(Not) Home for the Holidays: Milton Caniff’s Christmas Strips

Dec 10,2018 - by 0

Editor’s note: The following article was originally published in the Henderson (N.C.) Daily Dispatch. By David Irvine Comic strips aren’t always funny—sometimes they… more »

The Christmas Card Art of Johnny Hart

Dec 09,2018 - by 0

Johnny Hart was the epitome of a peripatetic talent. Apart from his groundbreaking work on B.C. and the Wizard of Id, Hart dipped… more »

Ho-Ho-Hogan! (Deluxe 2017 Edition)

Dec 09,2018 - by 0

We are pleased to offer our annual Christmas goodies to Hogan’s Alley readers, this year in four parts! First up, the complete sequence… more »

Roy to the World: The Christmas Card Art of Roy Doty

Dec 07,2018 - by 0

We are proud to present a collection of the Christmas card art of the late and very great Roy Doty. Doty, who had… more »

A Cavalcade of Cartoonists’ Christmas Cards

Dec 06,2018 - by 0

Cartoonists don’t limit their expression to their published work, as the cards below demonstrate. Largely taken from the fabled collection of Hogan’s Alley… more »

Merry Christmas from Hogan’s Alley!

Dec 05,2018 - by 0

We are pleased to offer our annual Christmas goodies to Hogan’s Alley readers: the complete sequence from NEA’s 1939 holiday package, followed by… more »

Philly Fan-Addicts: The 2018 Reuben Awards Weekend

Jul 11,2018 - by 0

The glitz! The glamour! The chilling sight of alcohol-based life forms poured into tuxedos! As we do each year, we present our photo… more »

Who Will Win? Our Reuben Awards Predictions!

May 21,2018 - by 0

It’s almost time for cartoonists from around the country to convene at the annual meeting of the National Cartoonists Society. To be held… more »

All in the Family: A Cartooning Roundtable

Dec 25,2017 - by 0

Just like any other creative industry, cartooning has always had dynasties. Tom Heintjes talks to four creators who followed their cartoonist forebears into… more »

Clash of the Titans: An Interview with the Author of “Slugfest”

Dec 18,2017 - by 0

In an era when our society is riven by acrimonious and seemingly intractable divisions, we’ve become nostalgic for a more carefree societal division:… more »

The Importance of Being Ernie: An Interview with the Authors of “How to Read Nancy”

Dec 04,2017 - by 0

You say you’ve read Nancy for years and that you’ve given the strip all the thought it merits (however much you feel that… more »

A Penny for Your Thoughts: A Look at Harry Haenigsen’s “Penny”

Oct 13,2017 - by 0

One of the archetypal teenager comic strips during the heyday of sock hops and malt shops, Penny was a reflection of its times… more »

The View from On High: Dudley Fisher’s “Right Around Home”

Oct 03,2017 - by 1

In Right Around Home, readers enjoyed a bird’s-eye view of a fictional all-American neighborhood, an innovative narrative point of view that distinguished the… more »

Fritzi Ritz Before Bushmiller: She’s Come a Long Way, Baby!

Sep 22,2017 - by 0

Who created Nancy? You’re unlikely to stump any reasonably knowledgeable comics fan with that question. (If you don’t know that the response to… more »

Presarvin’ Freedom: Al Capp, Treasury Man

Sep 22,2017 - by 0

Unable to serve in the military, Al Capp spearheaded cartoonists’ effort to raise money to fight World War II. Jay Maeder explores their… more »

Four of a Kind: A Cartooning Roundtable

Aug 25,2017 - by 0

Editor’s note: This interview was originally published in Hogan’s Alley #13. Though the dimensions of a comic-strip artist’s work has diminished over the… more »

Everybody’s Friend: Remembering Stan Lee and Dan DeCarlo’s “My Friend Irma”

Aug 23,2017 - by 0

You’re not familiar with Irma Peterson? In the ’50s, she was Queen of All Media. Andrew Pepoy examines her comic strip incarnation (Note:… more »

Funny Business: The Rise and Fall of Johnstone and Cushing

Aug 11,2017 - by 0

Dik Browne ran through the lobby shrieking, his bloody shirt tattered and flapping in his wake. Al Stenzel, art director at Johnstone and… more »

The Johnny Hart Interview

Jul 27,2017 - by 0

Note: This interview was originally published in Hogan’s Alley #2, 1995. Johnny Hart is the most self-effacing of geniuses. He is the quiet… more »

Westward Ho! The 2017 Reuben Awards Weekend in Pictures

Jun 29,2017 - by 0

In late May, members of the National Cartoonists Society convened in Portland, Oregon, for the organization’s annual meeting. Awards were given, old friendships… more »

The Deadliest Ads Alive!

Jun 20,2017 - by 0

With the world grown smaller and the Far East drawn so near, it’s hard to imagine a time when martial arts had an… more »

Alex Raymond’s Last Ride

Jun 19,2017 - by 0

Stan Drake talks about surviving the fatal car wreck that took Alex Raymond’s life—was it an accident or suicide? By Arlen Schumer The… more »

The Goodbye Girl: The Cathy Guisewite Interview

Jun 07,2017 - by 0

The comics page wasn’t home to many distinctly female voices in 1976, when Cathy Guisewite’s eponymous strip made its debut. But for the… more »

Who Will Win? Our Fearless Reuben Awards Predictions for 2017!

May 22,2017 - by 0

One weekend each year, cartoonists from across the country (and some from around the world) convene for the National Cartoonists Society’s annual meeting… more »

Web Extras: Hogan’s Alley #21

Apr 19,2017 - by 0

No matter how many pages an issue of Hogan’s Alley has, it’s never enough! We wanted to share some content that we either… more »

Reigning Cat and Dog: An Interview with MUTTS Creator Patrick McDonnell

Jan 20,2017 - by 0

Editor’s note: This interview originally appeared in Hogan’s Alley #20. By the time most successful comic strips have turned 20 years old, their… more »

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(Not) Home for the Holidays: Milton Caniff’s Christmas Strips

Dec 10,2018 - by 0

Editor’s note: The following article was originally published in the Henderson (N.C.) Daily Dispatch. By David Irvine Comic strips aren’t always funny—sometimes they… more »

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The Christmas Card Art of Johnny Hart

Dec 09,2018 - by 0

Johnny Hart was the epitome of a peripatetic talent. Apart from his groundbreaking work on B.C. and the Wizard of Id, Hart dipped… more »

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Ho-Ho-Hogan! (Deluxe 2017 Edition)

Dec 09,2018 - by 0

We are pleased to offer our annual Christmas goodies to Hogan’s Alley readers, this year in four parts! First up, the complete sequence… more »

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Roy to the World: The Christmas Card Art of Roy Doty

Dec 07,2018 - by 0

We are proud to present a collection of the Christmas card art of the late and very great Roy Doty. Doty, who had… more »

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A Cavalcade of Cartoonists’ Christmas Cards

Dec 06,2018 - by 0

Cartoonists don’t limit their expression to their published work, as the cards below demonstrate. Largely taken from the fabled collection of Hogan’s Alley… more »

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Merry Christmas from Hogan’s Alley!

Dec 05,2018 - by 0

We are pleased to offer our annual Christmas goodies to Hogan’s Alley readers: the complete sequence from NEA’s 1939 holiday package, followed by… more »

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Philly Fan-Addicts: The 2018 Reuben Awards Weekend

Jul 11,2018 - by 0

The glitz! The glamour! The chilling sight of alcohol-based life forms poured into tuxedos! As we do each year, we present our photo… more »

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Who Will Win? Our Reuben Awards Predictions!

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It’s almost time for cartoonists from around the country to convene at the annual meeting of the National Cartoonists Society. To be held… more »

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Mondo Bizarro: The Dan Piraro Interview

Dec 25,2017 - by 0

In today’s culture, nothing breeds imitators like success: The Osbournes begat The Anna Nicole Show, Nirvana spawned a flannel-clad host of grunge bands,… more »

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Dale Hale and the “Peanuts” Comic Book: The Interview

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Peanuts had a distinguished run as a comic book, and Charles Schulz had some exceptional assistance in producing it. Nat Gertler talks to… more »

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