If you read Mike Peters’s touching tribute to the late Tony Auth, you know they had a deep friendship. Late last week, Mike posted a two part interview he did with Tony for the program “The World of Cartooning.”Part 1 Part 2
Producers of The Simpsons hinted last fall that they would be killing off a character. Last night on the season premiere they made good on that promise. Krusty’s father, Rabbi Hyman Krustofski died while “Krusty was seeking validation from his father.”From The Daily Mail:Krusty, whose real name is Herschel Krustofski, later sought out his father […]
The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists is putting word out that they’re extending out the registration deadline for their Satire Fest convention in two weeks. By registering now instead of at the door, attendees are assured free drink tickets, food and goodie bags.Also announced is the inclusion of The Simpsons director David Silverman who will […]
From Deadline Hollywood comes news that just days before the US Supreme Court was to take into consideration the legal case between Jack Kirby heirs and Marvel, the two parties have struck “amicably resolved their legal disputes.”Dominic Patten writing for Deadline: All things considered, and with the billions that Marvel/Disney have made off the films […]
Almost like clockwork, someone is suing a major movie studio claiming plagiarism. This time Isabella Tanikumi claims Disney based Frozen on her book Yearnings Of The Heart and not the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tell.Here’s how Tanikumi’s book is described by Entertainment Wise:“This is a compelling, introspective account of the life of Isabella Tanikumi, who […]
For those of us who are attending the Kenosha Festival of Cartooning vicariously, here are sources to watch:The official blog.Mike Peterson has a great post about the cartoonists gathering for the Kenosha Festival of Cartooning. Attending cartoonist Twitter accounts (some are more verbose than others): Mike Cope John Hambrock Rick Stromoski Terri Libenson Tom Racine […]
I didn’t know this existed until today, but I’m adding it to my feed reader. Very cool insight into the Peanuts Studio that oversees all licensing, art and editorial content for all Peanuts products worldwide.I?ve always said that the Peanuts Studio (Charles M. Schulz?s studio) is one of the best-kept cartooning secrets because no one […]
Short interview with Alison Bechdel on cartooning, her work and being a MacArthur Fellow recipient. Also something I’ve never seen before – she writes and “draws” as she goes along using what looks like Photoshop. The drawings, during the writing process, are nothing more than images grabbed off the Internet as placeholders until she draws […]
The legal fight between San Diego Comic-Con and Salt Lake Comic Con took another step forward – and hints at a possible settlement. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the Salt Lake Comic Con filed their official response to San Diego’s lawsuit asserting that “comic con” (no dash) is generic term and used by several […]
Another reminder that we’re in the last hours of the National Cartoonists Society Foundation Fundraiser for Children’s Charities in Kenosha WI. The goal was to raise $2,000 and by “auctioning” off several original cartoons, the Indiegogo campaign has raised $6,600. From the Indiegogo site:The National Cartoonists Society Foundation and the Kenosha Festival of Cartooning are […]
Just a reminder (or notice if this is new information), Jake Parker’s InkTober challenge starts on October 1. The challenge is boils down to doing one ink drawing a day during the month of October.From Jake’s website:Every October, artists all over the world take on the InkTober drawing challenge by doing one ink drawing a […]
It’s hit my Facebook wall a couple of times now. Photographer Sandro Miller recreated some of the most iconic photographs with actor John Malkovich. They’re interesting to say the least.But what I have found to be much more funny is this collection by caricaturist Rodney Pike who Photoshopped Mr. Bean into some of the most […]
Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants has topped the list of books that were banned or challenged in 2013 according to the Office for Intellectual Freedom. The reasons cited include “offensive language, unsuited for age group, violence.”Also making the list this year – as far as other comic/cartoon related books are concerned: Jeff Smith’s Bone series for […]
A recent Hagar the Horrible offended one Washington Post reader after reading this strip below:She writes:I was stunned to see a rape joke in the Sept. 13 ?Hagar the Horrible.? This strip stopped being funny years ago and, even though aimed at kids, consistently relies on sexist humor and jokes about drunkenness. This installment, however, […]
I admit Pearls Before Swine creator Stephan Pastis gets away with things most other features can’t, but this letter to the editor revealing the extent one reader goes to hide the “offensive” strip from his granddaughter is unbelievable.The comic strip ‘Pearls Before Swine’ ranges from just plain stupid to downright offensive. My granddaughters regularly read […]