The first Jim Davis strips are discovered

The first Jim Davis strips are discovered

Quite possibly one of Jim Davis' earliest strips At least that's what they claim in Stripper's Guide, the highly recommended blog by Allan Holtz, collector and historian of comics and newspaper strips, and author of "American Newspaper Comics: An Encyclopedic Reference Guide". Garfield's predecessors A Garfield lover, on his YouTube channel called"Quinton Reviews", ... Read more

The complicated love affair between Ben Garrison and Donald Trump

The complicated love affair between Ben Garrison and Donald Trump

The complicated love affair between Ben Garrison and Donald Trump Garrison's was arguably the most fleeting visit by a cartoonist to the White House - he never set foot in it. On 5 July, cartoonist Ben Garrison announced on his Twitter account that he had been invited to the White House to take ... Read more

The New York Times will stop publishing political cartoons from 1 July

The New York Times will stop publishing political cartoons from 1 July

The New York Times has announced that it will stop publishing political cartoons in its international edition, thus "coinciding" with the national edition, where there are no cartoons. On 1 July it will say goodbye to satire and also to two of its cartoonists, Patrick Chappatte and Heng Kim Song, both of whom ... Read more

The New York Times apologises, withdraws cartoon about Trump and Netanyahu

The New York Times apologises, withdraws cartoon about Trump and Netanyahu

The New York Times apologised for this cartoon. The fuss over accusations of anti-Semitism in cartoons is a perennial classic, not a year goes by without a good number of cases appearing, talk today of "withdrawing" or censoring a cartoon is simply absurd and provokes the traditional mass dissemination. In this case, the ... Read more

US newspapers suspend Wiley Miller cartoons over hidden message insulting Trump

Wiley Miller. Non Sequitur

Message to Trump hidden in a corner of Wiley Miller's "Non Sequitur" This is a somewhat rare story. Wiley Miller (1951), author of the nationally syndicated "Non Sequitur wiley Miller (1952), author of the nationally syndicated cartoon "Non Sequitur ", included what he called an "Easter egg" in his Sunday 10 February strip ... Read more