharabi […]

Mar 21, 2025 · Dan Thompson, the creator of Rip Haywire, the cartoonist of Brevity, and the puzzler behind KidSpot, has time on his hands so he is putting together a, hopefully, ongoing series starring Squid Williams.. Squid Williams is a sailor, a brawler, and a man who never bets against himself. Imagine Conan the Barbarian traded his sword for a Colt .45 and his war horn for a ship’s whistle.

Feb 24, 2025 · The best cartoonists have had to learn what it takes to keep readers engaged. From absurd topics, like the ones featured in The Far Side, to developed and emotional storylines, many artists have gotten their strips solidified with readers across the nation.. However, integrating hilarious kids into storylines is one of the most underrated methods of …

Feb 28, 2025 · The early 1980s saw Garfield begin his rise to top the comic strip circulation heap.. In the 1981 edition of my series The 300, I mentioned that the publication of Jim Davis’ first Garfield book (Garfield at Large) was a pivotal moment in the ascendancy of the strip.Let’s dive a little deeper and look at the details of the strip’s conquering of the comics page.

Jan 6, 2025 · Nancy Beiman. I had a rare bout of censorship, or so I thought, when a ‘fart’ gag did not upload on the GoComics server. This was just a glitch, but to prevent a missed daily I wound up censoring myself and changing the word to ‘toot’.