Chiaroscuro ,  ( / k i ˌ ɑː r ə ˈ s k jʊər oʊ / )  the art term so  unspellable that I'm forced to copy & paste it, means light-dar...

NEW DESIGNS IN THOMPSONIANA IT'S A  POSTER! ALMOST 2000 READERS ADMIRED THIS CARTOON THANKS TO THE SHARP EYES AND IMPECCABLE TA...

Sometimes I feel like I'm shaking these out of my sleeves, like Harpo Marx does with silverware.  These  are either too local or too ...

My older daughter, Emma. just left for her sophomore year at VCU. She has an apartment this year and couldn't wait to leave, which is un...

HERE ARE SOME NEW IMAGES AVAILABLE TO THE DISCRIMINATING CONSUMER FROM   THOMPSONIANA , YOUR FINE CARTOON BOUTIQUE. This 20- step...

I'm currently sitting at a table in my old friend Bono Mitchell's family Chesapeake Bay house, on Kent island, you cross the B...

If you will direct your attention to the lower right for a moment, you'll notice, amidst the tangle of links, a link to something calle...

Candide is almost too illustratable. I used to know what I'm talking about, I knew the book inside-out (no great accomplishment, it...

My old friend John Montrie, who commissioned this for a proposed card game years ago, just lost his wife Paula. I came across the image whil...

The auction of the three Pearls Before Swine strips, a collaboration between Stephan Pastis & Bill Watterson, brings in $74,090, with He...

Here are a few Almanacs that, because it was a local, DC strip or for one reason or another was too outdated, have not been seen since their...

The Watterson / Pastis auction of artwork for Team Cul de Sac is almost at $30,000 combined for the three comic strips. Only three days ...

The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum reports that on the last day of exhibition the combined Watterson/Thompson show broke the ...

As all things must end, the OSU Billy Ireland show is coming down on August 3rd, after 6 months and almost 4 million  sets of eyeballs.  Th...

Will there be updates as more cards become available? Like this new one?

THOMPSONIANA GREETINGS Are you tired of greeting cards that are too thoughtful? That announce their sensitivity trght from the get-go, ...