Decrement the staff count by one this morning. From a couple of sources it looks like Gary Brookins, the award winning editorial cartoonist for the Times-Dispatch in Richmond Virginia has been laid off along with 90 others. Gary has been with the paper since 1979 and is syndicated through King Features. He also produces the […]
The Cartoonists Northwest held their annual Toonie Award Banquet to honor professional and amateur cartoonists, animators, and illustrators living in the Seattle area. This year’s Cartoonist of the Year went to David Lasky.The other category winners include: The Golden Toonie Award for Cartoonist of the Year 2008: David Lasky Illustration – David Lasky . Syndicated […]
» DC comics is launching a new news blog called The Source. The blog will feature “news, previews, behind-the-scenes info.” Hat Tip to Comics Worth Reading» The 6th annual Lakeland Community College Comics Symposium in Kirtland, OH begins tomorrow. The two-day symposium will feature Justin Thompson, Mike Pawuk, Victor Dubina, Terri Libenson, Brad Ricca, C. […]
A Spider-Man graphic novel is being questioned for appropriate content for Norris Elementary School by one mother. With the growth in popularity of graphic novels such hard cover comic books are being added to Nebraska school libraries, but this one in question shows the Mary Jane Watson character in a bikini and other “states of […]
The New York Times reports that heirs of Walt Disney are set to open a new museum in San Francisco called The Walt Disney Family Museum. The museum’s goal is to focus attention on the Walt as a real person and not a brand. Diane Disney Miller, Walt’s sole surviving child was quoted as saying […]
When I first heard they were doing a movie based on the beloved “Where The Wild Things Are” children’s book, I was very skeptical that it could be pulled off. The book is so short compared to the amount of material that would be needed to create a feature film. Surely certain creative license would […]
For those infrequent times where you need to mail something through the post office, you will soon be able to use stamps featuring Matt Groening’s The Simpsons. The stamps, which were designed by Matt himself, will go live next Thursday. Each year, the U.S. Postal Service receives 50,000 suggestions for stamps and only 20 of […]
Today’s Zits by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman had Jeremy posting a picture of his mom on Wikipedia under the word ‘humiliation.’ Sure enough, some Zits fans have uploaded a copy of today’s strip to the publicly editable encyclopedia – though it is flagged for deletion.
The Village Voice suspension of all syndicated comics for one quarter may be stretching into two. According to Tom Tomorrow’s blog, an alt-weekly cartoonist contacted the Village Voice regarding the freeze: I had said we would review syndicated cartoons after the first quarter, so wanted to get back to you. Sadly, the results were disappointing, […]
NRC Handelsblad reports that famed Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard is out of hiding (but still under police protection) and has done 26 illustrations for a new book collection of columns written by a fellow Danish columnist Lars Hedegaard. Kurt says that there was “no intention to depict the so-called prophet,” but that people could always […]
» Michael Cavna talks to Scott Kurtz and Darrin Bell about Twitter and cartooning.» Garfield creator Jim Davis has a nice write-up in the Daily Record about his 30+ year career doing Garfield.» The Nevada Appeal writes about Pickles creator Brian Crane after picking up his strip received 80% of the vote in a recent […]
RingTales, the company co-founded by Over the Hedge co-creator Michael Fry, has launched a new iPhone/iPod Touch app featuring their animated New Yorker cartoons. Unlike other cartoon iPhone apps where cartoons are viewed sequentially, The New Yorker Animated Cartoon iPhone App allows you to shake the phone to randomly show a new set of cartoon […]
» Robert Crumb has announced that he is finished with his satirical take on the Book of Genesis. The British publisher is predicting it will, “provoke the religious right.” Sounds about right. These days a drawing including nothing but a circle in the middle is going to generate backlash from some group. » Those in […]
Last December I mentioned Nickelodeon Magazine’s first Comics Award. The votes are tallied and the winners are: Favorite Graphic Novel: “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” (series), by Jeff Kinney, Amulet Books/Harry Abrams Favorite Comic Book Series: “Simpsons comics”, Bongo Comics Cutest Comic Character: Snoopy – from Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz (United Feature Syndicate) Favorite […]
Over on The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists web site is posted more information about this year’s convention in Seattle. Ted Rall, AAEC president, provides a fiery letter to its members about the need to attend and discuss solutions out of the present industry crisis. He writes: This year’s panelists and speakers will focus on […]