We’re well into the big awards season. Last night was the Golden Globes. The People’s Choice awards were last Wednesday. In the category of Animated Film, Disney’s Frozen was the Golden Globe winner beating out The Croods and Despicable Me 2. I saw Frozen in the theater over the holidays. It’s a great film. One […]
This week’s sponsor is Chris Eliopoulos. I’ve been a fan of Chris’s work for, well… the first time I saw his stuff. His book Cow Boy is gorgeous. His latest project is illustrating a six book series on non-fiction heroes who were noted for demonstrating the resolve and powerful potential of individuals. The books were […]
During my year-long sojourn in talk radio, I learned many things, one of which was that you are not supposed to say “And we’re back!” every time you come out of a commercial break.But I’m live blogging again, so we’re back, and I’m glad most of you behaved while I was on the road. Some of […]
The legalization of marijuana seems to be getting as much joking here in Colorado as it has everywhere else, and, while I’m sure the pot shops are welcomed by a great many people, I was out here a decade or so ago when they opened a Krispy Kreme and I think that sparked more of […]
Let’s begin our on-going sojourn in the high country with one more from the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers:This was a classic primarily for the piece of eternal wisdom in the second panel, which was restated by them and then by pretty much everybody, with mild variations. And, in this one, unlike yesterday’s example, the payoff […]
It’s that time of year again. The National Cartoonists Society is open for entries for consideration in their Divisional Awards. You don’t have to be a member to submit your work, but eligibility is determined on whether you “earn the greater part of their living directly from cartooning/comic art” (i.e are you a “professional”).Visit Reuben.org […]
Thanks goes out to Tom Falco who is this week’s sponsor. Tom is the creator of the comic Tomversation. Tom has been doing comics and illustrations for 30 years and his work has appeared in newspapers, magazines, books and online such as the Miami Herald, Huffington Post, Examiner and Webcomic Alliance. He is also the […]
Editorial cartoonist Clay Jones has announced that he’s starting up his own syndicate to sell his editorial cartoons. The decision also cuts his syndication relationship with Creators where he’s been represented since 2000. Despite good relations with the syndicate, Clay’s reason for striking it out on his own are financial.In an email he tells me: […]
I’m in Colorado, where, as you perhaps have heard, they recently legalized marijuana, or, as the “potheads” call it, grass, pot, boo, gage, rosa maria, tea, shit, weed, mary jane and/or dope. Which is not what I’m out here for, but the relentless Rocky Mountain High and Doritos cartoons with which we’ve been bombarded did make […]
Chan Lowe knocks one over the fence.I’ve got nothing to add, except to applaud not only the political hit but the subtlety of the Capt. Renaud reference. Not that it quite fits the overused “I’m shocked! Shocked!” quote itself, but he picked up on the bland indifference to morals and consistency that makes the moment […]
Scott Bateman’s infographic on the recent cold spell that he posted on his Tumblr site last Friday ended up in USA Today yesterday – kind of. The infographic that ran in USA Today was cleaned up (language), but essentially left intact (see below). The incident was reported by Jim Romensko. USA Today’s editor-in-chief David Callaway […]
From The Hollywood Reporter: After weeks of speculation, Stan Lee has confirmed that he will appear in an upcoming episode of ABC’s Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD. While details on just whom he will play are unclear, Lee — who also serves as an executive producer on the freshman series — tells The Hollywood Reporter that […]
The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee creator John Hambrock has added a new character to the line up – a girl with the smarts to outwit Edison. The character’s name is Katie Franklin character and she’s appeared in months past, but sounds like she’ll become more of a regular.From The Behind the Scenes blog:We’ve been […]
Funny video snippet from For Better or For Worse creator Lynn Johnston during a 1995 Festival of Cartoon Art talk. The question she tries to answer in 2 minutes is if comics are art.
Proving again why some celebrities should have to take classes and be licensed to have a Twitter account, Shia LaBeouf tweeted a photo of his next project entitled “Daniel Boring” with the hashtag “#original”. What might have been a really, really, really bad attempt at humor is blowing up (again) because “Daniel Boring” and the […]