Paul Fell, Bob Hall speak at drawing workshop
A free drawing workshop held last Friday featured Paul Fell, a freelance editorial cartoonist, and and Bob Hall, a freelance cartoonist for DC and Marvel comics.
Posted on: February 13, 2006
Kathryn LeMieux, others, to participate in Schulz exhibit
Kathryn LeMieux, one of the six contributors to “Six Chix,” will participate in the current “Sugar and Spice: Little Girls in the Funnies” exhibit at the Charles M. Schulz Musueum. Author Trina Robbins will discuss the history of women cartoonists Saturday at the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, Calif. Her talk coincides with […]
Chip Bok on WCPN
From Chip Bok’s blog: I will be on WCPN 90.3 in Cleveland Monday Feb 13 at 9:00 to talk about you know who.
Curious George creator dies
Alan Shalleck, the creator of the Curious George books has been murdered. The story is more complicated and includes a sex club and other twisted facts.The life of a man who helped bring joy to children young and old was apparently snuffed out by two home invaders who simply wanted his jewelry and cash, but […]
2005 Lurie Award winners announced
I’m not seeing any official announcements, but this story from the Philippine Daily Inquirer mentions the three winners of the 2005 Ranan Lurie UN Award. The top winners of the 2005 Lurie Awards were Gerald Mayer Hofer of Austria, David Pope of Australia and Osamni Simanca of Brazil, who were awarded the first, second and […]
Mohammad Cartoon Overview
The Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists have reposted a story and graphic from AP News outlining the impact of the Mohammad cartoons. The graphic has timelines and nation by nation reaction.
Nick Anderson on O’Reilly Factor transcript
A transcript has been posted of the O’Reilly Factor in which Nick Anderson appears to discuss the Tom Tole’s cartoon.Well, I think that a cartoonist will occasionally use a very disturbing image to make a point. And I think you have to be a cartoonist has to be willing to accept the controversy if they […]
Signe Wilkinson on C-SPAN
Signe Wilkinson appeared on C-SPAN to discuss the Danish cartoon on the 7th. Streaming video is available.
Lucky Cow reinstated in St. Louis
Mark Pett‘s Lucky Cow returns to the St. Louis Post Dispatch. After a hiatus in the St. Louis Post Dispatch, Lucky Cow is back. More than 100 people wrote to the Post-Dispatch and expressed their disappointment when Lucky Cow was replaced by Calvin & Hobbes reruns and, after that, Dog Eat Doug. Lucky Cow by […]
Baldo creators to speak at comic symposium
Yesterday I posted a story about Lee Salem speaking at a comic symposium. Also attending that same symposium will be Hector Cantu and Carlos Castellanos, creators of Baldo.Hector Cantu and Carlos Castellanos, creators of Baldo (the most syndicated Latino comic strip in the country–over 200 newspapers). Strong literacy advocates (they wrote/illustrated a cartoon strip to […]
National Cartoon Museum to open in early 2007
The new National Cartoon Museum in New York City has announced their target date to open to the public. “Early 2007.”The National Cartoon Museum, which possesses one of the largest and most important collections of cartoon art in the world, will open in its new home in New York City?s Empire State Building in early […]
Lee Salem to speak at comic symposium
Lee Salem, editor and executive vice president of Universal Press will speak this April 6th at a comics symposium in Kirtland, OH.Salem will be the keynote speaker at the Third Annual Lakeland Community College Comics Symposium, to be held April 6 in Kirtland, Ohio. Salem?s remarks will address the history and present of ethnic diversity […]
A not so flattering portrayal of Aaron McGruder
FrontPage Magazine has written a story about Aaron McGruder and how the comic feature “Boondocks” was created and how it became a television show. Along the way, it delves into Aaron’s politics and social views. McGruder likes being offensive. He comes billed ? in large part by himself ? as the angriest black man in […]
Patrick McDonnell to be a special guest at NYC Comic-con
I’ve mentioned this earlier, but now the news has been posted on Patrick McDonnell’s web site that he’ll be a special guyst at the NYC Comic-con.Patrick McDonnell will be a special guest at the first annual New York City Comic-con, premiering for the first time February 24-26, 2006. Patrick will be participating in a special […]
Daryl Cagle writes commentary piece on Mohammad cartoons
The Statesman Journal (Salem, OR) has run a commentary by Daryl Cagle on the topic of the Danish cartoons.The overblown reaction in Muslim countries to the blasphemy of the cartoons is what the story has become, as streets filled with violent protestors demand that the infidels in other countries respect a Muslim taboo. Clearly there […]