Posted on: December 5, 2014

Slate announces 3rd Cartoonist Studio Prize

by Alan Gardner December 5, 2014

FYI for those who like to enter contests.From Slate:Each year the Cartoonist Studio Prize will be awarded to work that exemplifies excellence in cartooning. (Last year?s winners: Taiyo Matsumoto and Emily Carroll.) The creators of two exceptional comics will be awarded $1,000 each. Winners will be selected by Slate Book Review editor Dan Kois, the […]

Chris Browne publishes children’s book for South Dakota

by Alan Gardner December 5, 2014

I know a lot of newspaper cartoonists have migrated into the children’s books, so Hagar the Horrible cartoonist Chris Browne’s story isn’t unique in any way. I just enjoyed the off the cuff approach he took to pitching the book.By the time he was out the door, Browne had the whole storyline mapped out in […]