Daddy Daze

I’m still trying to process the 80th Annual Reuben Awards. For three days in Columbus, Ohio; cartoonists, illustrators, wirters, animators, editors, and fans came together to celebrate the people who make this art from so special. The National Cartoonists Society was founding in 1946, and there was something really meaningful about marking 80 years in a city with such a deep connection to cartooning history. Columbus was an amazing host. Between the National Cartoonists Society conference, the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, and the energy around Cartoon Crossroads Columbus, the whole weekend felt like a love letter to the craft. And honestly, I felt like a kid in the candy store! Working with King Features means I get to be around some truly legendary creators, but imposter syndrome definitely creeps in sometimes. Then you find yourself standing in a room with cartoonists whose work you’ve admired for years, talking shop, sharing a laugh, or watching them draw for a crowd, and it all becomes altogether rewarding. King Features was proud to be represented by an incredible group of nominees: Ricardo Siri, better known as Liniers (Macanudo), Ricardo Martinez (Goomer), […]

For Father’s Day, we did something a little different on Inside the Kingdom. Instead of sitting down with one cartoonist or creator, I gathered a few of our King Features editors for a roundtable about dads, father figures, family strips, and the comics that shaped how we think about all of it. That sounds more formal than it was. Really, it was a group of people who spend their days reading, editing, thinking about, and caring for comics, talking about the funny-page dads who stuck with us. The ones we grew up reading. The ones who remind us of our own families. The ones who are trying their best, even when their best involves a bad joke, a nap, a sandwich, or an absolutely doomed attempt to understand their kids. And that became the heart of the conversation: comics are really good at showing dads in small, specific, human moments. Not perfect dads. Not grand speeches. Not the polished version of fatherhood that only exists in commercials where everyone is wearing linen and the grill somehow works. Comic strip dads are funnier than that. Messier than that. More familiar than […]

Hi, all! I hope you are recovering from your Thanksgiving feasts if you celebrate! Today, Saturday, November 26, is a very important day for comics history: the 100th birthday of Charles “Sparky” Schulz, the creator of Peanuts, one of the most beloved comic strips of all time. Usually, we only post about birthdays related to King Features comics, but Mr. Schulz was such an inspiration and good friend to so many of our cartoonists and had so much influence on the direction of not just comics but pop culture in the 20th century that we wanted to celebrate his legacy. Patrick McDonnell, the creator of MUTTS, spearheaded this project in collaboration with the Charles M. Schulz Museum to celebrate this special birthday! As you look around Comics Kingdom today, you will see many of cartoonists have contributed to this celebration by honoring Mr. Schulz in their comic strips. Here is a collection where you can see them all together! Todd the Dinoaur by Patrick Roberts Crankshaft by Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis Rhymes With Orange by Hilary Price & Rina PIccolo The Lockhorns by Bunny Hoest and John Reiner Daddy […]

My kid (the inspiration for Angus) drew the drop panel for today’s Sunday comic. ‪See the whole thing here:‬ daddydazecomic.com (‪Drop panels are put left of the strip if the layout needs it.) ‬

My kid (the inspiration for Angus) drew the drop panel for today’s Sunday comic. ‪See the whole thing here:‬ daddydazecomic.com (‪Drop panels are put left of the strip if the layout needs it.)

My kid (the inspiration for Angus) drew the drop panel for today’s Sunday comic. ‪See the whole thing here:‬ daddydazecomic.com (‪Drop panels are put left of the strip if the layout needs it.) ‬

My kid (the inspiration for Angus) drew the drop panel for today’s Sunday comic. See the whole thing here: daddydazecomic.com (Drop panels are put left of the strip if the layout needs it.) 

My kid (the inspiration for Angus) drew the drop panel for today’s Sunday comic. See the whole thing here: daddydazecomic.com (Drop panels are put left of the strip if the layout needs it.) 

My kid (the inspiration for Angus) drew the drop panel for today’s Sunday comic. See the whole thing here: daddydazecomic.com (Drop panels are put left of the strip if the layout needs it.) 

Friday has arrived! Let’s celebrate by taking a look at some of our editorial staff’s top comics of the week.   1) Barney Google & Snuffy Smith April 5, 2021 This week, Mary Worth visited Snuffy Smith!   2) Daddy Daze April 6, 2021 Paul needs more adult friends.   3) Baby Blues April 7, 2021 We all remember our first tattoos…   4) Bizarro April 8, 2021 Who’s the good hubby?   5) The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee April 9, 2021 Admit it, this has happened to every single one of us at least once.