E&P reports that E.W. Scripps, the parent company of United Media Syndicate, is “exploring” the option of selling its licensing business which would include Peanuts and Dilbert characters. The company also reports that it would also consider joint ventures. Scripps President and CEO Rich Boehne said the process of exploring alternatives is just that, an […]
Tom Mason is pulling gems of comic history from an ol’ publication, “These Top Cartoonists Tell How They Create America?s Favorite Comics.” He’s posted a snippet from Bud Sagendorf who worked with Popeye creator E.C. Segar and eventually took over the reins. My working habits are quite loose. Some of my fellow cartoonists are able […]
Jim Toomey has a way of combining throwaway lines and great timing that keeps me amused even during unspectacular story arcs in Sherman’s Lagoon. The current arc has been rather good: A deadly jellyfish comes into the lagoon and terrifies everyone until Filmore remembers that turtles eat jellyfish. Is this the end of the arc? […]
Just received word from John Read about issue five of Stay Tooned!. The cover has been kept under wraps, but he’s allowing me to post it here today. This issue features profiles of Mort Walker (Beetle Bailey), Jack & Carole Bender (Alley Oop), editorial cartoonist Jeff Koterba, caricature artist Joe Bluhm, New Yorker cartoonist Roz […]
Congrats to Greg Evans, whose feature Luann turns 25 this March.From the press release: Luann may still be a teenager to her fans, but Greg Evans’ popular strip is turning 25 next month! On March 17, Luann marks a quarter-century in the comics with a special tribute strip and a thank you to its loyal […]
» Today, Keith Knight will present his slideshow of his favorite and controversial Knight Life, (th)ink and K Chronicle comic strips at Google Headquarters.» The K Chronicles will no longer be posted on Salon.com due to a shift in priorities. Keith had a 10 year run on the site.» Keith also mentions that he is […]
Last week, I mentioned that Pearls Before Swine creator Stephan Pastis was auctioning off an original sketch of his comic characters with the proceeds going to the Red Cross Haiti Relief Fund. The auction has closed and the winning bid came in at $2,050. Over the course of the seven day auction, there were 65 […]
Collider.com reports that Disney’s animated feature “Rapunzel” has been renamed “Tangled.”From producer Roy Conli: “Hey everyone, I’m Roy Conli, producer of Disney’s next animated film. I have some exciting news to share, and it was important to me that YOU guys – the Disney fans – hear it first. I want to tell you about […]
Prageeth Eknaligoda, who went missing about a month ago – two days before the presidential election – is still missing and his wife is pressing police to do more to find him. His colleagues say during the presidential election campaign, Mr Eknaligoda wrote articles in favour of the defeated opposition candidate, Gen Sarath Fonseka. The […]
A judge has ruled against the Tribune Co. which sought to dismiss a lawsuit filed Warren Beaty over the rights of the Dick Tracy character. Beaty sued the Chicago media company after it notified Beaty that they were taking back the rights since he had not exercised them since the 1990 movie in which Beaty […]
This could well be a totally personal choice. Not only have I recently signed up with a couple of places with very specific “your password must contain” requirements, but since I switched to a laptop six months ago, I constantly hit the cap lock and have to go back and retype five or six characters. […]
The only cartoon of which I own the original. When I interviewed Jef Mallett for my newspaper some years back, I mentioned this particular strip as an outstanding example of making demands on readers, which is typical of Frazz. What’s wrong with asking the reader to pause and think for a moment? I do have […]
I’m not watching the Olympics. Fact is, I’m on basic broadcast cable, and the good stuff, such as it is, is apparently on CNBC and MSNBC. At least the stuff they show on their main network hasn’t been very compelling, and certainly not three hours after the fact. However, here’s some good stuff from Vancouver: […]
Broom-Hilda did a story-line on Ellen DeGeneres’ dancing during her daytime talk show. It caught Ellen’s attention. DeGeneres held up a copy of a recent Sunday newspaper “Broom-Hilda” comic strip, from Dec. 20, featuring the green-not-so-meanie dancing up a storm, panel by panel, while her buzzard friend Gaylord looks on, questioning her behavior. Broom-Hilda explains […]
Just noticed that David Horsey, editorial cartoonist for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer/Hearst Corp is in Vancouver covering the olympics. Check out his blog for updates.Which brings up the question – are there other cartoonists in Vancouver covering the Olympics for their paper?