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Industry news & opinion for the professional cartoonist since 2005. https://dailycartoonist.com Account managed by @alangardner.bsky.social Comic Strip of the Day AKA Mike Peterson at @csotd.bsky.social

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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 · 10h

For a brief moment, an anonymous cartoonist, created a buzz with his personal attacks on the art and craft of fellow cartoonists. I tracked him down. Here's the backstory to that moment in Daily Cartoonist history + some clues on who the "Bad Cartoonist" was.
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TDC @ 20: Who Was the Bad Cartoonist?

In early 2008 there was a flash in the pan blog called “The Bad Cartoonist” written by an anonymous cartoonist. The posts contained personally attacks on the art and craft of fellow cartoonists. Most ...

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The Daily Cartoonist @dailycartoonist.bsky.social · 14h

Today's csotd.bsky.social "The Man Who Would Be King" with bjennings90.bsky.social, slyngstad.bsky.social, christopherweyant1.bsky.social, claybennett.bsky.social, KAL Beckom, mluckovich.bsky.social, bagleycartoons.bsky.social, patbyrnes.bsky.social, & Brookes
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CSotD: The Man Who Would Be King

Might as well lead with the punchline: It looks as if our self-anointed monarch is going to have a major ketchup-flinging tantrum this Saturday, given the amount of publicity and encouragement being d...

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The Daily Cartoonist @dailycartoonist.bsky.social · 15h

Southern California cartoonist laloalcaraz.bsky.social has been at the forefront fighting ICE jackbooted tactics.
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ICE Boosts Lalo Alcaraz’s Presence

Southern California cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz has been at the forefront fighting ICE jackbooted tactics. From The Los Angeles Daily News (or here): Pen in hand, editorial cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz, 61, ha...

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Cartoonists Rights @cartoonistsrights.org · 17h

CARTOONISTS RIGHTS extends congratulations to the @dailycartoonist.bsky.social blog, marking 20 years of coverage; essential reading for anyone with an interest in the art form and future of the profession.
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The Daily Cartoonist celebrates two decades of coverage.
Daily news and opinion for professional cartoonists since 2025
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The Daily Cartoonist @dailycartoonist.bsky.social · 1d

Sage advice from Liniers in yesterday's Macanudo. Trust us. It's worth following.

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

In the the age of Photoshop, kudos to Robb Armstrong for drawing multiple walls of lettered blocks in JumpStart without a single cut and paste.

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

Gil Thorpe story arc is bringing the trans athlete issue to the comics page. Kudos to @henrybarajas.bsky.social and ohhhaeee.bsky.social for not shying away from difficult themes like divorce, LGBTQ+ and mixed relationships in the comics.

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

Hägar the Horrible may have a new character. It's giving off... mane character energy.

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

Today's Luann includes a... wormhole? time tunnel? inter-dimensional portal? Either way strange things are afoot at the Circle-K (hit the ❤️if you get the reference).

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

Something you don't see very often on the comics page—The Lockhorns artist John Reiner used a grease pencil.

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

D.D. Degg's comic distractions & observations in handy thread form... 🧵👇
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Sundry Funnies Distractions

Forget that Friday the 13th comes on a Monday this month, there are other distractions. Like… John Reiner‘s use of a grease pencil on The Lockhorns was an unexpected and pleasant surprise. Speaking of...

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

Today's csotd.bsky.social "Cold as ICE" featuring anntelnaes.bsky.social, slyngstad.bsky.social, davewhamond.bsky.social, David Horsey, mwuerker.bsky.social, bagleycartoons.bsky.social, and Steve Breen.
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CSotD: Cold as ICE

An excellent piece by Telnaes that can be taken a couple of ways. Certainly, the brutality of the lawless attacks has damaged our freedom, but you can also take Liberty as a personification of the Ame...

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

Clay Jones Fundraiser – The AAEC have organized a GoFundMe account to help @claytoonz.bsky.social recover from his stroke with medical and rehab expenses. Plus a few words from Clay.
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Clay Jones Fundraiser – Update: A Few Words From Clay

The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists headed by Kevin Necessary and Jack Ohman have organized a GoFundMe page to help Clay Jones recover from his stroke with medical and rehab expenses. Cl...

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

The Bottorff ComicBacks Price Guide & Checklist 2025 Edition
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The Bottorff ComicBacks Price Guide & Checklist 2025 Edition

A wonderful and much needed comics information source is now available to the public at large! Years (decades) ago Ray Bottorff, Jr. began compiling a list of comic-related mass market paperbacks, for...

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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 2d

This is Trump's America

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Graham Annable @grickle.bsky.social · 2d

My NEW book! A collection of selected cartoons over the past few years! Bring it home to your library! ONLY at : gricklemart.com/third-twiste... #grickledoodle #book #humor #funny #horror #cartoon #art #drawing

An image of Graham Annable's latest book. Available at gricklemart.com

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

Today's csotd.bsky.social "Taking Humor Seriously" featuring: Arctic Circle, Arlo & Janis, Crabgrass, the Flying McCoys, Frazz, jonesycartoons3.bsky.social,, La Cucaracha, Pearls Before Swine, and the Buckets.
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CSotD: Taking Humor Seriously

This Arctic Circle came the day after we were remarking that the geese seem as off-schedule as everything else this year. We’re in an extreme drought, so the foliage has been disappointing and whether...

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

Sunday 'toon Round-up
* Lalo Alcaraz top 40 influencer
* Peter Arno inducted into Illustrator Hall of Fame
* Roz Chast speaks in Virginia
* Jason Chatfield’s Giant poster
* Nate Powell speaks
* Patrick McDonnell interviewed
* Joe Sacco latest book excerpt
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Cartoonist Carousel

With Lalo Alcaraz, Peter Arno and Michael Maslin, Roz Chast, Jason Chatfield, Nate Powell, Joe Sacco and Patrick McDonnell. Lalo Alcaraz is a Top 40 Feedspot lists the “Top 40 Socal Mexican Influencer...

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Kevin Necessary @knecessary.bsky.social · 3d

Cartoonist @claytoonz.bsky.social suffered a stroke a few days ago. His friends and colleagues have set up a GoFundMe to help Clay through his recovery. Please consider donating:

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Donate to Help cartoonist Clay Jones recover from a stroke, organized by Kevin Necessary

Clay Jones is probably the hardest working cartoonist in the biz, if … Kevin Necessary needs your support for Help cartoonist Clay Jones recover from a stroke

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

a man is sitting in front of a map of the world while holding a knife and saying diabetes .

ALT: a man is sitting in front of a map of the world while holding a knife and saying diabetes .

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

Congratulations to #HarveyAwards Hall of Famer Barbara Shermund (posthumously) www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

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

Congratulations to #HarveyAwards Hall of Famer Peter David (posthumously) www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

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

Congratulations to #HarveyAwards Hall of Famer John Byrne
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The Daily Cartoonist @dailycartoonist.bsky.social · 3d

Congratulations to #HarveyAwards Hall of Famer muttscomics.bsky.social
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The Daily Cartoonist @dailycartoonist.bsky.social · 3d

Congratulations to #HarveyAwards Hall of Famer Wendy & Richard Pini
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