Tina’s Groove creator Rina Piccolo tears down the pieces of what goes into a syndicate sales kit or sales brochure. Putting together a sales brochure begins with a conversation between the cartoonist and the syndicate editor. What’s discussed ranges anywhere from the gist of the comic to who reads it, and why an editor of […]
This year’s honored guests at the Walt Disney Hometown Toonfest were Sandra Bell-Lundy (Between Friends) , Steve Kelley (Dustin), Jeff Parker (Dustin) and character designer Stephen Silver. Jeff has posted his thoughts about his experience as one of the four grand marshals. Highlight of the weekend? – being honored as one of four grand marshals […]
If you’re a budding college cartoonist, Readers Digest is holding a contest for “the Next Great Cartoonist contest.” If you’re between ages 14-23, with talent for creating funny cartoons, comics, animations, or other hilarious visuals, then the Reader’s Digest first annual Search for the Next Great Cartoonist contest is for you. Make Reader’s Digest judges […]
Virginia Montanez has a highly entertaining post about a rubber duck death match between The Cultural Trust (Pittsburgh) and Toonseum founder Joe Woz. At issue is a local event featuring a giant floating rubber duck that will be built and floated down the river. The Cultural Trust has spent a tidy sum of money to […]
Cartoonist Lynda Barry has joined the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID) and the UW-Madison Department of Art as an assistant professor. From the University of Wisconsin – Madison: Barry’s journey in studying the creative process originally brought her to the university in 2012 as an artist in residence at the Arts Institute. But beginning this […]