Apple has reversed its decision to ban a non-censored version of Ulysses Seen from its App store because it contained nudity. According to New York Times blogger Julie Bosman, Apple invited Throwaway Horse (the publisher) to resubmit the iPad graphic novel after app reviewers gave it a second look. “They basically apologized,” Mr. Rutkowski said. […]
Michael Cavna has posted the top 10 in his America’s Next Great Cartoonist Contest! The contest received about 500 submissions total and the which was narrowed the field to a hundred (you can see them here). The panel of judges then narrowed the field to the top ten. The top 10 include: Hoxwinder Hall by […]
Last week I reported that It’s All About You creator Tony Murphy had launched a fundraiser to launch a weekly comic-strip broadsheet titled Coffee Talk. Tony has raised over $1,000 of the $5,500 need thus far and has posted a mockup and masthead.
Dave Coverly’s Speed Bump has a type of madness to it that really appeals to me. There’s often just a little moment of “What?” before the laugh that fits perfectly between the gag that is too obvious to be funny and the one that requires too much analysis.
A recent editorial cartoon by Brian Fairrington elicited a response from the National Organization of Women for a depiction of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan wearing buttons displaying “Never Married,” “No Kids,” “Boys are icky!” and “Kill Baby Kill.” The feminist organization felt that the cartoon played into speculations regarding Kagan’s sexual orientation.The write: Lesbian-baiting […]
MSNBC.com editorial cartoonist Daryl Cagle (and owner of the Cagle Cartoons newspaper syndicate), has launched “Oil Spill Cartoons,” a new cartoon application for the iPhone and iPod Touch that collects all the cartoons being drawn about the BP Oil Spill. “Oil Spill Cartoons” enables users to see a new feed of cartoons about the BP […]
The US Postal Service will hold a First-Day-of-Issue dedication ceremony of the Sunday Funnies at The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum in Columbus OH. On hand for the occasion will be museum curator and professor Lucy Shelton Caswell, OSU President E. Gordon Gee, Beetle Bailey creator Mort Walker, Garfield creator Jim […]
Disney’s Tangled (previously entitled Rapunzel) is set to release in November 24th. Here is the latest teaser.
Apple banned a webcomic adaptation of the classic novel Ulysses due to depictions of nudity from its iPad store. The Daily Finance notes the irony that the novel was banned in the United States back in 1920. The irony is rich: Ulysses was banned in the U.S. upon publication in 1920 when The Little Review […]
Arlo & Janis often features philosophical ponderings on the transitory nature of life, but it also houses Ludwig, the most realistic cat in comicdom. Today’s strip has some relation to a Far Side in which two dogs are about to be fed and one of them is saying, “Oh boy! Dog food again!” But that […]
The Plain Dealer’s Ted Diadiun offers readers reasons why a Jeff Darcy cartoon – whether you agree or disagree with the cartoon – is effective. Recently, The Plain Dealer published four opinion pieces — two columns, an editorial and an editorial cartoon — about Israel’s confrontation with a ship trying to run its blockade of […]
CNN Living posted an article called, “Real names of 23 fictional characters.” Since you’re a cartoonist, you’re probably expected to know certain facts that the general public doesn’t about various cartooning-related trivia, so file these two away for such a time when you can bust them out at the oohs and aaaawws of your non-cartooning […]
The Comic Journal’s Tom Crippen posted a quote from The R. Crumb Handbook (by R. Crumb and Peter Poplaski) which opines that Charles Schulz and Jules Fieiffer’s work was lacking in technique.The quote in question: If you look at a comics page drawn by Jack Davis or at Wally Wood’s science fiction stuff, who cares […]
Fleen Guy’s Gary Tyrrell has news that several cartoonists are banding together to hold an auction of original art to raise money for Gulf of Mexico clean up and restoration efforts. Gary interviews Carly Monardo who is one of the main organizers. Fleen: Let’s start from the beginning – give us the 30 second version […]
NPR had two stories – one on their weekend edition and another during their Morning Edition program.Jeff Stahler pays tribute in today’s Moderately Confused (see below).Ted Slampyak, who drew the strip for the last six years, was quoted in the BBC. “The appeal of Annie is simply that she doesn’t give up,” said Ted Slampyak, […]