Just announced – Mike Keefe has won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning. Mike is the editorial cartoonist for the The Denver Post where he has been since 1975. You can check out his award winning portfolio of work. In honoring Mike, the judges note: His widely ranging cartoons that employ a loose, expressive […]
Tom Racine finally succeeded in getting Tina’s Groove creator Rina Piccolo on to his show. The amazingly funny and talented Rina Piccolo joins me to talk about her work. She’s a syndicated artist with two strips; “Tina’s Groove” and “Six Chix;” she’s a webcartoonist with the amazing “Velia, Dear;” AND she’s a gag cartoonist, having […]
Last weekend was the Stumptown Comics Fest in Portland, OR and the award winners have been announced. Best Colorist: Emily Carroll, His Face All Red Best Letterer: Johnny Ryan, Prison Pit Best Small Press: I Want You #2, Lisa Hanawalt Best Publication Design: Michael DeForge, Spotting Deer Best Anthology: Studygroup 12 #4, Zack Soto Best […]
Roy J. Harris Jr. writes over at Poynter about the “evaporated” buzz about this year’s top journalism prize. Why has discussion nearly evaporated this year about who will win in the 14 Pulitzer journalism categories? (There are also seven prestigious Pulitzers for arts-and-letters and music, of course.) In addition to a shrinking supply side ? […]
TOKYOPOP announced on their Facebook page that they are closing their US operations. The Beat reports that an earlier round of lay-off in February left the company with a mere six individuals. TOKYOPOP founder Stu Levy leaves this parting message: Over the years, I’ve explored many variations of manga culture – “OEL” manga, “Cine-Manga”, children’s […]
I thought last year’s lack of Pulitzer nominee leaks was amazing – this year it’s downright eery. There doesn’t even seem to be the usual buzz and build up to it this year. Michael Cavna has posted his short list. I agree with most of the list. There has been a lot of outstanding and […]
Another sign in the digital shift. Amazon announced during its earnings call that for the first time, it now sells more e-books than paperbacks.
An extended trailer version of Cowboys & Aliens that debuted last night during the American Idol results show. Cowboys & Aliens is based on a the graphic novel of the same title by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg. Film hits theaters on July 29.
Here’s another editorial cartooning video gem. PBS did an episode on three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Paul Conrad and his work with the LA Times called Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire. Watch the episode below.
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A recent story-line in Jan Eliot’s Stone Soup has upset teachers from around the country. According to the Register Guard (Eugene, OR) three strips touched up on teacher furloughs and Jan’s view that they cheat students out of classroom time. Many teachers felt that the commentary was an attack on teachers by the way the […]
Over at E&P Rob Tornoe writes about Egyptian editorial cartoonist Sherif Arafa and his role in the Egyptian revolution. As Egyptians protested by the thousands in the streets of Cairo in the weeks leading up to the ousting of President Hosni Mubarak, the government attempted to respond by cracking down on the media and shutting […]
Found this in the archives of C-SPAN. Jeff MacNelly, Lee Judge and ??? discussing the art of editorial cartooning and the politics of the day (1984) with Brian Lamb. Who’s the guy in the middle? They cut out the intros. His name is briefly mentioned – Bill DeOre?
Carolina Pedraza over at Wacky Short Creations interviews New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly. HW: What part of your day is spent sketching and drawing, and what part is spent infusing your brain with what?s going on in the world so you can draw about it? LD: (laughter) That is well put. When I was younger, […]
The Cartoon Movement has published a 20 page comic journalism piece by Sarah Glidden, author of “How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less.” The new piece is entitled “The Waiting Room” which looks into the lives of displaced Iraqis living in Syria, who now make up the largest urban refugee population in history. […]