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Deconstructing Comics from Complete History to Single Panel

14 May 2026 at 00:44
There are many history books detailing the comic strip or comic book industry. A lesser amount of books are devoted to dissecting one particular series, or even a single comic book issue. Some have gone so far as to expand an essay deconstructing a three panel comic strip into 276 page book. Now they are […]

Will We Finally Get Peter Jackson’s Tintin Movie Sequel?

14 May 2026 at 00:31
Fifteen years since Steven Spielberg‘s “The Adventures of Tintin,” Peter Jackson has confirmed that we may finally get his promised sequel. During a Q&A at Cannes, he told the audience he’s “currently writing the script and plans to direct the movie himself.”From the Q&A session: “The deal was that Steven directs one and I direct […]

Telegraph Herald Cut Eight Comics, Now Adding One Back

13 May 2026 at 23:13
A couple months ago the Dubuque, Iowa Telegraph Herald cut its comics pages from one and a half down to one, dropping eight comic strips and panels in the process. Executive Editor Amy Gilligan explained (or here): As I observe other papers, I don’t see a lot of them running more than a page of […]

Lee Lai: First Graphic Novel Creator to Win Stella Prize

13 May 2026 at 23:04
Lee Lai’s graphic novel Cannon has become the first graphic novel to win the Stella Prize given to women and nonbinary Australian authors. The prize amount is $60,000. She is also the first trans person to win the award.Here’s how Lee describes her book (per ABC): “[Cannon] is a story about small-scale human follies and […]

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  • Roy Lichtenstein’s Anxious Girl up for Auction Alan Gardner
    Roy Lichtenstein’s long-lost Anxious Girl (1964) is up for auction this weekend and is rumored to go for $60 million. Roy was a leading artist in the Pop Art movement. Some of his best known pieces were large stylized pieces that looked like cut-outs from a newspaper or comic book. Anxious Girl was derived by DC […]
     

Roy Lichtenstein’s Anxious Girl up for Auction

13 May 2026 at 22:00
Roy Lichtenstein’s long-lost Anxious Girl (1964) is up for auction this weekend and is rumored to go for $60 million. Roy was a leading artist in the Pop Art movement. Some of his best known pieces were large stylized pieces that looked like cut-outs from a newspaper or comic book. Anxious Girl was derived by DC […]

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  • 2026 Glyph Award Winners Alan Gardner
    This year’s Glyph Award Winners were announced at the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention (ECBACC). The awards “honors outstanding achievements in comics made by, for, and about people of color, celebrating the creativity, vision, and storytelling excellence of writers, artists, and creators from across the industry.”This year’s winners:Story of the YearOrí: Holder of […]
     

2026 Glyph Award Winners

13 May 2026 at 20:06
This year’s Glyph Award Winners were announced at the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention (ECBACC). The awards “honors outstanding achievements in comics made by, for, and about people of color, celebrating the creativity, vision, and storytelling excellence of writers, artists, and creators from across the industry.”This year’s winners:Story of the YearOrí: Holder of […]

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  • Classic vendor move David REVOY
    Sources and bonus timelapse: https://www.peppercarrot.com/en/miniFantasyTheater/052.html Transcript: A comic in four panels. Panel 1. The adventurer and pink fairy sit on an old wooden bench in a city square, under the sunset light. The adventurer looks guilty while the fairy sits with crossed arms, furious and turned away from him. Adventurer: "Okay, okay... I spent ALL our gold on that dagger. It wasn't loot. I'm sorry." Panel 2. The Pink Fairy turns back, angry: Pink fairy: "And how ca
     

Classic vendor move

13 May 2026 at 16:45

Sources and bonus timelapse: https://www.peppercarrot.com/en/miniFantasyTheater/052.html

Transcript:

A comic in four panels.

Panel 1. The adventurer and pink fairy sit on an old wooden bench in a city square, under the sunset light. The adventurer looks guilty while the fairy sits with crossed arms, furious and turned away from him.

Adventurer: "Okay, okay... I spent ALL our gold on that dagger. It wasn't loot. I'm sorry."

Panel 2. The Pink Fairy turns back, angry:

Pink fairy: "And how can I ever trust you after THAT?!"

Panel 3. The adventurer feels sincerely sorry and sad while watching in his hand the purple epic dagger. The pink fairy watches him with wide eyes, pleasantly surprised.

Adventurer: "You can't, but give me one chance: I'll sell the dagger and get our gold back."
Pink fairy: "...Really?"

Panel 4. Inside the shop, the adventurer places the purple epic dagger on the counter. The merchant pushes a single coin across toward them. Both the adventurer and pink fairy stare in disbelief.

Merchant: "I can buy it back for... one gold coin."

Good times. #grickledoodle #dogs #event #cartoon #art #drawing #funny #humo…

13 May 2026 at 16:02

Good times. #grickledoodle #dogs #event #cartoon #art #drawing #funny #humor

A cartoon illustration of a group of dogs in a park holding sticks and a ball in their mouths underneath a banner titled "Annual Bring your Favorite Stick or Whatever". Caption reads "I'm so glad we do this every year."
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  • Wednesday Spill: First And Last…Richard Oldden michael
      Another in a series of quick looks at an artist’s very first New Yorker cartoon and their last.    Looking through the Spill’s A-Z this morning, my attention turned to Richard Oldden (1931-1995).  A search immediately turned up this entry on Lambiak Comiclopedia. The entry included a number of things I hadn’t known before including this: “On 14 May 1973, Oldden and gag writer Sam Gross launched their daily newspaper comic ‘The Genius’ (1973-1977) through King Features Syndicate.” Reading thi
     

Wednesday Spill: First And Last…Richard Oldden

13 May 2026 at 12:18

  Another in a series of quick looks at an artist’s very first New Yorker cartoon and their last. 

 

Looking through the Spill’s A-Z this morning, my attention turned to Richard Oldden (1931-1995).  A search immediately turned up this entry on Lambiak Comiclopedia. The entry included a number of things I hadn’t known before including this:

“On 14 May 1973, Oldden and gag writer Sam Gross launched their daily newspaper comic ‘The Genius’ (1973-1977) through King Features Syndicate.”

Reading this brought memories of speaking with Sam on the phone — sometimes long conversations about cartoonists I knew little about. I can still hear Sam, in his distinctive voice, saying “Dick Oldden” this and “Dick Oldden” that (oddly, Sam never mentioned “The Genius” strip).

Checking The New Yorker’s database, I found that the magazine published 72 Oldden cartoons. Here’s the first, from the issue of July 23, 1966:

And here’s the last Richard Oldden New Yorker cartoon, published in the issue of September 6, 1993:

 

 

 

 

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  • CSotD: Law & Order – Leafblower Division Mike Peterson
    Constant Readers know my feelings about leaf blowers, which I have often said should have governors in them so they can only run for 20 minutes a day. I’m adding another gripe, which is that I don’t know why “leaf blower” is two words when “lawnmower” is one. However, given that I refuse to accept […]
     

CSotD: Law & Order – Leafblower Division

13 May 2026 at 11:31
Constant Readers know my feelings about leaf blowers, which I have often said should have governors in them so they can only run for 20 minutes a day. I’m adding another gripe, which is that I don’t know why “leaf blower” is two words when “lawnmower” is one. However, given that I refuse to accept […]

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