comic museums & associations

King Features Syndicate
There might have been newspaper comics without William Randolph Hearst, but it's hard to imagine what they'd have been like. With Hearst's aggressive support, the "funnies" thrived through the tumultuous early years and evolved into one of this country's few indigenous art forms... Mutts is distributed by King Features. Read more about Mutts and other great comics here.

The National Cartoonists Society
The Primary Purposes Of The NCS Are: To advance the ideals and standards of professional cartooning in its many forms; to promote and foster a social, cultural and intellectual interchange among professional cartoonists of all types; to stimulate and encourage interest in and acceptance of the art of cartooning by aspiring cartoonists, students and the general public. Patrick is a Reuben award winner, the NCS' highest honor.

Schulz drew this picture of the dog pals in 1997 for the National Cartoonist Society’s Reuben Journal. PEANUTS © U.F.S.

Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center
The mission of the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center is to preserve, display, and interpret the art of Charles M. Schulz. The Museum will carry out this mission through exhibits and programming which: Illustrate the scope of Schulz's multifaceted career; Communicate the stories, inspirations and influences of Charles M. Schulz; Celebrate the life of Charles M. Schulz and the Peanuts characters; and Build understanding of cartoonists and cartoon art.

Cartoon Art Museum — San Francisco
A great museum in a great city, the Cartoon Art Museum promotes all forms of comic art.

Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library
The Cartoon Research Library's primary mission is to develop a comprehensive research collection of materials documenting American printed cartoon art (editorial cartoons, comic strips, comic books, graphic novels, sports cartoons, and magazine cartoons) and to provide access to these collections.

MoCCA
The purpose of the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art is for the collection, preservation, study, education, and display of comic and cartoon art; for every genre—animation, anime, cartoons, comic books, comic strips, gag cartoons, humorous illustration, illustration, political illustration, editorial cartoons, caricature, graphic novels, sports cartoons, and computer-generated art.

Daily Ink
Not getting enough for your comic fix? Daily Ink allows users to have dozens of daily strips from some of the most prestigious comic artists today delivered straight to their Inbox!

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