» I noticed yesterday that my local paper The Salt Lake Tribune has picked up Fort Knox. » The Southern Alberta Newspapers Group has changed their line up. New dailies includes: Chuckle Bros, Bizarro, Between Friends and Zits. On their color Sundays: The Barn, Between Friends and Daddyâ??s Home.» Not a change, but a report […]
Happy birthday to my big sister, Laralee. She tells me that she visits the blog often, even though she’s not familiar with the comic industry. She’s always been very supportive of anything I undertake, which I’ve always appreciated. I won’t embarrass her by mentioning her age in public – only so that I don’t have […]
For those who wondered if R. Crumb could illustrate the first book of the Old Testament without adding anything blasphemous, USA Today writes that the “The Book of Genesis Illustrated” was treated as straight illustration work and not a commentary. R. Crumb’s book is released today weighing in at 224 pages. From the USA Today […]
Interesting tidbit out of the Richmond Times-Dispatch regarding the comic panel Pluggers. Back in September, the U.S. Postal Service announced that the post office where Plugger mail is sent might be permanently closed, Gary Brookins used a full Pluggers panel to announce that all future reader submissions should be sent by email. That cartoon finally […]
A cartoon by Jim Bush that ran in the Providence Journal has drawn ire from the local NAACP which called it “inappropriate to depict a person of color as subservient.” The cartoon in question shows Rhode Island House Majority Leader Gordon Fox shining the shoes of House Speaker William Murphy. Fox, how is half Irish […]
Wall Street Journal stipple artist Noli Novak is strongly suggesting Spanish artist Jose Maria Cano plagiarized her hedcut of President Obama in a fine art piece that has since been seen in fine art exhibits. Her original hedcut was published May of 2008. According to Rob Tornoe, Cano produced a series of works under the […]
Comics Books» Marvel Comics has announced the launch of the 3.0 version of their Marvel Digital Comics Reader.Editorial Cartooning» The Illustration Art blog looks back at the work of Jeff MacNelly. Interviews» Scott Nickel interviews State of the Union creator Carl Moore. Mobile» Genus Apps will be offering classic Robert Crumb comics in November.
From the United Service Organizations press release:The USO and the National Cartoonist Society (NCS) will soon deploy ten of today’s most recognized cartoonists and caricaturists on a week-long entertainment tour to visit troops stationed in Germany and the Persian Gulf. The group will visit wounded troops at the USO Warrior Center at Landstuhl Regional Medical […]
With the official launch of Nathan Cooper’s In the Sticks comic strip still a few months away, Universal Uclick is pre-launching the strip by showing the development process of how a feature is developed and made ready for nation-wide syndication. Over its first three weeks, the strip will alternate between character designs from Cooper’s sketchbook, […]
Funky Winkerbean creator Tom Batiuk continues to grow his efforts for cancer research. Since the 2007 story-line that climaxed with the death of his Lisa Moore character, a Lisa’s Legacy Fund was established for cancer education and research. Now a Lisa’s Legacy Walk is being organized to raise additional funds for clinic research and treatment. […]
Today The Library of Congress opens a retrospective exhibit examining the life and work of Herbert Block (“Herblock”) whose career spanned 72 years. The legendary editorial cartoonist would have turned 100 years old today. “He was the great cartoonist, the most famous in the country and had an enormous influence,” said journalist Haynes Johnson, who […]
Amazon has announced those that have survived the second round of judging in their Comic Strip Superstar contest. The third round is suppose to have 50, but by my count there are 51. Those advancing to the third round include: 2 Cups Above â?©theâ?© Fold Beingâ?© Dad Belle â?©Plaine Büni Casual â?©Friday Counter Culture Doubtingâ?© […]
Books» The Gazette editorial cartoonist Terry Mosher has a new book collection out called “Aislin’s Shenanigans.”» Ted Rall has a new autobiographical graphic novel out entitled The Year of Loving Dangerously. The book is about Ted’s experiences getting expelled from Columbia University, fired, dumped, arrested and evicted and finally winding up homeless on the wild […]
The last official day of fund-raising went well. Some donations came in through the weekend and I’ll be posting their names as well as permission is given. A big thanks to all those gave financial support to the work I do here on the blog. It was humbling to see how many of you all […]
Jeff Kinney’s fourth “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” book is being released today with a print run of 4 million. The book is entitled “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days ”From the press release: I didn’t want my fans to have to wait a year for a new book,” said Jeff Kinney. “I’m very […]