Why the Journal Sentinel laid off Stuart Carlson
Milwaukee magazine has tried to explain why the Journal Sentinel let go of its cartoonist Stuart Carlson who took a…
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Political cartooning during an election year
ComicsDC blogger Mike Rhode has a wrap-up of last week’s presentation of cartoonists at the Writer’s Center in D.C. Presenting…
Comic page changes for last two weeks
With Opus heading into the sunset, some papers are starting to announce their replacement choices. You can see my earlier…
News Briefs for October 24, 2008
» Comic Book Resources continues highlighting historical editorial cartoonists: Homer Davenport and John “HB” Doyle » Salt Lake Tribune’s Pat…
MAD About Movies collection to be released
Tom Richmond, a MAD magazine cartoonist, has announced on his blog that MAD magazine will issue a new collection of…
Crowds protest John Cole cartoon
A John Cole editorial cartoon that ran on October 4th depicting a local Scranton, Pa. Catholic Bishop as part-elephant (symbol…
News Briefs for October 23, 2008
» La Prensa, an Ohio latino publication, writes about Hector D. Cantu and Carlos Castellanos efforts to use their comic…
Bill Leak recovering from head injury
Award winning Australian cartoonist Bill Leak, who had to have two brain surgeries after a fall, has reportedly awaken from…
The Garry Trudeau news roundup
Berkeley Breathed isn’t the only reclusive cartoonist whose out and about, Doonesbury’s Garry Trudeau has been in the news lately….
The Berkeley Breathed news roundup
The normally reclusive cartoonist (except when he has a book out) has made some appearances and given some interviews. The…
Hilary Price launches new Rhymes with Orange site
Rhymes with Orange creator Hilary Price has launched a new web site to showcase her comic feature. She told Dave…
Charlos Gary resurrects Diss ‘N’ That
Charlos Gary, creator of Working it Out and Cafe Con Leche, is planning on bringing back Diss N That two…
Edison Lee delves into election story-line
John Hambrock, creator of The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee, has steered his comic into a two-week story-line about this…
Webcomics Weekly News Roundup October 22, 2008
» The WebComic Reader Choice Awards were announced. Read the press release or visit Comixtalk for a nicely formatted list…
Dave Astor laid off from Editor and Publisher
Dave Astor, the senior editor at Editor and Publisher who covered syndication news, has been laid off in a cost-cutting…