Women’s Voices for Change has posted a profile of Stone Soup creator Jan Eliot and the feminism injected into her comic.And feminist. At its heart, “Stone Soup” is about three generations of strong women and their connection with and support for each other, covering topics from preteen angst to ageism. Eliot’s characters often use humor […]
Tonight the movie “Rango” opens in theaters nation wide. From the trailer (see below) it looks like a quirky film about a chameleon (voiced by Johnny Depp) looking for his identity in a desert full of colorful characters. Titan Publishing released an accompanying book entitled “The Ballad of Rango: The Art and Making of an […]
South African editorial cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro (AKA “Zapiro”) is fighting two lawsuits lodged against him by South African President Jacob Zuma for what is claimed offensive cartoons. Combined, the two defamation suits seek damages up to 7 million. Not only is Zapiro fighting those suits, he’s also fighting against a government initiative that would “seek […]
Michael Cavna interviews Frazz creator Jef Mallett.MC: So what was your journey from young aspiring artist to professional cartoonist? And did getting Frazz syndicated fulfill a dream or long-sought quest, or did you first approach it more as a new, intriguing sideline? JM: Drawing a comic strip for a living was always the goal. I […]
Amazing career.He was born Addison Morton Walker in 1923 at El Dorado, Kan. He sold his first cartoon when he was 12. By 14, he was selling gag cartoons regularly to Child Life, Inside Detective and Flying Aces magazines. At 15, he was a comic strip artist for a daily metropolitan newspaper.
ComicsDC’s Mike Rhode has posted a response from Signe Wilkinson and Matt Wuerker regarding how the judging went down this year for the Herblock Award. In the spirit of transparency, we’d like to lift the veil a little on the thinking that went into our judging this year. Think of this as a little WikiLeak […]
The Herblock Foundation has announced that this year’s winner is Washington Post editorial cartoonist Tom Toles. Tom has been with the Post since 2002, taking the reins from Herblock himself who retired in 2001. Previous to the Post, Toles worked for The Buffalo News, The Buffalo Courier-Express, The New York Daily News, The New Republic […]
RC Harvey examines the last year’s “best of” collections for editorial cartooning.In summation: Brooks’ “Best of” gives too much space to “bush-leaguers and second-stringers” and more serious cartoonists no longer contribute to it.Cagle’s annual didn’t run this year. Check them out online.Turnblooms’s “Prizewinning” tome is due out in March.
Unless you’re unplugged from the world, you’ve probably noticed actor Charlie Sheen has gone rogue making really bizarre statements during a series of media blitz appearances and interviews. Two individuals have been collecting some of bizarre statements and applying them to The Family Circus.
Back in November editorial cartoonist Marshall Ramsey was dropped to part-time status by his paper, The Clarion-Ledger. He’s got a new gig now… in radio.Here’s what he wrote about his experience after losing his full-time gig.It wasn’t easy. Anger kept poking its nose under the tent. And I kept beating it back – some days […]
iFanboy.com reports that a graphic novel entitled “Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown” will be available on the 29th of this month. The graphic novel is being released in conjunction with a direct to video release of the same title. The graphic novel is 80 pages, written by Charles Schulz but adapted by Craig […]
Yesterday was a pretty stacked day and I didn’t get a chance to post what I consider significant news. Donna Lewis’ Reply All launched yesterday. It is running in the Washington Post replacing Watch Your Head. She was also invited to do a live chat with the Washington Post. Transcript is found here.The New York […]
Jim Day, the editorial cartoonist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that he was laid off last week and “asked to leave the building that day and told I would not be allowed to return.”Jim started his career with the Review-Journal in 1981 as newsroom graphics editor; in 1991 he accepted the job of full […]
The South African Human Rights Commission has dismissed a complaint brought by the Young Communist League and its national secretary Buti Manamela alleging that the “Lady Justice” editorial cartoon by Jonathan Shapiro (“Zapiro”) depicting the now President of South Africa Jacob Zuma readying to rape Lady Justice. The commission found the cartoon was “free, open, […]
Here’s a round up of some of the buzz around Marvel’s Iron Man 3 movie franchise. Some of it’s old new, some newer.Shane Black is taking the helms as writer-director for the third installment. Black wrote the first two Lethal Weapon films and The Last Boy Scout. He’s proven he can do action movies. Jon […]