Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker has noted the recent fatwa issued against artist Molly Norris. Drawing or creating any likeness of the prophet, you may also recall, is against the rules among certain fundamentalists, though not all Muslims agree that such a prohibition exists. But even if it did, there would be no reason for […]
Not sure where Speed Bump’s Dave Coverly lives, but one of the oddities of life in rural America is radio stations and cable services that serve wide, wide areas. That means you can be annoyed by repeated automated Weather Service alerts for places that are nowhere near you. They need an interactive “I know. Stop […]
Only Doonesbury could say “Remember back when you were handling spin for Chairman Mao?” and actually have the reader remember back when Honey was handling spin for Chairman Mao. And, specifically, to have at least a few readers remember back to May 9, 1976, when, in one of Trudeau’s classic strips, she was spinning the […]
(Note: This is one of a series of cartoonist profiles I did in 2003 for the Post-Star of Glens Falls, NY)In an earlier “At the Drawing board,” we called Jerry Scott “the cartoonist who never gets to draw.” That would make his partner, Jim Borgman, “the cartoonist who never gets to write.” Together, they’re the […]
Canadian cartoonist (and architect) Shahid Mahmood was barred from flying on Air Canada because his name was a no-fly list back in 2004. Mahmood sued the airline fearing that after 9/11 his cartoons mocking the US administration and teenage years lived in Pakistan was enough to get him profiled. According to The Toronto Star, Mahmood […]
Director Breck Eisner is currently making a Flash Gordon movie based on on the comic strip that began in 1934. Airlock Alpha reports Eisner’s intentions and talks about the business of making remakes. Now, fresh off of “The Crazies,” director Breck Eisner is prepping to revive “Flash Gordon” for a new generation. With the goal […]
Former Rocky Mountain News editorial cartoonist Ed Stein is launching a new comic strip through United Media on September 20. The new strip, entitled Freshly Squeezed, is a close spin-off from Denver Square, the local daily comic strip that Ed produced for the Rocky Mountain News for 11 years ending in 2008. The new strip […]
There was a time when, having worked at a couple of restaurants, I thought it might be nice to own one. That lasted about a minute and a half, until I realized that, in order to stay in business, I’d probably need a bar, and, in order to have a bar, I’d have to tend […]
Former The (Raleigh) News & Observer editorial cartoonist Dwane Powell will be one of six receiving the 2010 Medal of Arts an award given by the The City of Raleigh Arts Commission. The award is given for lifetime achievement and artistic excellence. Other recipients include costume designer William Ivey Long, arts administrator Banks C. Talley […]
This week’s Daddy’s Home story line takes the strips characters to the Gulf of Mexico to volunteer cleaning up the oil spill. Daddy’s Home creators Tony Rubino and Gary Markstein are using the story line to promote organizations involved in the clean up efforts. Each strip has a “How can you help?” box pointing readers […]
The Washington Post’s America’s Next Great Cartoonist Contest has a winner. Olivia Walch, 20, of Fairfax Station, Va. is the contest winner, impressing the judges with her “Imogen Quest” cartoon and winning over readers. She emerges as America’s Next Great Cartoonist after our panelists picked 10 finalists, celebrity judges critiqued entries, then thousands of readers […]
Hilary Price.Rhymes With OrangeI got nothin’ to add.
PvP creator Scott Kurtz is returning to self-publishing for his latest print collection of his webcomic. Scott had a eight year relationship with Image Comics, but he cites a changing market for his decision.“Over the last three years our business has shifted. Sales through brick-and-mortar stores are declining and online sales are increasing. Readers who […]
Monday I reported that an Al Qaeda cleric has called for the death of Molly Norris, the woman who prompted the Everybody Draw Mohammad Day movement. The story in the New York Post mentioned there were eight other individuals also cited in the edict. Foxnews.com is reporting that the woman who created the “Everybody Draw […]
I’m generally more annoyed than amused by cartoons that reinforce city views of rural life, and particularly those that portray getting out into nature as one of the worst things parents can do to their children. But that’s very different than Cul de Sac’s depiction of urban kids out in the uncharted wilds of […]