Funny you should mention it, Non Sequitur.In one of those odd quirks of timing, the Washington Post had an article Monday exploring the concept without trying to be funny: “Philosophical counselors rely on eternal wisdom of great thinkers” was about, well, “philosophical counselors,” who offer people advice based on Epictetus and the gang. Wiley Miller […]
BOOM! Studios is working with Peanuts Worldwide and Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates to produce a new monthly Peanuts comic book to be released in January. A special edition #0 will be released in November. The November sneak peak comic will cost a buck and claims to include “a new original story and supplementary material.”From […]
An interesting read by Center for Cartoon Studies co-founder James Sturm and his experience submitting to The New Yorker for the first time.If making graphic novels felt like a staid long-term relationship, then doing gag comics is like playing the field. One day I could draw a fortuneteller; the next, an astronaut. I went from […]
Disney/Pixar will be entering submissions into this year’s Annie Awards. Last year, they “withdrew its support” for the annual awards sponsored by the International Animated Film Society to protest the rules and judging procedures. Apparently enough changes were made in the procedures that the animation studio has reversed course.From TheWrap.comAt this year’s awards show, DreamWorks […]
The New Adventures of Queen Victoria sent me on a bum trip down memory lane this morning, not only based on my own bad memory but on a rumor that seems to have been incomplete.The rumor was that the Houston Chronicle was going through a design change that would put an end to its “build […]
Rob Tornoe has a piece over at Editor & Publisher entitled “Staff Cartoonists Make a Comeback.” The column isn’t so much as newspapers are hiring staff cartoonists again, but focuses on the changing role of the staff cartoonist. Rob cites Scott Stantis (Chicago Tribune) for his role in expanding the avenues for “readers to communicate […]
The long overdue Pogo: The Complete Daily & Sunday Comic Strips is now at the printers according to The BeatEach volume contains two years of Walt Kelly’s magnum opus. Since the first year started in mid-year, there’s room in the book to also include the pre-syndication Pogo strips he did for The New York Star, […]
Here’s the news: Stan Lee is suing the producers of the new Conan the Barbarian movie alleging that he bought the rights to the character in 2000 and during the 2001 bankruptcy his attorney made an illegal deal giving away the rights. According to Craveonline.com, the company that bought the rights has been using the […]
In “Heart of the City,” Dean is working on a new superhero comic and Heart is, as if often the case, less than impressed. Mark Tatulli seems to get more attention for his pantomime strip, “Lio,” than this older, more conventional strip, but there’s a lot to like in Heart.This is a moment of self-effacement […]
I swear I posted this before, but can’t find it in the archives. Interesting collection of film featuring the cartoonist who worked for the Chicago Tribune. Here’s the description of the film as posted by Hugo.An edited excerpt from the silent 1931 promotional documentary, “From Trees to Tribunes,” focusing on the Tribune company’s stable of […]
After Pearls Before Swine creator Stephan Pastis created a remembrance video of Mark Tatulli, Mark has finally fired back with his own video remembering Stephan.To ge this all in chronological order:First there was Lynn Johnston talking about her memories of Charles Schulz:Then Stephan posted a video about his memories of Mark.Then Mark fires back (video […]
Steve Skelton has announced that he has decided to hang up his 2 Cows and a Chicken feature that has been running on GoComics. Steve tells me his goal with the strip has always been to land a syndicate contract, but despite some interest by a syndicate, he can no longer dedicate the 25 hours […]
Pixar has unveiled plots for two new films in the works for release in 2013 and 2014. The first “Untitled Pixar Movie About Dinosaurs” will be directed by Bob Peterson and the story centers around the idea that the dinosaurs never went extinct and co-exist with humans. The second “Untitled Pixar Movie That Lets You […]
Great news from Joe Wos, founder and Executive Director of Pittsburgh’s ToonSeum. The little museum has announced that it will triple its size to allow for additional exhibits, a permanent collection display, reading rooms and expanded office space and storage.The ToonSeum was founded in 2007 and moved to the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh to its […]
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph in WV has added Chad Carpenter’s Tundra to their line up and posts an interview about Chad and his strip.