Akron Beacon Journal lays off 40; Chip Bok not one of them

The Akron Beacon Journal has announced that it will cut 25% of its staff – approximately 40 people to “align costs with revenues.”  Chip Bok, their editorial cartoonist, says he’s not one of them, but two other artists will be losing their jobs.  One such artist is Rick Steinhauser who has expressed interest in inking cartoons. If you’re aware of any opportunities contact Chip through his blog.

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Phil Frank’s Farley web site launched

For those who are not familiar with Farley, here is the wikipedia entry for the feature and artist:Farley is a American comic strip written and drawn by Phil Frank, appearing daily (except Saturday) in the San Francisco Chronicle.  The strip originally began in 1975 as Travels With Farley, a nationally syndicated strip, but missing the “timeliness and joy of doing local politics” and dissatified with the four-to-six week lead time required of syndication, switched to working exclusive for the Chronicle, enabling him to quickly mine local events — usually overnight — for his satire.Phil collaborates on The Elderberries with Joe Troise.

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