John McPherson, creator of Close to Home will celebrate 15 years doing his single panel feature. After 5,000 comic panels, the ink well of ideas for some cartoonists might dry up, but not for McPherson. The key for “Close to Home’s” longevity is keeping things fresh. “I don’t have recurring characters or an ongoing storyline […]
Last weeks Comics Coast to Coast podcast featured Speed Bump creator Dave Coverly.Don’t forget to check out Dave’s Cartoonist’s Cartoonist profile and see which cartoonists he admires or influenced his work.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer editorial cartoonist Dave Horsey has a new book coming out entitled “Draw Quick, Shoot Straight.” The book is a collection of his cartoons from the last four years. Here’s Dave interviewing himself about the book: Horsey: Any cartoons about Bush? Horsey: Well, duh. (Snort of derision.) They take up pretty much half the […]
There is an interesting article in the L.A. Times regarding editorial cartooning during the Civil War era in U.S. history. A new book is coming out entitled “Lines of Contention” by J.G. Lewin and P.J. Huff. One of the most difficult preconceived beliefs to abandon is of Abraham Lincoln as a revered, even sacrosanct figure. […]
The National Post editorial cartoonist Gary Clement has been honored with a leadership award by the Ontario Teachers Association for his “contribution to the study of history and social sciences.” In addition to his editorial cartoons, Gary also does illustration for children’s books.Hat tip: E&P
Tom Richmond will be at a “mini-con” sponsored by the St. Louis chapter of the National Caricaturist Network on March 2-5, 2008. He’ll be the main speaker and will also be leading an inking workshop. The inking workshop, however, is a little different. While inking is mostly about cartooning and not about caricature, I thought […]
Atlanta Journal Constitution editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich was among eight international cartoonists that met on the campus of Emory University for a panel discussion entitled “Art of Controversy: Where to Draw the Line?” The panel included Palestine’s Baha Boukhari, Algeria’s Ali Dilem, New York’s Liza Donnelly, Turkey’s Piyale Madra, Israel’s Michel Kichka and Japan’s No-rio […]
Slate has posted a slideshow essay about Peanuts creator Charles Schulz. The slideshow is based on information found in David Michaelis’ book “Schulz and Peanuts.”
Syndicated editorial cartoonist Matt Bors attended Pacific University’s 25th annual Tom McCall Forum to hear former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton and Democratic Congressman Lee Hamilton (D-IN) debate on foreign policy. He wrote up a column and cartoon that was published in Campus Progress. So imagine my excitement earlier this month when I heard that Bolton […]
I wrote back in October that Brevity co-creators Rodd Perry and Guy Endore-Kaiser were going to be at a book signing at Borders. As part of a promotion of their upcoming calendar release, Border’s has posted a video of them walking through their creative process. It’s a funny video – lots of self-deprecating humor.
The Chicago Tribune has made two changes in their line-up. Starting this last Monday, they’ve added Bill Whitehead’s Free Range and Harry Bliss’ Bliss. To make room, they’ve dropped Dog Eat Doug and The Humble Stumble. Non Sequitur and Mister Boffo, which had previously ran as panels are now running as strips.UPDATED: The Tribune’s reader […]
An annual celebrity auction was held yesterday in Winnipeg Canada to raise funds for a local food bank. The annual Empty Bowls Dinner provides attendees a bread and soup dinner and a chance to bid on autographed bowls signed by Hollywood a-list celebrities, musicians, and cartoonists. Among the celebrity bowls included bowls signed by Family […]
Brainwaves creator Betsy Streeter recently spent time at the Center of Arts, Technology and Science (CATS) to teach kids about cartooning, teaching art and animation. The local ABC affiliate was there and aired the segment on their “The View from the Bay.“
The Cincinnati Enquirer has published a small interview with Mutts creator Patrick McDonnell about the origin of his feature. Q: Was (Mutts) difficult to create? A: The names were the tough part. For a long time, Earl was named Zero. I mentioned it to Charles Schulz, and he told me to name him after my […]
Over on the Atlantla Journal-Constitution’s web site, they’ve created a gallery of 12 of Mike Luckovich’s favorite editorial cartoons. Visitors are able to vote on each cartoon. The most popular one is a turkey, with axe in hand, ready to cut off the head of an Atlanta Falcon football player – clearly a favorite local […]