LA Times Television Critic Robert Lloyd interviewed The Simpsons’ creator Matt Groening about the longevity of his TV show which aired its 500th episode last night.“I think we were in the right place at the right time,” (Groening) said of the series’ long life and global reach. “Audiences were ready again for a prime-time animated […]
A departure from format today for something I think is well worth it.”My Friend Dahmer” is not a comic strip, though its creator, Derf Backderf, has been featured here for his strip, “The City,” more than once.It’s also not a graphic novel, despite the fact that, on its cover, it says “a graphic novel by […]
I enjoy Sinfest even when I don’t know what in hell is going on. Or what on earth is going on. Or even what in heaven is going on.The last couple of weeks have seemed a little vague in that regard, but the art always makes it worth dropping in, and I think that’s one […]
Betty and Alex have spent the week at a coffeeshop fussing over this zen garden. You rarely know how much real-time time is being depicted in a story arc, but I’d say finding enlightenment in the time it takes to drink a cup of coffee is about par for the course.Any deep moral teachings that […]
The National Cartoonists Society has announced the nominations for the 2011 Reuben Award for Cartoonist of the Year. The nominees are Pickles creator Brian Crane, Pearls Before Swine creator Stephan Pastis and MAD Magazine cartoonist Tom Richmond. Brian’s strip has been in syndication since 1990 and this week Washington Post Writers Group announced that the […]
Michael Cavna reports that six cartoonists will fill in for Richard Thompson’s Cul de Sac for a five week stint stating Monday and ending March 19 for dailies and the Sunday features run March 18 through April 15. The guest cartoonists include: Mo Willems, Stephan Pastis, Lincoln Peirce and Michael Jantze, Corey Pandolph and Ken […]
They’re the rage right now in social media – the “what my friends think I do… what I really do” meme. I’ve come across two that are comic related. The first is regarding creating comic books, the second by Michael Kandalaft, creator of That Monkey Tune on cartooning.
A departure from format today because of a bit of serendipitous synchronicity (as in the best it is). Two cartoons, not in opposition, not exactly in concert, but worth viewing together and not just in that NPR “on this hand but then again on the other hand” way.Matt Bors has posted this observation …… while […]
The Columbia Journalism Review has an interesting article about the future of cartooning. Discussed: The blessing and curse of syndication representation, websites that value cartoons enough to pay decently for them and alternative paths taken by artists in order to make a living.From CJR:Cartoons pass quickly around the web. Most cartoonists I spoke with said […]
This year’s Silver T-Square Award will be given to former NCS president Steve McGarry during the National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Awards weekend in May. The award is given for outstanding dedication or service to the Society or the profession.Former NCS president Jeff Keane:Under Steve’s watch the NCS flourished both here at home and abroad. He […]
The National Cartoonists Society will honor comic book legend Stan Goldberg with the Gold Key Award at this year’s Rueben Awards in May. The award which also places Stan in the NCS Hall of Fame.From the NCS:But Stan’s career in comics goes all the way back to 1949 when he started as a staff colorist […]
Today’s Gil will probably ring truer with those of us who work from home, as opposed to that cute girl from New Hampshire who works at home and is seen in ads in the margins of all the articles I read on-line.She makes so much money that I’m sure she has hired someone to watch […]
RStevens, creator of Diesel Sweeties, has raised over $20,000 to create a complete ebook collection of his work. The amazing part of this crowd-funded project is that his intent is to give away the ebook for free. The original fundraising goal is $3,000 to compensate RStevens for this time to create the book as well […]
Tom Racine interviews Wiley Miller about his comic strip Non Sequitur which celebrates 20 years in syndication. From Tom’s Tall Tale Radio Podcast:Wiley Miller of the brilliant “Non Sequitur” joins me to talk about the fact that his comic just turned 20 years old! He’s been in syndication since 1992, and has seen a lot […]
Yesterday was Prince Valiant’s 75th birthday. The strip was created by Hal Foster in 1937. Hal was authoring the popular Tarzan comic strip when he was invited to create his new strip by William Randolph Hearst who distributed it through his syndicate King Features.The strip has since been adapted in many forms. It was made […]