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Tuesday, October 6, 2026
The New Yorker covers: August 10, 2026
Over the years, there have been many magazines whose covers have featured the work of highly talented artists and illustrators. But probably no magazine has had more varied and memorable covers, over a longer period of time, than The New Yorker, which was founded in 1925.
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| Eric Drooker "Outside Art" |
And now, a few words from . . . Charles Barkley
The only difference between a good shot and a bad one is if it goes in or not.
Today in the history of the American comic strip: October 6
American
cartoonists and writers may not have invented the comic strip, but some
argue that the comics, as we know them today, are an American creation.
Clearly, the United States has played an outsize role in the
development of this underappreciated art form.
10.6.1929: Launched in 1922 as a daily strip, Fritzi Ritz expands to include a Sunday feature as well. The comic later evolved into Nancy, after Fritzi's niece assumed center stage.
10.6.2009: The Library of American Comics releases Bloom County: The Complete Library, Vol. 1: 1980-1982, the first of five volumes reprinting the entire run of Berkeley Breathed’s strip.
10.6.2009: The Library of American Comics releases Bloom County: The Complete Library, Vol. 1: 1980-1982, the first of five volumes reprinting the entire run of Berkeley Breathed’s strip.
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| Fritzi Ritz |
Most of the information listed here from one day to the next comes from two online sites -- Wikipedia, and Don Markstein's Toonopedia -- as well as 100 Years of American Newspaper Comics, edited by Maurice Horn. Note that my focus is on American newspaper comic strips (and the occasional foreign strip that gained popularity in the United States). Thus, comic books and exclusively online comics are not included here.
Monday, October 5, 2026
The New Yorker covers: October 17, 2011
Over the years, there have been many magazines whose covers have featured the work of highly talented artists and illustrators. But probably no magazine has had more varied and memorable covers, over a longer period of time, than The New Yorker, which was founded in 1925.
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| Barry Blitt "The Book of Life" |
And now, a few words from . . . W. H. Davies
Now shall I walk / Or shall I ride? / “Ride,” Pleasure said; / “Walk,” Joy replied.
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