Berkeley Breathed was on NPR this morning to explain why he is ending Opus. For good. He’s my quick transcript of what he said about the end.“I’ll be leaving Opus in a way that it should be very clear that this time there is no way going back home. I don’t think about myself as […]
Chad Carpenter’s self syndicated comic Tundra is now in stores on greeting cards. The first batch of eight different Tundra greeting cards are birthday cards with more due out in November featuring “snowman” and Christmas. Another line of Father’s Day cards is also planned for release. The cards are printed and distributed through Recycled Paper […]
This week The Daily Cartoonist celebrates its third birthday. The community around the blog continues to grow. Off the top of my head, the second year events that will be remembered are: the wholesale loss of America’s great talent of editorial cartoonists, the rocky launch of the “hybrid” and smoother transition into the For Better […]
This week The Daily Cartoonist turns three years old (insert joke here about the terrible twos). If you’re new to this community or you’ve been a frequent visitor for a while, you know this blog has grown and matured into a respectable news source.I dare not even begin to calculate the hours I’ve invested into […]
The good news is that Mike Peters isn’t retiring as the editorial cartoonist for The Dayton Daily News, but the sad news for those who appreciate his editorial work, he’s reducing his workload from four to five cartoons a week to two or three. The Pulitzer Prize editorial cartoonist and creator of Mother Goose and […]
» Stacy Curtis‘ book that he illustrated, “The 7 Habits for Happy Kids” debuted on the New York Times Best Seller List at #4» The News and Observer has written a Q&A about the most oft asked questions regarding its line-up and comics in general.» Comic Book Resources continues to look at historical editorial cartooning. […]
Washington Post Writers Group has announced that Berkeley Breathed’s Opus will end syndication on November 2. According to the press release, Berkeley has vowed that this end is for good. “With the crisis in Wall Street and Washington, I’m suspending my comic strip to assist the nation. The best way I can help is to […]
Ted Dawson (artist) and Max Weaver (writer) are offering a new comic to newspapers for free. The new comic, entitled Grubbs, is about an imaginative eight-year old boy, his imaginary friend Tyler and their exploits to torment his older siblings. The feature is offered for both daily and Sundays. The two plan on releasing comic […]
Scott Hilburn’s The Argyle Sweater now has a new line of greeting cards through Recycled Paper Greetings. The cards are mostly birthday cards and will be sold nation-wide. In related news, Borders has extended their deal with Andrews McMeel to expand the calendar rights into 2010. The 2009 calendar is one of Borders top calendar […]
Daryl Cagle is reporting that Sandy Huffaker and M.e. Cohen are retiring from editorial cartooning. Sandy was a staff cartoonist and then transitioned into a career of illustration before being pulled back into editorial cartooning during the Bush administration. With Bush’s term nearly over and his speculation that Obama will win the election, Sandy is […]
I received an email last night saying that the House of Representatives was set to pass the Orphan Works Act. Not able to corroborate the announcement (that cited the Illustrators’ Partnership’s “DC Sources”) with the docket on the House of Reps web site, I opted not to post the news. The bill did not go […]
» Mike Cavna interviews Ted Rall.» Express Night Out interviews Tom Tomorrow.» Ray Billingsley’s Curtis comic is now 20 years old.» Kevin Kallaugher will be at the Newseum on October 25th.» Rhymes with Orange creator Hilary Price will be at the San Francisco Cartoon Art Museum on October 23rd.» The Swann Foundation is now accepting […]
» The ToonSeum in Pittsburg PA will exhibit the art of Mother Goose and Grimm creator and editorial cartoonist Mike Peters. The exhibit begins October 17 and runs through January 4. » The ToonSeum is also holding a panel discussion on October 18 featuring Mike Peters, Ann Telnaes and Rob Rogers on the topic of […]
Zippy the Pinhead creator Bill Griffith was interviewed by the Hartford Courant about the online business side of his comic strip. According to the article, the sales of Zippy memorabilia and accessories on zippythepinhead.com has grown from one third to half of his income. The article also talks about some of the products and services […]
As announced earlier, Chip Bok, Jeff Keane, Rick Kirkman, Mike Peters, Mike Luchovich, Walt Handlesman, Stephan Pastis, and Tom Richmond are visiting wounded troops in Washington D.C. and Germany. Stars and Stripes has a write up of their visit to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany.The trip is sponsored by The National Cartoonists Society […]