OPUS ends…and you must guess his fate
After a flurry of rumors that he was ending his OPUS comic strip, cartoonist Berkeley Breathed has confirmed it is ending on November 2.
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“An unexpected legacy”
Steve Bunche got a bunch of old comics collections from a neighbor and found some gems, including several Pogo books and a copy of...
Political corner 9/19
Rob Tornoe on what happens when an editorial cartoon is based on an erroneous story.
Madge the Magician’s Daughter
Everyone else has been linking to the 1907 comic strip Madge the Magician's Daughter by W.O. Wilson -- why shouldn't The Beat?
While enjoying this...
New Garfield book without Garfield announced
Ballantine is going to collect those bleak, nihilistic "Garfield Minus Garfield" strips by Dan Walsh. PR below:
The full-color book format will give readers...
Modan’s “Terminal Patient”
Rutu Modan's new strip at The New York Times has begun. It's called "The Murder of the Terminal Patient." The paper also presents a...
R Stevens goes back to sticks with the web
In a story that proves that owning your good ideas gives the biggest payout, R Stevens has announced he's ending print syndication of DIESEL...
Old Newspaper Strips
As usual when we're too busy to post, we'll just try to distract you with pretty pictures. Courtesy of ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive -- gaze...
News Bytes: Valiant, Wash Tubbs
§ ICv2 reports the thrilling news that Fantagraphics will begin reprints of Prince Valiant and Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy, two more incredible comic...
RIP Thelma Keane
Thelma Keane, wife of cartoonist Bil and inspiration for the mom in FAMILY CIRCUS has died at age 82 of Alzheimer's disease.
"She...
Funky Mooney Sunday
Funky Winkerbean creator Tom Batiuk remarks on the passing of comics artist Jim Mooney -- it turns out a strip Mooney drew for the...
Keith Knight’s new strip
Longtime alt-paer mainstay Keith Knight joins the ranks of daily strip artists with Knight Life. The strip covers the usual topics: "political and social...
