Happy birthday wishes going out to Robert Leighton! 🎉 🎂

Sending happy birthday wishes to editorial cartoonist @rob-rogers.bsky.social! 🎉 🎂

They once let me into the archives, and let me look at whatever I wanted. Oh things I have seen.

What happens to satire when press freedom shrinks? Why has satire increasingly become something institutions fear rather than defend? www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

Today's Comic Strip of the Day "Rights, Wrongs and Truths" featuring Cathy Wilcox, David Rowe, Drew Sheneman, Ella Baron, Kal Kallaugher, Martyn Turner, Pat Hudson, and Paul Berge. www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

I loved visiting the Billy Ireland last year. You wouldn’t think it would make a big difference to read Calvin and Hobbes strips from the original art, but they really are funnier that way

if you're in Columbus, check this out! it's free to visit, and their permanent exhibition on the history of cartooning is amazing. they also have a huge collection of original Toothpaste For Dinner cartoons if you're into those

Y'all, I just got back from getting an early look at the big Chris Ware show that opens at the Billy Ireland this weekend. This thing is going to blow your mind! They've completely redone the permanent Gallery as well and it's beautiful.

We need to keep gatekeeping out of comics! A Reddit post yesterday highlighted an all too familiar tale: a female comics reader who was treated badly in a comics shop

The IJOCA blog is collecting remembrances of John A. Lent, the hugely influential comics scholar and long-time champion of cartoonists’ freedom of expression, as they come in from friends and colleagues worldwide. ijoca.blogspot.com/2026/05/

Today, I write about three comic related rabbit holes I went down due to posts here on social media: Popeye and Billionaires (per @hogansalley.bsky.social); Marvel's Swim Suit Edition; and Will Eisner's Copenhagen mural (per @jimmypalmiotti.bsky.social). www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

This please me. I love the Billy so much.

Congratulations to Matt Pritchett, winner of this year's 2026 Press Awards’ Cartoonist of the Year www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

Colbert’s Concluding Cartoon Copyright Contravention Content www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

Today's Comic Strip of the Day "Resorting to Humor" featuring Andertoons, Barry Blitt, Crabgrass, Daniel Boris, Existential Comics, Max Espinoza, Pickles, the Buckets, Wallace the Brave www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

The New Improved Billy Ireland www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

Ed Steckley to Receive the NCS Silver T-Square www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

If you need something to do in a couple of hours, I’ll be talking about comics, history, and convergence culture, streaming live on YouTube. It’s for a Brazilian conference that is also sharing a lots of other great talks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2a2...

Read more about John Rose's journey on Barney Google and Snuffy Smith and celebrate with us on his 25th anniversary on the strip! ❤️ https://comicskingdom.com/trending/blog/2026/05/21/25-years-of-heart-humor-and-hootin-holler-celebrating-john-rose

Peanuts Music Owner Sues Trump Admin, Heritage Auctions, Others for Copyright Violations www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

Congratulations to Beth Wolfensberger Singer who takes the 2026 RFK Editorial Cartoon Award www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

Today's Comic Strip of the Day "The Ties That Blind" featuring Benjamin Slyngstad, Clay Jones, Deb Milbrath, Jack Ohman, Michael Ramirez, Nick Anderson, Pat Bagley, Pat Hudson, and Scott Stantis www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

Angoulême Festival Organizer 9eart+ Bankrupt www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

French Presidential Candidate Accused of Racist Tropes in Comic Book Bio www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

“We don’t normally show political cartoons on this show, but…” —Audie Cornish, CNN

I wrote this 4 years ago and posted it at the beginning of a cartoon exhibit

Comic News Round-Up: * Original orange cat comic strip? Garfield? Heathcliff? * Dan Dare Returns * Looking back at Lance McLane * Complete Fred the Clown Webcomic * Manning, Noel Collected Adventures of Dick Tracy * Auction: Specialty Calvin and Hobbes Art www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

Today's Comic Strip of the Day "Some Dogged Attempts at Humor" featuring Big Nate, Bliss, Dean Patterson, Ellis Rosen, Lola, Speed Bump, and Wallace the Brave. www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

Cartoon Denounced as ‘Blatantly Racist,’ ‘Colonial Stereotyping’ www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

Bodart's just so good

Apple TV Announces New Peanuts Features www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

Flash Gordon by Mark Schultz and Al Williamson New Edition www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

I hate to talk about it, but I have to talk about it. Long post incoming: www.patreon.com/posts/158715...

Garry Trudeau on Sparky and Snoopy www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

Rolling Stone Excerpts "Trudeau & Doonesbury: A Biography" www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

No Laughing Matter? Part 1—D.D. Degg looks at the trend for newspapers are published blander editorial cartoons, but that doesn't always keep them out of trouble. www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

Today's Comic Strip of the Day "Stating What Should Be Obvious" featuring Benjamin Slyngstad, Clay Bennett, David Horsey, David Rowe, Ed Wexler, Garth German, Gary Varvel, Henry Payne, JD Crowe, Pat Bagley, Rick McKee, Steve Brodner www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

Dave Brown, staff cartoonist for the UK's Independent, has been let go from the newspaper after 30 years. www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

Kickstarter Reverts to Prior Adult Content Policy After Backlash www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

The legendary underground cartoonist Kim Deitch unveils his creative process in all its imaginative whimsy: How I Make Comics is out today! @pictorama.bsky.social https://ow.ly/CIEN50Z1MHt

Story updated: @comicbookyeti.com Editor-In-Chief @byrononeal.com responds to Comic-Con International statement regarding the Eisner Awards and promise to formulate an AI Policy for the awards. www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

Breaking! Eisner Award AI Inclusion Fallout: Submission Withdrawn, New AI Policy to Be Created www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

Community solidarity 💪

Speaking of comic awards accepting AI work: the Cartoonists’ Club of Great Britain and the Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation now reject AI-generated award submissions and may sanction members who use AI. The AAEC, NCS, and SOI already ban AI in awards. www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

That’s right, it’s here: Comics Kingdom is now on Discord. Step inside the back room, meet fellow fans, talk comics, and hang out where the Kingdom gets a little louder. Join here: https://discord.gg/uexdwt67E

Society of Illustrators 2026 Hall of Fame Inductees (an early report) www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

@comicbookyeti.com Starts Petition to Prevent Future Eisner Nomination of AI Work www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

Today's Comic Strip of the Day "Cracks in the Seems" featuring Ann Telnaes, Bill Bramhall, Christopher Weyant, Daniel Boris, Dennis Goris, First Dog on the Moon, Mike Smith, and Pat Bagley. www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

Comics scholar and researcher John Lent has passed away. www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

IKYMI: Yesterday's Comic Strip of the Day "Claims and Disclaimers" with A.F. Branco, Clay Bennett, H.J. Ford, Henry Payne, Jack Ohman, Lisa Benson, Mike Smith, Steve Cousineau, Steve Kelley, and Tom Stiglich. www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...