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Chad Carpenter named Cartoonist Laureate
Last February I reported that one Alaska legislator was hoping to name Tundra creator Chad Carpenter Alaska’s Cartoon Laureate (”like a poet laureate, but funny and easy to understand”). Today, Chad was officially recognized Alaska’s Cartoon Laureate for 2008.
Representative Wes Keller pushed for the citation saying, “Chad is one of my most famous constituents. [...]
Posted on: Aug 29, 2008, Section: Awards, Comic strips, Comments: 0 Comments
Post picks Little Dog Lost; 64% polled like FBOFW
As reported yesterday, the Washington Post has opted to drop For Better or For Worse - at least for print. It will keep it online. Starting Monday, the Post will run Little Dog Lost in the FBOFW slot.
E&P has been watching an online poll conducted on the Post’s web site that reports that 64% [...]
Posted on: Aug 29, 2008, Section: Comic strips, Comments: 1 Comment
Mort Walker interviews on Comicology TV
Comicology.tv has posted an interview with Beetle Bailey creator Mort Walker on the topic of “Early Artistry.” The original episode aired last year. Parts 2 and 3 will be posted later this year.
Posted on: Aug 28, 2008, Section: Comic history, Comic strips, Interviews, Comments: 0 Comments
Wash Post looks at both sides of FBoFW; drops it
The Washington Post ran two opposing views of Lynn Johnston’s For Better or For Worse comic strip. Mike Cavna writes a lengthy, but excellent article on Lynn’s career and accomplishments and Hank Stuever writes a piece entitled “Something for Everyone to Hate” which sums up his opinion.
Mike Rhode notices that at the end of Mike’s [...]
Posted on: Aug 28, 2008, Section: Comic strips, Comments: 1 Comment
Features replacing For Better or For Worse
I’ll be out of town this weekend when many of the announcements are made regarding which papers are dropping For Better or For Worse and which features are taking its place. In an effort to document all the changes, I propose that we use the comments section as a central location to document the changes. [...]
Posted on: Aug 28, 2008, Section: Comic strips, Comments: 8 Comments
Paper starting to announce plans for FBOFW slot
I’m expecting a surge of announcements this weekend as papers announce changes on their comics pages. While I predict Lynn Johnston is going to keep the lion-share of the For Better or For Worse slots, there will be editors who take this opportunity to look at the “portfolio” and make a change. Already we’ve got [...]
Posted on: Aug 28, 2008, Section: Comic strips, Comments: 0 Comments
Mr. Media interviews Scott, Borgman, Kirkman
Bob Andelman recently interviewed Baby Blues creators Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman and Zits creators Jim Borgman and Jerry Scott. Topics discussed include raising their own kids, what they’d think if their kids wanted to become a cartoonist, collaborating with each other, side projects (or avoidance of), feature optioning, and coming up with the character’s [...]
Posted on: Aug 27, 2008, Section: Comic strips, Editorial cartooning, Interviews, Comments: 0 Comments
News Briefs for August 26, 2008
» African cartoonist Jeremy Nell has been nominated for the Most Outstanding Cartoon in the South African Comedy Awards 2008.
» One of the two Tunisians arrested on charges of allegedly planning to kill Kurt Westergaard has voluntarily left the country. I guess that will show him not to plot to kill cartoonists.
» Chuckle Bros. co-creator [...]
Posted on: Aug 26, 2008, Section: Comic strips, International, web comics, Comments: 0 Comments
Comic page changes for the week
The newspaper market is ever changing these days. E&P is reporting that two papers in Texas have shrunk their comic selections down to one page. The Mineral Wells Index dropped Alley Oop, Soup to Nutz, Big Nate, Over the Hedge, and Monty. The Weatherford Democrat dropped Over the Hedge, Sam & Silo, and Monty. Both [...]
Posted on: Aug 26, 2008, Section: Comic strips, Comments: 0 Comments
Creators to launch “The Barn” in October
Creators Syndicate will launch a new comic strip on October 27 entitled The Barn by Ralph Hagen. Ralph has been drawing professionally for over 30 years. He was the editorial cartoonist for two papers in Stony Plain, Alberta for 16 years and has been featured in The Saturday Evening Post, Reader’s Digest and has done [...]
Posted on: Aug 26, 2008, Section: Comic strips, New Launches, Comments: 3 Comments
Michael Jantze launches new Audio Comics feature
The Norm creator Michael Jantze has launched a new feature called “Audio Comics.” According to the Director of Animation at the Jantze Studio, Kelly McNutt, the emphasis of this new feature is the performance of the strip.
Michael has named them Audio Comics™ because the emphasis is on the performance of the strip; using motion not [...]
Posted on: Aug 25, 2008, Section: Animation, Comic strips, Comments: 3 Comments
Mr. Media to interview Scott, Borgman, Kirkman
Bob Andelman (AKA Mr. Media) will be conducting a live interview with Jerry Scott, Jim Borgman and Rick Kirkman on Tuesday August 26th at 4 p.m. EST. The show is live and listeners can call in or participate via a webchat. See Bob’s Talkshoe site for details.
Posted on: Aug 21, 2008, Section: Comic strips, Interviews, Comments: 0 Comments
News Briefs for August 21, 2008
» Dan Piraro will be doing more stand up comedy in California on September 10, 11.
» Dilbert creator Scott Adams was featured on ABC’s Medical Mysteries last Tuesday night. See my earlier article on his speech disorder that was featured on TV.
» Zippy the Pinhead fans in Baltimore are working hard to get Bill Griffith’s [...]
Posted on: Aug 21, 2008, Section: Comic strips, Comments: 0 Comments
New-runs, re-runs, half truths and market speak
Universal Press is apparently working hard to get the word out to editors regarding the For Better or For Worse transition from new material to “new-runs” material. After last years transition to the “hybrid” that left both editors and readers scratching their heads, they have good reason to make sure everyone is prepared. Not to [...]
Posted on: Aug 19, 2008, Section: Comic strips, Comments: 54 Comments
News Briefs for August 19, 2008
» Editorial cartoon Yahtzees are embarrassing when we navel gazers spot them, but when the general public can point them out, it doesn’t make the profession look that great.
» Comics Reporter Tom Spurgeon wrote an insightful write up on the current status of the American comic strip.
» John Hambrock has posted an early (1992) comic [...]
Posted on: Aug 19, 2008, Section: Comic strips, Editorial cartooning, Comments: 3 Comments
