Daryl Cagle kicks off an Indiegogo campain to raise money for Bill Day who lost his job with the Memphis Commercial Appeal back in 2009. Daryl added up Bill to his line-up of syndicated cartoonists in 2011. Now we learn that Bill is close to losing his home. From the campaign description: Our goal is […]
The 25th Hour Radio Show talks to Beetle Bailey and Hi & Lois creator Mort Walker on his career in newspaper comics.
Amy Scott reporting for Marketplace looks at students pursuing a degree in the arts, racking up debt, and staring at an uncertain future. MICA senior Erica Sadler stopped by the food truck for a quick $4 quesadilla on her way from a work-study job. She’s an interdisciplinary sculpture major, which includes performance art and installation. […]
It’s Thanksgiving here in the US and so I won’t be updating the blog until Monday. Enjoy your time with family. Be safe if you’re traveling. –Alan
The Oatmeal’s Matthew Inman is being sued again. From Wired (UK): The comic teamed up with the company that owns the Papyrus chain of card and gift shops, Recycled Greetings, to sell paper greeting cards of his web comics via the The Oatmeal’s web store, along with other novelty items. But that caught the attention […]
Editorial cartoonist Matt Bors’s Kickstarter campaign to fund a book collection of his work (Life Begins At Incorporation: cartoons and essays) has been fully funded. At this writing (with seven hours left) he’s raised just under $35,000. Having exceeded the original $20,000 goal, he’s promised a second book for those who contribute another $17 to […]
Unlike many books I receive for review, I sought this one out. When I contributed to the Kenosha Festival of Cartooning, one of the rewards was an autographed book and I couldn’t pass up an opportunity to get a autographed book collection from Speed Bump creator Dave Coverly.I would argue if there was any cartoonist […]
A recent cartoon by The Guardian’s editorial cartoonist Steve Bell is being attacked as antisemitic. The cartoon depicts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a puppet-master controlling Foreign Secretary William Hague and Tony Blair.A complaint has been lodged with Press Complaints Commission alleging the cartoon as “plainly antisemitic.” The Community Security Trust, a British charity […]
A video flashback from Michael Jantze: Tom Gammil, host of the NCS Reuben Awards, and I came up with a Las Vegas send up to announce the nominees for the Reuben Award, Outstanding Cartooning of the Year. Here’s Stephan Pastis, Tom Richmond and Brian Crane being forthright and magnanimous. Such gentlemen!
Australian cartoonist David Pope was honored with this year’s highest award given by the Australian Cartoonists’ Association: the Gold Stanley Award for cartoonist of the year. He was also honored in two other categories best caricaturist and best editorial political cartoonist. David is the editorial cartoonist for The Canberra Times.From The Canberra Times: Association president […]
An original hand-colored 1986 Sunday Calvin & Hobbes original has been sold at auction for $203,150 (login required to see final bid amount). The strip was owed by Adam@Home and Red and Rover creator Brian Basset, who told me last September that he acquired the original back in 1986 after agreeing to exchange originals with […]
Chad Carpenter and Bill Kellogg’s Success in Comics seminar is heading to the east coast. The last two events were in Las Vegas. The duo is taking the show to Annapolis, MD February 16-17th. The line up looks top notch too. Chad Carpenter – Third time speaker, creator of Tundra the most widely self-syndicated strips […]
Stephanie McMillan’s graphic journalism book, “The Beginning of the American Fall: A Comics Journalist Inside the Occupy Wall Street Movement” is now available. The book is about the Wall Street Movement, in fact you might have seen parts of it over on Cartoon Movement.
Hey all,I’m traveling on business. I won’t be updating today, but will try to keep things updated throughout the week – mostly at nights.–Alan
From Tom Richmond: For all those who have written me over the years asking if I do personal commissions, looking for a caricature of themselves or their family/friends … now’s your chance! I’ll draw one as part of a Limited Artist’s Edition of my book, The Mad Art of Caricature! A Serious Guide to drawing […]