For decades, newspaper readers from coast to coast found adventure and humor in the Sunday comics section. Our retrospective exhibition 'Sunday Funnies' features original art from iconic strips including 'Nancy,' 'Krazy Kat,' 'Pogo,' 'Prince Valiant,' and more. #artexhibition #comics #popculture

Bay Area folks ⬇️

One of the things I miss about living in California is going to the @cartoonart.bsky.social regularly. If you've never been- GO!

Check it: we'll be back at the SF Department of Children, Youth & Their Families Summer Resource Fair happening on Sat., Feb. 21, along with dozens of other amazing organizations. Come discover what we're planning for young creators this summer. More info: sf.gov/san-francisco-summer-resource-fair

Many thanks to groundbreaking cartoonist Rupert Kinnard along with Tara Madison Avery and @stackeddeckpress.bsky.social for presenting '50 Years of Cathartic Comics.' We have signed copies of this new collection to add to your home library.

Be here today (Feb. 16) as we welcome cartoonist Rupert Kinnard to celebrate his new collection 'Ooops...I Just Catharted!: 50 Years of Cathartic Comics' featuring the first ongoing gay and lesbian African-American comic strip characters. cartoonart.org/calendar/2026/2/16/oops-i-just-catharted

Come in out of the rain today and lose yourself among our exhibitions. There's also the McLachlan Reading Room, loaded with hundreds of graphic novels and strip collections, as well as the admission-free Batman Armory. We're open til 5pm --- see you soon!!

Join us this afternoon (Feb. 15) as we welcome cartoonist and author Brian Walker to celebrate 75 years of his late father Mort’s comic strip Beetle Bailey as well as ‘The Lexicon of Comicana,’ both a parody how-to guide and a handbook for drawing and reading cartoons. More info at cartoonart.org

We'll be your Valentine! #ValentinesDay #PhilFrank #Farley

We're currently featuring a selection of pages from the new graphic novel 'You and Me on Repeat' by artist @maryshyneonline.bsky.social in our latest Emerging Artist Showcase. Don't miss it. cartoonart.org/emerging-artist-showcase-mary-shyne #artexhibition #graphicnovel #emergingartist

Also wanted to share this fabulous Keith Knight they had lol

They also had this excellent Bizarro original, both the black-and-white inks and the colorized version!

And heres some highlights from my visit to the @cartoonart.bsky.social just a couple blocks from the bunny cafe! :D

Put your tech aside and join us this Sat., Feb. 14, for some hands-on workshops: Cartooning for Kids aimed at young creators and Cartooning for the Whole Family for the entire crew. Both are fun, laid back, and instructive. Visit cartoonart.org/calendar for more info on these and other programs.

Brian Walker will be at the Cartoon Art Museum on 2/15 at 4:00 pm to discuss Mort Walker's Beetle Bailey: 75 Years of Smiles--tickets are free with museum admission and for members, register at https://ow.ly/cXqn50YcCll!

my students will be there! They'll be tabling with a collection of trans-cartoonists stories and our comics club. Always a great event!

Can't wait!!

Join SDP for two great events in the Bay Area! Sunday, February 15, come to Pride In Panels at the San Francisco Public Library! Monday, February 16 at 4PM join us at the Cartoon Art Museum for a discussion with Rupert Kinnard, creator of Ooops...I Just Catharted!: Fifty Years of Cathartic Comics!

Our exhibition 'The West Coaster: New Yorker Cartoons from the Other Side' features works by Oregon and California-based creators Zareen Choudhury, Eric Drooker, Lonnie Millsap, Tom Toro, Mike Twohy, Mark Ulriksen, and Shannon Wheeler. cartoonart.org/the-west-coaster #artexhibition #humor

Check it: the Pride In Panels comics fest happens this Sun., Feb. 15, at the San Francisco Main Library (100 Larkin St). We'll be there along with a bunch of awesome creators and exhibitors. Admission is free! More info: prideinpanels.org @prideinpanels.bsky.social

Happy National Pizza Day! #PizzaSteve

We're hosting cartoonist and author Brian Walker on Sun., Feb. 15, to celebrate 75 years of his late father Mort's comic strip Beetle Bailey as well as 'The Lexicon of Comicana,' both a parody how-to guide and a handbook for drawing and reading cartoons. More info at cartoonart.org

Set your favorite time device: our free monthly online meet up Draw & Chill happens tomorrow Feb. 8, from noon to 3 pm PST. Connect with fellow creators near and far to share ideas, work on projects, chat about pop culture, etc. (Ages 13+ please.) Info: cartoonart.org/calendar/2026/2/drawandchill

We've got Rupert Kinnard, pioneering cartoonist and creator of the first ongoing gay and lesbian African-American comic strip characters, here Feb. 16 to celebrate his new collection 'Ooops...I Just Catharted!: 50 Years of Cathartic Comics.' cartoonart.org/calendar/2026/2/16/oops-i-just-catharted

Art of manga might be gone but @cartoonart.bsky.social has your genga fix fam

Our exhibition ‘A Treasury of Animation' celebrates the cartoon era of the mid-20th Century with an array of original film and TV production art from our archives. cartoonart.org/a-treasury-of-animation-2024 #Flintstones #animation #artexhibition #television #film #production #filmsky

Thanks to 'New Yorker' cartoonist Zareen Choudhury for sharing some insights with us. You can check out some of Zareen's work in our exhibition 'The West Coaster: New Yorker Cartoonists from the Other Side' on display through February 22. fb.watch/F3-ijYSMbB/ #zareenchoudhury #newyorker

You'll find neat books and exhibition catalogs (including signed copies) in our online store. They make great gifts as well as swell additions to your home library. cartoonart.org/store #TMNT #Blackward #ABoyandhisTiger #Rocketeer #books #catalogs #artmuseum

A busy month kicks off today with our free Zine Making Workshop! Our monthly Draw and Chill is next Sunday, February 8, Brian Walker (Beetle Bailey, Hi and Lois) joins us on February 15, and Rupert Kinnard (Cathartic Comics) is here on February 16! www.cartoonart.org/calendar

Drop by today (Sat., Jan. 31) or tomorrow (Sun., Feb. 1) between noon and 4pm for our FREE(!) Zine Making Workshops. We'll provide supplies (including recycled comics), but you're welcome to bring your own. cartoonart.org/calendar/2026/1/31/zine-making-workshop #zines #diy #handson #free

Join us on Sun., Feb. 15, as we celebrate 75 years of Mort Walker's long-running comic strip 'Beetle Bailey' with comics writer and historian Brian Walker. cartoonart.org/calendar/2026/2/15/my-life-in-cartoons-brian-walker-celebrates-75-years-of-beetle-bailey #comics #BeetleBailey #newrelease

RIP Sal Buscema

Looking forward to hosting cartoonist Rupert Kinnard on Feb. 16 , to celebrate his new collection 'Ooops...I Just Catharted!: 50 Years of Cathartic Comics' featuring the first ongoing gay and lesbian African-American comic strip characters. cartoonart.org/calendar/2026/2/16/oops-i-just-catharted

Join us this weekend for our Zine Making Workshops on Saturday, Jan. 31 and Sunday, Feb. 1. We'll provide supplies (including recycled comics), but you're welcome to bring your own. Bonus: it's free for all! cartoonart.org/calendar/2026/1/31/zine-making-workshop #zines #diy #handson #free

Our exhibition 'The West Coaster: New Yorker Cartoons from the Other Side' features works by Oregon and California-based creators including Zareen Choudhury, Eric Drooker, Lonnie Millsap, Tom Toro, Mike Twohy, Mark Ulriksen and Shannon Wheeler. cartoonart.org/the-west-coaster #artexhibition #humor

Zoinks! We’re spotlighting original film and TV production art from the 1920s to the 90s from our archives in the exhibition ‘A Treasury of Animation.’ Revisit the early days of cartoon creation. cartoonart.org/a-treasury-of-animation-2024 #ScoobyDoo #Shaggy #artexhibition #animation

Highly recommended!

Looking for some downtime fun without breaking your budget? The Discover and Go! program provides California library card holders with free/discounted admission to dozens of Bay Area attractions, including the Cartoon Art Museum. Great way to enjoy and save $$. discoverandgo.org #museum #discount

Our latest Emerging Artist Showcase features a selection of pages from the debut graphic novel 'You and Me on Repeat' by artist Mary Shyne ( @maryshyneonline.bsky.social ). Catch it on your next visit. cartoonart.org/emerging-artist-showcase-mary-shyne #artexhibition #graphicnovel

Meet Rupert Kinnard, pioneering cartoonist and creator of the first ongoing gay and lesbian African-American comic strip characters, on Mon., Feb. 16 and score a copy his new collection 'Ooops...I Just Catharted!: 50 Years of Cathartic Comics.' cartoonart.org/calendar/2026/2/16/oops-i-just-catharted

Austin-based graphic novel author Harris Baumann ('Grey's on 51st St.') stopped by CAM this past weekend and enjoyed the limited edition Calvin & Hobbes print from our 'Sunday Funnies' exhibition. Check out his graphic novel at greysdiner.com @greysdiner.bsky.social

Save the date: we're hosting cartoonist and author Brian Walker on Sun., Feb. 15, to celebrate 75 years of his late father Mort's comic strip Beetle Bailey as well as 'The Lexicon of Comicana,' both a parody how-to guide and a handbook for drawing and reading cartoons. Stay tuned for details.

Well, blow me down! That spinach-loving sailor Popeye made his debut in E. C. Segar's comic strip 'Thimble Theatre' on this day in 1929. You can catch him along with other OG faces from the newspaper comics pages in our exhibition 'Sunday Funnies' on display now. #Popeye #spinach #comics #exhibition

Get crafty with us during our Zine Making Workshops on Saturday, Jan. 31 and Sunday, Feb. 1. We'll provide supplies (including recycled comics), but you're welcome to bring your own. Bonus: it's free for all! cartoonart.org/calendar/2026/1/31/zine-making-workshop #zines #diy #handson #free

Revisit the early days of cartoon creation with the exhibition ‘A Treasury of Animation' featuring original film and TV production art from our archives. cartoonart.org/a-treasury-of-animation-2024 #MagillaGorilla #animation #artexhibition #television #film #production #filmsky

Our monthly hands-on workshops return next month (Sat., Feb. 14, to be exact): Cartooning for Kids aimed at young creators and Cartooning for the Whole Family for the entire crew. Both are fun, laid back, and instructive. Visit cartoonart.org/calendar for more info on these and other programs.

Happy National Sticker Day! Do you show any sticker love to your favorites from comics or animation?

Draw & Chill, our free monthly online meet up, happens today from noon to 3 pm PST. Log on and connect with fellow creators, share current work projects, nerd out over pop culture, whatever. (Ages 13+ please.) More info: cartoonart.org/calendar/2026/1/drawandchill #online #community

Our exhibition 'The West Coaster: New Yorker Cartoons from the Other Side' features works by Oregon and California-based creators Zareen Choudhury, Eric Drooker, Lonnie Millsap, Tom Toro, Mike Twohy, Mark Ulriksen, and Shannon Wheeler. cartoonart.org/the-west-coaster #artexhibition #humor

I saw some original Peanuts strips a long time ago at the Cartoon Art Museum and I still think about it