For those of us who missed the Kenosha Festival of Cartooning, this video was shown at the opening. It features The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee creator John Hambrock drawing directly with ink, in one shot, no undo buttons, all of the characters from this year’s guest artists line-up. Amazing talent. Kenosha Festival Of Cartooning […]
Eddie Pittman’s webcomic Red’s Planet will be collected, published through Amulet Books and hitting your neighborhood bookstore next spring. The online story will no longer update. Future stories will be in print.Congratulations, Eddie!
Politico looks at who is winning the free speech debate 10 years after the Danish Newspaper Jyllands-Posten printed caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad and ignited a debate, violent and deadly protests and retaliation, and has sent cartoonists into hiding. Despite the 10-year anniversary of the event, which set off the biggest political crisis in Denmark […]
Tom Racine’s latest Tall Tale Radio podcast episode is now available. Head over to Tall Tale Radio and give it a listen. In this episode: Graphic Novels and comics are finally coming out of the ridiculous shadow cast by Werthan’s inflammatory “Seduction of the Innocent (1954),” and into the classrooms! I hosted a panel at […]
Tom Racine’s latest Tall Tale Radio podcast episode is now available. Head over to Tall Tale Radio and give it a listen. In this episode: One of my favorite comics of recent years is “Zen Pencils” by Gavin Aung Than. Gavin takes all sorts of quotes from a wide variety of sources, and illustrates them […]
Jan Eliot, the creator of Stone Soup, has announced that she is retiring the daily comic strip that she created in 1995. She will continue to syndicate the Sunday version of the strip.Jan writes:For 20 years, I have held the most wonderful job in the world ? making a living in art, creating a daily […]
We’re about nine days away from Inktober – the month long challenge to draw and ink something interesting everyday and share it online. According to Jake Parker, the creator of the challenge, the rules are simple: Drawing in ink, post it online, use the hashtag #inktober.If you can’t commit to everyday, commit to something – […]
As of today, you can start reading Johnny Hart’s B.C. from the very first comic (see below) over on GoComics. The reboot of the comic is being called Back to B.C. The current story-line B.C. by Johnny’s grandson Mason Mastroianni is still available too.
Just a reminder for those living in and around Kenosha, WI (or have airline miles to burn), that this weekend is the Kenosha Festival of Cartooning. Organizer Anne Morse Hambrock has a very strong and entertaining line-up that will include gag cartoonist Mark Anderson, editorial cartoonist and creator of Candorville and Rudy Park, Darrin Bell, […]
From The Independent:Amnesty International reports that Atena Farghadani, 29, who was jailed after she depicted Iranian government officials as monkeys and goats in a satirical cartoon, may face a longer sentence amid claims over the handshake. Charges of an ?illegitimate sexual relationship short of adultery? have been brought against Farghadani and her lawyer Mohammad Moghimi […]
Association of American Editorial Cartoonists President Jack Ohman posts a recap of his trip to Columbus, OH for the annual AAEC convention. From background accounts, it was a terrific convention in all regards: speakers, topics, after-convention banter and (sigh) security. Jack explains:Suddenly, I was faced with a completely new world. Instead of a nice, quiet […]
From the New York Times:Bradley Jay Anderson was born in Jamestown, N.Y., on May 14, 1924. He drew cartoons while growing up and attended Syracuse University on the G.I. bill after serving in the Navy during World War II. He graduated with a bachelor of fine arts degree in advertising in 1951. Mr. Anderson supported […]
Bill Holbrook’s Kevin & Kell turns 20 years old today which also makes it the longest continuously running web comic on the Internet.Bill also does the strips Safe Havens and On the Fastrack which are syndicated through King Features.
Tom Racine’s latest Tall Tale Radio podcast episode is now available. Head over to Tall Tale Radio and give it a listen. In this episode: Jan Eliot of “Stone Soup” joins me to talk about her wonderfully winding road to syndication and about the great comic she’s been doing for 20 years! Find out how […]
A group of National Cartoonists Society members are on a USO tour. Below is a news segment from their stop in Incirlik Air Base (Turkey). The spot features primarily Baby Blues artist Rick Kirkman, but you’ll catch of glimpse of Ed Steckley and Sam Viviano.