Editorial cartoonist Clyde Peterson (aka C. P. Houston) has passed away. Clyde Enlow Peterson (aka C. P. Houston) May 7, 1942 – January 20, 2025 The Houston Chronicle is reporting the death of its longtime staff editorial cartoonist and illustrator: “CP Houston,” Clyde Peterson signed his cartoons, as if he were speaking for the city […]

For thirty years, from 1942 to 1971, cartoonist Lawrence Lariar collected and book publisher Crown (Dodd Mead for the last five) published The Best Cartoons of the Year as an annual series collecting “the best” cartoons from Saturday Evening Post, Collier’s, Liberty, The New Yorker, Argosy, Cosmopolitan, Parade, Ladies Home Journal, McCall’s, Look, American Legion, […]

Jan 6, 2025 · I liked Shoe‘s rephrasing of the various end of year holiday greetings that had just past. Rina and Hilary gave me the laugh of the week with Saturday’s Rhymes With Orange. (I thought Saturdays were where the “weakest” gags were placed.) The January 4th Non Sequitur got me wondering about ...

5 days ago · The opening panel of Prince Valiant took my mind to the long-gone time of black light posters. That panel would have made a great one. And maybe that is what got me thinking about the colors at Comics Kingdom, they seemed more vibrant today. Even the pastels appear to be more pastel-ly. Beetle Bailey came […]

Jan 12, 2025 · Or maybe some not-so-recent funnies. Liô, where we grabbed our feature image from, is in reruns this week but the Friday panel brings back memories … of something. Of Course! Liô grows up to be Charles Addams’ Uncle Fester: As long as we are celebrating the past… Dan Schkade celebrates Flash Gordon‘s debut in a […]

Rod Emmerson offers this view from New Zealand, which is that he is gobsmacked that we put such an undeserving person in charge of our nation and, given America’s international standing, in charge of much of the world. While in Britain, Ella Baron is appalled at how Trump swooped in to turn a tragedy into […]

Mar 12, 2023 · Dilbert by Scott Adams has ended its syndicated newspaper run. Dilbert debuted in 1989. It is unknown if the Sunday April 16, 1989 issue appeared in any newspapers, but a few newspapers did begin showing the strip on their comics pages on Monday April 17, 1989. While enduring the circumstances of being middle management Scott […]

Jul 21, 2022 · Architect and cartoonist Roger K. Lewis has passed away. Roger Kutnow Lewis January 1, 1941 – October 2, 2024 The Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation announced the death of their President and gave a profile: It is with a heavy heart that the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation announces the passing of our President, Roger K. Lewis, […]

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 …

Aug 10, 2024 · NEW YORK, NY — Doyle is MADly excited to offer the personal collection of the award-winning comic artist and author Al Jaffee. The auction of over one-hundred and fifty lots will be held at Doyle on Friday, November 15, 2024 at 10am.