I don’t often cover cartooning news here, but this is a case in which several lines cross. Word from Michigan is that Felix Grabowski has died. This nice write-up on Patch.com talks about his contributions to the early work of putting newspapers on-line, but also mentions his work with Newspapers-in-Education.Felix and his wife, Jan, […]
As part of the Cartoonists Remember 9/11, The Society of Illustrators are presenting a forum entitled “The Impact of Comics and Visual Art on Culture” tomorrow night (Sept. 8). Panelists include Rick Detorie creator of One Big Happy, Tony Rubino Daddy’s Home and Brian Walker Hi and Lois. King Features Syndicate Comics Editor Brendan Burford […]
Great piece in the the Citizen Times about Chris Sparks’ efforts to create Team Cul de Sac to raise money for Parkinson’s Research. Chris’ day job is that of a web designer, but when he found out one of his favorite comic strip cartoonists (Richard Thompson) was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, he was motivated to […]
Phil Hands, editorial cartoonist for the Wisconsin State Journal, took a bit of heat in an editorial written in the Capital Times that took issue with his reference to Hitler in a recent cartoon. The cartoon sports the governor talking about creating jobs and a hippy looking gentleman carrying a “Recall Walker” sign stating, “Ya […]
In his second post in his Editor’s Dispatch blog, King Features Comic Editor Brendan Burford lays out what he’s looking for in comic submissions.If we knew that a certain execution or approach to making comics was guaranteed to bring success to a cartoonist and, by extension, King Features, we’d certainly point cartoonists in that direction. […]
The comics pages are currently full of back-to-school gags, but Jeff Corriveau goes well past the obvious in today’s Deflocked. Comic strips have only a few seconds to capture the mind, but the more I look at this, panel-by-panel, the more I find to admire in it.”Back to School” is an almost mandatory annual topic […]
If you’re in the area of Philadelphia head over to the Moore College of Art & Design and check out a new exhibit of Signe Wilkinson’s editorial cartoons from her 25 years at the Daily News. Exhibit is entitled “Signe Wilkinson: Keeping the World in Line” and runs through October 15. Here’s the description:A Visionary […]