I hate Wednesday. Never mind Monday, though I do enjoy a nice plate of lasagna now and again.But Wednesdays are the worst day of the week, an embarrassment of riches with which I cannot cope. On Monday, cartoonists are introducing new arcs and the set up is not always a good stand-alone. Friday can be […]
Dreamworks to release 12 animation films in next 4 yearsCommingsoon.net reports that Dreamworks Animation SKG will release 12 animated films in the next four years.The Croods – March 22, 2013 Turbo – July 19, 2013 Mr. Peabody & Sherman – November 1, 2013 Me and My Shadow – March 14, 2014 How to Train Your […]
NPR looks at how the recent cartoons depicting the Muslim prophet Mohammed in Charlie Hebdo are affecting cartoonists around the world. Good question with answers from Matt Wuerker, Mark Fiore, Daryl Cagle, Patrick Chappatte and Terry Mosher (AKA: Aislin). I think a lot of us are kind of horrified,“ says Matt Wuerker, Politico’s staff cartoonist […]
Daryl Cagle announces he’s going to France for an editorial cartoon festival at St. Just le Martel where he will exhibit his work and speak. What’s notable about the announcement to me isn’t his travels but his description of the festival itself. I’ve heard about St. Just for years, and this is my first time […]
The Kenosha Festival of Cartooning kicks off in two more days. The festival’s founder, Anne Morse-Hambrock, has an amazing line-up of guests. Below is an interview she gave with the local WUWM radio about the festival and cartoonists.
Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes has released a new interactive editorial cartoon app for the iPad and iPhone called “POTUS Pick.”From the press release: Telnaes has been intrigued by how apps could allow cartoonists to approach editorial cartoons in new ways. “In print, users are passive – meaning that editors determine what they […]
One of the delights of the Internet is its ability to pull back the curtain on some otherwise unseen perspectives in our multi-cultural world. Here’s a cartoon that Miami-based Cuban exile Garrincha (Gustavo Rodriguez) posted to Facebook, along with a translated version: … and this brief explanation: Many Cubans in Miami hate to be labeled as “Latinos” […]
Graphic cartoonist/journalist Susie Cagle talks to Robert Russell of Cartoonists Rights Network International about her arrest last year while covering the Occupy Oakland protests and how and why the case is still yet to be resolved.Via Mike Lynch
The Vancouver Sun reports on For Better or For Worse creator Lynn Johnston and her latest community involvement: Dress for Success – an organization that helps women prepare for job interviews and provides clothing and accessories as well as a small wardrobe if the woman is hired.The article also talks about the other charities and […]
**Mike Lester’s ** Mike Du Jour debuts today. It’s one of the better strips to launch in a while. It’s zany and refreshingly honest. I had my wife read through the sales kit samples. Remember my wife enjoys cartoons, but rarely allows herself a out loud chuckle. Mike Du Jour got a couple of audible […]
The retirement of Richard Thompson’s Cul de Sac opens up a good number precious slots on the comic pages. From memory, I want to put the number of newspapers above 350 – an impressive number for a feature so young.Typically when there is a larger shift like this I try to compile a list of […]
Citing they have a legal right to free speech, the French magazine “Charlie Hebdo” published a new round of cartoons depicting the Muslim prophet Mohammed after a week of deadly protests by Muslims offended at a 14 minute film that mocks their prophet. The French government has had to shut down schools, embassies and send […]
Today’s Ink Pen provides an example of how you can slip one past the goalie and leave readers rolling on the floor.At least, as far as I know, this is the first mainstream comic strip to even suggest a transgendered super hero that didn’t end up in the syndicate’s “I don’t think we want to […]
Today is the last Cul de Sac in syndication. I use the qualification “in syndication” because of my personal hope that Richard Thompson will be able to return to it at some point in the future.Richard’s assistant Stacy Curtis observed the day by placing a wooden heart on a manhole cover: Every time I pass […]
Mark Tatulli and Lio offer a final salute to Cul de Sac, which ends its roughly-five-year run today. And I do not believe that the selection of comic characters left behind was chosen at random, though there are many, many others he might have included in the Old Boys Club.Nor do I believe that today’s […]