This week marks the 40th anniversary of Chadbourne’s association with The Lincoln County News. Beginning Jan. 31, 1985, Chadbourne’s cartoons have appeared on LCN’s editorial page every single week, almost without fail. The only “official” cartoonist in the newspaper’s 150-year history, Chadbourne is currently LCN’s longest-serving staff …

Jan 6, 2025 · I liked Shoe‘s rephrasing of the various end of year holiday greetings that had just past. And, naturally, it is always a pleasure to see David Reddick use his pen (stylus?) to delineate other comic characters than his regular cast. More fabulous comic strip females in today’s Legend of Bill. Rina and Hilary gave me […]

6 days ago · “No sport is less organized than Calvinball.” Calvinball was an invention of comic strip showrunner Bill Watterson who said, “People have asked how to play Calvinball. It’s pretty simple: you make up the rules as you go.” The early days of the Trump administration can be usefully understood as Calvinball for (putative) Adults. Colin McEnroe, […]

Cartoonist and illustrator Doug Sneyd has passed away. Douglas Mord (Doug) Sneyd December 14, 1931 – January 21, 2025 From the family obituary: Passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, at Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital, Orillia on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, in his 94th year. Doug was a renowned commercial artist, illustrator, and cartoonist … From humble […]

Jan 15, 2025 · Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for January 2025 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. Jimmy! The Comic Art of James Swinnerton edited by Peter Maresca and Michael Tisserand (review) […]

Gary Varvel (Creators) reports that paratroopers are landing in North Carolina, apparently in search of undocumented migrants. As you may know, Columbia University is basically a concrete campus in the middle of Manhattan, so, obviously, this is some other Columbia. Now, somebody is going to point out that there are many places named “Columbia,” but […]

Nov 21, 2024 · We’re so excited to welcome a brand-new comic strip to Comics Kingdom: Nibbles & Scratch by the talented cartoonist Tyler Dewhirst. If you love quirky humor, lovable characters, and clever takes on city life, you’re going to adore this duo! Nibbles is the street-smart pragmatist … Scratch is the sunny optimist. Comics Kingdom introduces most of us to a …

Dec 22, 2024 · Linda Finck on Saul Steinberg; Keith Knight on Little Victories; Michael Maslin on Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell; Walter Scott on criticism; Vincent Alexander on Rob Schribner; Brian Anderson on transitioning from comic strips to graphic novels. It feels wrong to describe Saul Steinberg’s work in words; it simply transcends them. Steinberg called himself “a writer who […]

Oct 10, 2024 · Barry Blitt, Dennis Draughon, Tim Oliphant, Drew Litton, Cathy Wilcox, Jules Feiffer, Ernie Bushmiller, Quino. Randall Enos, and dozens of Cartoonists For Kamala. Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist Barry Blitt tired of Trump One might expect that Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Barry Blitt would be on the euphoric side with a coming U.S. election pitting his seemingly favourite […]

Dec 28, 2024 · Cartoonists here and there, comics hither and yon. Spotlight on Paul Gilligan PAUL GILLIGAN writes and draws the syndicated comic strip Pooch Café with Andrews McMeel, which runs in over 250 newspapers around the world and has been twice nominated by the National Cartoonist Society for best strip. He is also the author-illustrator of Pluto Rocket: New in …