Disney to buy Marvel for $4 billion
The Walt Disney Co. said Monday it is acquiring Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock. Under…
August 2009
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Pittsburgh’s ToonSeum on the move
ToonSeum, a Pittsburgh museum devoted exclusively to the cartoon arts, is moving to a new location. One reason for the…
Stantis says good-bye to Birmingham
Scott Stantis, who begins September 1 as the Chicago Tribune’s staff editorial cartoonist, said good-bye as a member of The…
“World’s youngest professional cartoonist” pens new book
Alexa Kitchen, who is twelve years old, has a new book from Disney-Hyperion Books, “Grown-ups Are Dumb (No Offense).” She…
‘Speed Bump’ turns 15, celebrates with exhibit
Dave Coverly, author of “Speed Bump,” will have a special exhibit in his honor at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts…
THE JOURNAL NEWS KEEPS MATT DAVIES!
The Journal News, which had previously announced that it was cutting Matt Davies’ staff position, has reversed their decision and…
Aaron Taylor to be new TDC editor (temporarily)
Just a heads up, I will be handing over the reins of The Daily Cartoonist to my good friend Aaron…
News briefs for August 28, 2009
Books » The Aaugh Blog reports that The Complete Peanuts 1973-1974 (the 12th volume in the series) is shipping now….
Robinson awarded $5.2 million in plagiarizing case
Canadian cartoonist Claude Robinson has been awarded C$5.2 million in a 14-year legal battle over alleged plagiarized animated work. Cinar,…
Michael Jantz launches 100+ page comic art novel
Michael Jantze has announced that he is launching an online “100-plus page comic art novel” that will launch this fall…
Explanation of out outages
For the last couple of weeks, the traffic on TDC has been spiking and causing some above average processing power…
How cartoonists deal with Ted Kennedy’s death
Comics Reporter Tom Spurgeon writes: With the passing of Senator Ted Kennedy, you can expect to see the same dilemma…
Harvey Award voting deadline is tomorrow
Just a reminder for those wanting to vote in this year’s Harvey Award, that tomorrow at midnight is the deadline…
Malaysian government seizes cartoon magazine
Rob Tornoe spotted this story regarding the Malaysian government seizing the premiere issue of “Gedung Kartun” (translated: Cartoon Store) :…
Boston Globe posts Ted Kennedy cartoons
The Boston Globe has a slideshow of editorial cartoons of Senator Ted Kennedy going back to 1962. Over all 33…