Garfield creator Jim Davis is visiting Charlottesville Virginia to help raise $40,000 for a public education fund that pays for innovative educational programs. “Literacy is very important because people need to know how to read to enjoy my comics,” Davis told a crowd of more than 100 people Tuesday. “So I kind of have a […]
In support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, several King Features comics will participate in a “Cartoonists Care” initiative this Sunday. More than 50 of the King Features strips “turn pink” and a special Dan Piraro Bizarro signature art piece will be auctioned off.Each comic strip will feature the internationally recognized pink ribbon for breast […]
Just got around to booking the hotel for the upcoming Festival of Cartoon Art. Sticker shock. If anyone wants to share a room (and the cost), email me. My reservations are check in on: 10/14/2010, checking out on: 10/17/2010. The room is a standard double/double no smoking.Email me if you’re interested.
The Briliant Mind of Edison Lee creator John Hambrock has posted several reports on his trip down to Marceline, MO to be apart of this year’s Toonfest. His latest post includes several photos of the event and its participants. includes several photos of the event and its participants. This is the last batch of pics […]
Okay, now that I have your attention with the headline, it’s National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so Six Chix cartoonist Stephanie Piro is talking about how cartoonists approach drawing breasts in comics. She’s posted a small gallery of various cartoonists drawings of women (all safe for work) and she’s holding a contest to determine if […]
The Associated Press has a story on what the Schulz family is doing to keep Peanuts alive and relevant for a whole new generation. Along with the 60 year anniversary events, you’ll see a brand new animated film entitled Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown and ABC signed a five year contract to air […]
Former Cincinnati Enquirer editorial cartoonist Jerry Dowling is putting together a book of his favorite illustrations and cartoons about the Cincinnati Reds. The veteran cartoonist did not always portray his subjects in a flattering light. When Marge Schott bought the Reds in the early 1980s, he drew the new owner with a super-wide grin and […]
Today is the launch of a couple of new strips – one being Thatababy by Paul Trap. You might remember that Paul’s strip was one of the finalists of the Amazon Comic Strip Superstar contest sponsored by Amazon and Universal Uclick last year. Since his strip was discovered in a contest rather than through the […]
Last week I reported that several papers were opting to run a substitute Non Sequitur because it merely mentioned the word Muhammad. You can see the “offending” comic here. I can report that the Salt Lake Tribune ran the substitute. I believe that the joint operating agreement between the Trib and the Deseret News covers […]
In a USA Today interview, Jim Davis mentioned that his short run comic U.S Acres is now running on Garfield.com. U.S. Acres ran from March of 1986 through May of 1989 and features a group of barnyard animals. An animated TV show Garfield and Friends was based on characters from U.S. Acres. Looking through the […]
USAToday invited Jim Davis to answer a few questions from fans. Posted are a few decent questions among them include: What’s the strangest Garfield merchandise someone’s ever proposed? And whose work do you admire today?
OCWeekly.com has a list of female comic creators. The list is heavy on webcomic and graphic novels but includes Julia Wertz (Fart Party), Kate Beaton (Hark! A Vagrant), Amy Reeder Hadley (Tokyopop’s Fool’s Gold), Jöelle Jones (12 Reasons Why I Love Her), Julia Gfrörer (Flesh and Bone), G. Willow Wilson (Cairo).Regarding the list, Joe Vince […]
Back in January a Delta College comic strip upset the community of Saginaw, MI because it painted the town negatively as a place of drugs and violence. The cartoon, created by Rashad Baiyasi and David Ferrier, was honored with a first place win in the division three colleges of the Michigan Press Association. According to […]
Apparently the earlier cover featuring Obama and Palin was so good they felt they needed to do it again. Archie Comics will announce on Tuesday variant covers on the Obama-Palin theme, with one cover showing Obama poised to clash with Palin in midair, while another ? labeled “The Fight for America!” ? depicting Obama and […]
Daryl Cagle, MSNBC.com editorial cartoonist and founder of Cagle Cartoons, has posted his advise to any editorial cartoonist that wants to do better marketing him/herself. Here is his first piece of advice: THINK OF WHAT EDITORS WANT There is a self-important attitude that editorial cartoonists develop, thinking of themselves as serious journalists who draw about […]