Early last year Mark Buford put an ash stake in his Scary Gary comic strip. Now Julie Lineback for the University of West Georgia brings us up-to-date with Mark. “A Major in Minds, a Minor in Mischief.” As the U.S. recognizes National Cartoonist Day on May 5, University of West Georgia alumnus Mark Buford ’86 […]

Fan favorites Stephan (Pearls Before Swine) Pastis and Will (Wallace the Brave) Henry have teamed up to create “a laugh-out-loud illustrated middle-grade adventure” scheduled for release at the beginning of the 2026/27 school season. From the Simon and Shuster description: Porter Avery is just your average boy from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with your average boy […]

Below are some comic and cartoon books scheduled for June 2026 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.MAD #600 by THE USUAL GANG OF IDIOTS MAD #600 features a wraparound cover illustrated by legendary […]

A roundup of various comics related news items featuring Mafalda, Hunt Emerson, Hoo-Hah (with J. R. Williams), Tony Millionaire, and Cheeky Pandas. ‘Mafalda’ original publisher Ediciones de la Flor shuts down As the Mafalda comic strip gets a boost with an American series of translated books in English the publisher that first published Mafalda books […]

Alan Dunn architectural cartoonist; Brian Fies graphic medicine artist, U of Missouri cartoon archives.Alan Dunn Architectural CartoonistLast year we noted a Gabriele Neri article for Architectural Record about cartoons relevant to that magazine and the profession it spotlights. There was a note mentioning New Yorker cartoonist Alan Dunn. Little did we suspect that Neri was […]