And you thought moving Prickly City to DC was a change! Keith Knight has just added a whole new set of complications to the Knight Life.This one was easier to see coming — Knight has been chronicling the pregnancy in virtually real-time, wringing every laugh out of that part of the process. And, while […]
Wicked Local (Concord) has an article about Beetle Baily creator Mort Walker and his career and beginnings. After basic training, he found himself stationed at Camp Crowder, which was the Midwest training center for the U.S. Army Signal Corps. He was to be a radio repair technician. Walker still has no idea why. ?Of all […]
You’d think that Jef Mallett, noted endurance athlete, overall health freak and occasional wearer of Spandex, would join in the cartoonists’ chorus of routinely decrying hunting.But he’s a native Michigander and a bluecollar guy at heart and I suspect he grew up with an understanding of where it all fits into local lifestyles and economics, […]
It’s All About You creator Tony Murphy has decide to end his strip citing lack of client papers. Tony’s strip has been in syndication for almost three years but dates back to 2004 when it ran in the Metro in New York and Boston. When asked what he enjoyed most about the strip he said, […]
King Features comic subscription product, DailyInk, is raising their yearly rate on December 15 from $15 to $19.99. New subscribers or renewing subscribers signing up before December 15 save the extra $4.99. DailyInk has also announced that they are soon taking their comics to the iPhone, iPod and Ipad in the near future. The app […]
We find ourselves today in the suburbs, where small children in white bathrobes learn to break boards using a variety of disciplines, or at least to strike poses suggesting that they might later break a board. Or go to McDonald’s. I’ve seen them do all of those things.In today’s Cul de Sac, Ernesto discusses the […]
Babelgum and RingTales have posted a series of interviews with notable cartoonists about their process and their comics as animations. The series is entitled, Cartoon Masters.Masters presented so far include: Bob Mankoff Drew Dernavich Isaac Eddy Mark Tatulli Michael Fry Paul Gilligan Richard Thompson Stephan Pastis Here’s a sample with Richard Thompson.
Interesting story from the Chicago Tribune about Sylvia creator Nicole Hollander’s new blog. Having a blog isn’t new – a lot of artists have them. What I find interesting is how an artist feels about losing a paper – not just any client paper – but their hometown paper. When the Tribune dismissed “Sylvia” from […]
Argus-Courier freelance editorial cartoonist Steve Rustad has been suspended for allegedly drawing cartoons that appeared in campaign ads opposing Petaluma Mayor Pam Torliatt in the last election. The artwork was unsigned, but readers pointed out the similarities in drawing styles. The Argus-Courier, like The Press Democrat, is owned by the New York Times Co. Both […]
Madam & Eve goes through sustained periods where you really have to follow South African current events to know what’s going on, what with references to who has done what and with which and to whom.* Lately, it’s been one of those periods, which says a great deal more about what’s going on in South […]
Scott Stantis is that rarest of things: A conservative cartoonist with a sense of humor. Not just my opinion, either. There was a recent on-line conversation somewhere in which one fellow disapprovingly listed a bunch of conservative cartoonists. Someone else responded “You forgot Scott Stantis,” and the answer came back, “No, Stantis is funny.”And that’s […]
Kirk Anderson provides a classic bookmark from 2005 for that new memoir everyone is talking about. (Do click on this one — the larger version is worth seeing.)
Lucy Shelton Caswell plans to retire as Curator of the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, effective December 31, 2010. Starting in March, she will return part time as Curator for Special Projects. In that role, Lucy will focus her energies and expertise on the project to renovate Sullivant Hall as the new home for […]
Just a teaser.
Fox has announced that they have renewed “The Simpsons” for a 23rd season making it the longest running comedy in TV history. Guest stars lined up for the upcoming season include: Halle Berry, Paul Rudd, Ricky Gervais, Rachel Weisz, Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, Alyson Hannigan, Joe Mantegna, basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Martha Stewart and Katy […]