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The Daily Cartoonist @dailycartoonist.bsky.social · Nov 19

Looking to see who’s here on BlueSky? We’ve complied a list of cartoonists, publications and organizations to help you find people to follow.
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Directory of Cartoonists on Blue Sky

There has been a slow migration away from Twitter/X by many long-time users since Elon Musk acquired it in 2022. The exodus has escalated noticeably after the recent U.S. election. We’ve noticed that ...

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The Daily Cartoonist @dailycartoonist.bsky.social · 4h

Artist, illustrator, and cartoonist Charles Criner has passed away.
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Charles Criner – RIP

Artist, illustrator, and cartoonist Charles Criner has passed away. Charles Criner November 27, 1945 – September 17, 2025 From the obituary: Charles Criner, renowned African American artist, master pr...

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The Daily Cartoonist @dailycartoonist.bsky.social · 8h

Wishing @claytoonz.bsky.social a speedy recovery!
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Clay Jones Partially Paralyzed by Stroke

Editorial cartoonist Clay Jones suffered a stroke this week and says he’s partially paralyzed. On a Facebook post published today, he also indicated that he’s also having to relearn how to use his voi...

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The Daily Cartoonist @dailycartoonist.bsky.social · 13h

Today's csotd.bsky.social "Pot Pourri (That There’s French)" featuring Margulies, Walters, laloalcaraz.bsky.social, Benson, Ramirez, mluckovich.bsky.social, mortenmorland.bsky.social, patbyrnes.bsky.social, and paulfellcartoons.bsky.social
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CSotD: Pot Pourri (That There’s French)

We’ll start with an obvious news story that tells a lot about the depths to which we have plunged. As Alcaraz notes, this year’s Super Bowl gains a special regional flavor as the halftime show feature...

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The Daily Cartoonist @dailycartoonist.bsky.social · 13h

Comics Page News Round-up!
* mitkills.bsky.social steps in for ohhhaeee.bsky.social as Gil Thorp “guest artist”
* A Flash Gordon/Dan Dare crossover?
* Olive Oyl cartoonist Emi Burdge is taking some time off, will we see re-runs or a guest cartoonist?
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On the Comics Page

While Bill Hinds seems to be the permanent cartoonist for Marmaduke now, Kit Mills has stepped in for Rachel Merrill as the Gil Thorp “guest artist” for this week at least. We’ll see how long the gues...

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The Daily Cartoonist @dailycartoonist.bsky.social · 1d

a man standing in front of a sign that says believe i believe in you

ALT: a man standing in front of a sign that says believe i believe in you

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The Daily Cartoonist @dailycartoonist.bsky.social · 1d

Currently listening to WTF with guest Matt Groening. www.wtfpod.com/podcast/epis...

Episode 1684 - Matt Groening — WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

Matt Groening discovered the things that helped shape his artistic sensibility when he was 12 years old: psychedelia, the Grateful Dead, Catch-22, and of course cartooning. Matt explains to Marc how t...

The Daily Cartoonist @dailycartoonist.bsky.social · 1d

The New York Comic Con Is On! Who will be there?
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The New York Comic Con Is On! – Comic Strippers Are There

The New York Comic Con weekend begins today (Comics Beat covers it in full). Mostly comic books but as usual there are comic strip related projects taking place. Like the Comics Kingdom booth. The Nat...

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The Daily Cartoonist @dailycartoonist.bsky.social · 1d

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Illinois judge blocks federal authorities from using force against Chicago journalists

Chicago journalists and protesters sued senior administration officials this week, arguing that the government had prevented them from using their First Amendment rights.

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The New Cartoonist @thenewcartoonist.bsky.social · 14d

The new issue is out! With the brilliant @roystoncartoons.bsky.social on the cover, an Interview with @privateeyenews.bsky.social @adammacqueen.bsky.social @chicanepictures.bsky.social on Schulz, @martinrowson.bsky.social meeting David Rowe loads of toons. Go grab a copy! issuu.com/thenewcartoo...

The Daily Cartoonist @dailycartoonist.bsky.social · 1d

Today's csotd.bsky.social "Government by Whopper" featuring Chip Bok, Dana Summers, David Horsey, Lisa Benson, Mike Smith, andertoon.bsky.social, Steve Kelley
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CSotD: Government by Whopper

A bit of a gentle start, since things may get a little rough before we’d done. Granted, Horsey makes Russ Vought look like a mad scientist, offering America a trip in his time machine. But it could be...

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The Daily Cartoonist @dailycartoonist.bsky.social · 1d

A Daily Cartoonist 20th Anniversary reminiscence about the time Alan:
* Met Richard Thompson
* Awkward moment in the bathroom with a famous cartoonist
* Was a bouncer for Matt Groening
* Interviewed Dick Locher
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The Daily Cartoonist @dailycartoonist.bsky.social · 1d

Cartoon news round-up!
* Letters to the editor; people offended
* American Journalism on the Brink
* ‘WAIT! Isn’t cartooning supposed to be fun?!’
* Join the Wisconsin Civics Games editorial contest
* Lucy Shelton Caswell Research Award
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Rounding Up the Editoonists*

*A government action “that could never happen here.” We start with a couple Letters to the Editor. To the Cleveland Plain Dealer: When it comes to the Comey indictment, cartoonist Dana Summers has tro...

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The Daily Cartoonist @dailycartoonist.bsky.social · 1d

The new issue of Seven Days profiles Macanudo cartoonist Ricardo Liniers Siri.
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Seven Days with Liniers

The new issue of Seven Days profiles Macanudo cartoonist Ricardo Liniers Siri. Remarkably little seems to happen in “Macanudo,” the daily comic strip created by Ricardo Liniers Siri, the Argentine car...

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Graphic Medicine International Collective @graphicmedicine.bsky.social · 2d

Thrilled to announce that the annual Graphic Medicine conference will be held in Baltimore, at Johns Hopkins University, on July 23-25, 2026.

We're now seeking submissions on the theme "Drawing Perspectives: Health Graphic Narratives Under Pressure!"

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2026 GM Conference: Call for Submissions! | Graphic Medicine

The 2026 Graphic Medicine Conference in Baltimore, MD is now taking submissions for talks, presentations, and more.

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The Daily Cartoonist @dailycartoonist.bsky.social · 2d

The Atlantic November 2025 issue will feature a gatefold cover by illustrator Joe McKendry
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Revolutionary People Illustrated

Cartooning is a big interest here, but there are other diversions. The American Revolution being one. Bonus is when the two merge. The November 2025 issue of The Atlantic (more specifically here) gets...

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The Daily Cartoonist @dailycartoonist.bsky.social · 2d

Today's csotd.bsky.social "Hump Day Morning Coming Down" featuring Arlo & Janis, Betty, Daddy's Home, Day by Dave, Flying McCoys, Moderately Confused, Non Sequitur, Prickly City, and the Duplex.
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CSotD: Hump Day Morning Coming Down

I’m going to assume that National Mall Walking Day began in the early 80s, since it requires the kind of enclosed shopping mall that was around in those days, but was somewhat rare before and is all b...

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The Daily Cartoonist @dailycartoonist.bsky.social · 2d

Cartoonist news round-up!
* Hilary Campbell in Boise
* The Center for Cartoon Studies turns 20
* Lincoln Peirce visits 1932 Criterion Theatre
* Funny Times celebrates 40 years
* How Art Set Mad Magazine Free
* Patrick McDonnell on ‘The Gift of Everything’
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Miss Cellany Amid the Cartoonists

New Yorker cartoonist Hilary Campbell comes to Boise Boise Weekly spotlights Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell prior to her meet and greet at Pengilly’s Saloon. Hilary Campbell is a cartoonist for The New Yo...

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The Daily Cartoonist @dailycartoonist.bsky.social · 2d

tbtoro.bsky.social new collection of his New Yorker cartoons is getting positive press. D.D. Degg rounds up all the notable interviews.
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It’s Tom Toro’s October

Tom Toro’s favorite Tom Toro cartoons about climate change Tom Toro, who’s been cartooning his way through existential dread at Yale Climate Connections since 2019, has a new cartoon collection out to...

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The Daily Cartoonist @dailycartoonist.bsky.social · 3d

I don't know the context for this cartoon, but I instantly knew who you were referring to.

The Daily Cartoonist @dailycartoonist.bsky.social · 3d

Today's csotd.bsky.social "Land of (Intentional) Confusion" with claybennett.bsky.social, claytoonz.bsky.social, droweafr.bsky.social, hucktooner.bsky.social, Stahler, Deering, mluckovich.bsky.social, bagleycartoons.bsky.social, rjmatsoncartoons.bsky.social.
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CSotD: Land of (Intentional) Confusion

It’s not this simple. As Bennett suggests, both sides are getting talking points out of the government shutdown. However, it’s unclear how much each side benefits or is damaged by the situation, in pa...

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The Daily Cartoonist @dailycartoonist.bsky.social · 3d

How the West failed the test of the Danish cartoons controversy — D.D. Degg highlights two articles pointing out that freedom of speech has been curtailed in Europe since the 12 Muhammad cartoons appeared in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten.
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20 Years After the Danish Cartoon Affair

How the West failed the test of the Danish cartoons controversy On 30 September 2005, 12 cartoons appeared in the Danish newspaper, Jyllands-Posten, under the headline, ‘The face of Muhammad’. They we...

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The Daily Cartoonist @dailycartoonist.bsky.social · 3d

Bill Hinds joins Paul Anderson on Marmaduke strip
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The Daily Cartoonist @dailycartoonist.bsky.social · 4d

Today's CSotD "Repression as a Spectator Sport" with adamzyglis.bsky.social, anntelnaes.bsky.social, Blitt, billbramhall.bsky.social, Sheneman, fionakatauskas.bsky.social, hucktooner.bsky.social, Murphy, bagleycartoons.bsky.social, Bish, tedrall.bsky.social.
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CSotD: Repression as a Spectator Sport

We’ll start with a cartoon from Australia that suggests two responses from up here: One is “Glad we could amuse you,” since we have to live with the chaos she depicts. But that draws a second response...

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The Daily Cartoonist @dailycartoonist.bsky.social · 4d

D.D. Degg's observations of the comics this week featuring: Close to Home, Mark Trail, The Lockhorns, Dennis the Menace, Blondie, Off the Mark, Jack Ohman, Wizard of Id, and Bliss.
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Toons Noted This Past Week

Timing John McPherson, who drew this weeks (months?) ago, gets the Good Timing Award this week. When I hear Mark Trail canon I think Ed Dodd canon. Turns out to be earlier this year Jules Rivera canon...

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The Daily Cartoonist @dailycartoonist.bsky.social · 5d

Jeff Darcy, editorial cartoonist for The Cleveland Plain Dealer for the last 33 years, is retiring
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Jeff Darcy Retires

Jeff Darcy, who has been an editorial cartoonist at The Cleveland Plain Dealer for 33 years, is retiring. From today’s Cleveland Plain Dealer is Jeff’s message to his fellow PD staffers: After nearly ...

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