Posted on: August 15, 2007

There is an extensive review of R. C. Harvey’s Milton Caniff biography over on Eddie Campbell’s site

In an interview with Chris Mautner, Lynn Johnston reveals that her initial plan of a clean transition from her current For Better of For Worse format into the new hybrid is going to take more time to wrap up current story lines. Expect to see the hybrid format in your paper’s next month, but the […]

The Times (Shreveport, LA) is playing, “The Cartoon Island” in which readers get to bump off two of the least favorite comics. Candidates to be voted off include: Mary Worth, Sally Forth, Beetle Bailey, Marvin, Hagar, For Better or Worse, and Curtis. On the list of possible new comics include: Cafe Con Leche, Dog Eat […]

The AAEC’s web site has posted notice that two editorial cartoon contest’s deadlines are approaching. Those wanting to enter the U.N.’s Ranan Lurie Political Cartoon Award need to do so before October 1, 2007.The National Press Foundation’s Berryman Award deadline is October 5, 2007.Best of luck to all entrants.

King Features will be launching a new comic on August 27. The new feature, Arctic Circle by Alex Hallatt, is a bout a trio of penguins who emigrate from Antarctica to the Arctic. The strip centers on the friendship between three charismatic penguins, Oscar, Ed and Gordo, who move to the North Pole to escape […]

Dilbert creator, Scott Adams, has posted his second piece of advice to Scott Meyer’s feature (see earlier post for background). Today’s post topic is on creating a reader recognized reoccurring theme. When Dilbert was new, a computer publication approached United Media to reprint all of my computer-themed Dilbert strips in their magazine. The deal was […]

Mike Rhode notes that a recent Tom Toles cartoon generated two compaints to the Washington Post. See the cartoon, and the letters.

Mike Witmer, creator of 44 Union Avenue, writes in to say that he has decided to pull the plug on the feature that he’s worked on for over 3 years. Mike cites lack of syndicate interest as the primary reason to move on. And speaking of moving on, he’s created a new feature called Pinkerton […]

The Durham News writes up a piece about their own editorial cartoonist, Dennis DraughonHat Tip: Dirk Deppey

Andy Marlette, Doug Marlette’s nephew has a write up in the Pensacola News Journal that reviews his controversies that he’s stirred in his young college career.

With Triple Take coming to an end, Scott Nickel has many more comics up his sleeve. His and Hers runs Monday, Wednesday and Friday’s on GoComics.com and he’s got another one that will launch on GoComics on Monday called Go Team Bob.

More editorial cartoonist are joining the blogosphere. J.D. Crowe of The Mobile Register launched his blog recently as did Drew Sheneman of the Newark Star-Ledger.I’ve updated the list on the right side of this page. If you’re an editorial cartoonist with a blog and you’re not listed, please email me and I’ll get you linked!

Scott Nickel, the artist behind Triple Take announced on his blog that the feature he shares with Todd Clark will end on August 26tH. According to Scott, King Features pulled the plug. The strip was probably doomed from the start. It was too gimmicky and Iâ??m sure the multiple punch lines from a single character […]

This year’s Golden Spike Award went to Nate Beeler, editorial cartoonist for the Washington Examiner. The Golden Spike is an award given out during the annual AAEC convention to recognize a worthy cartoon that was rejected by an otherwise timid editor. Over on Daryl Cagle’s blog, he’s posted a copy of the toon – which […]

Norm Feuti, the creator of Retail, has launched a web site and blog of his own. A while back he launched a blog called Cooper’s Retail Blog which is written in the voice of his character, Cooper. With his own blog, Norm is free to blog in his own voice. Looks like he started it […]