Tom Spurgeon reports that R. Crumb’s Genesis graphic novel sold 120,000 copies. Two comments: First, after all the hype for Genesis, I actually think that book was underplayed a bit in comics circles, perhaps because a lot of typical opinion-makers were slow in catching up to it. I think I’ve encountered more “I finally got […]
The Heat Vision blog (part of Hollywood Reporter) notes that comic book artists are becoming a hit in Hollywood. Not that Hollywood is likely to resist. It already has succumbed to such waves of outsiders as commercials directors and music video helmers, and comic artists bring a lot of the same visual flair. But they […]
The Belgian Comic Strip Center is celebrating its first 20 years of operation with an exhibit the explores the “medium of comic strip art over the past two decades and highlights the considerable changes it has experienced.” Exhibit runs through March 28.
With the upcoming Marmaduke movie, Twentieth Century Fox and USA TODAY’s pet community post are inviting readers to submit video of their dog’s antics. Four winners will be selected and their dog will be featured in the ending credits of the Marmaduke movie.The Marmaduke movie is set to release on June 4. Contest ends February […]
Comedian Jonathan Winters has signed to voice the Papa Smurf character for an upcoming CGI adaption to the 1958 Belgian comic strip turned 1980’s NBC cartoon, “The Smurfs.” Not much has been revealed about the movie other than it will be directed by Raja Gosnell and released through Columbia Pictures. Ropes of Silicon has sample […]
Legendary comic book creator Stan Lee is working on a new series called “Super Seven.” The story resolves around seven stranded aliens on earth who are befriended by Stan. “Super Seven” is to be introduced as a comic book and an animated series in the fall of 2010. Lee's POW! Entertainment is working with Archie […]
King Features Creative Vice President Frank Caruso has been asked to serve as one of the jurors for the national Doodle 4 Google Competition. The competition is open for all K-12 students in the United States and is base on this year’s theme, “If I could do Anything, I Would…” A Google “Doodle” is the […]
Frank Interlandi, who served as the Los Angeles Times editorial cartoonist from 1962 to 1981, passed away on February 4 due to age related causes. He was 85 years-old. Frank shared the opinion page with Paul Conrad for most of his career doing more social commentary cartoons to Conrad’s political work, according to Conrad. His […]
Ruben Bolling has raised $4,674 with his “Tom the Dancing Bug Haitian Relief Challenge.” The money raised will go to Save the Children Haiti Earthquake Emergency Fund. The top two donors would be given an original drawing created special for the donor. Ruben’s fundraiser had a tie for first place, so he’s creating three original […]
This week’s Tall Tale Features tackle’s the iPad’s impact on comics. Hey, everyone else is talking about it, so why fight it? Tall Tale Radio takes on Steve Jobs and the iPad! Will it change the business of print as we know it? Will it impact cartoonists everywhere? Is it a glorified iPod? And most […]
Post-Gazette’s Rob Rogers has upset Pittsburgh police officers. The cartoon responds to a news story where three white officers are accused of beating a black teenager. The cartoon depicts a man and a woman in a cafe talking about the incident and during the multi-panel cartoon, one of the characters suggests that the police training […]
Pet Sitters International has announced it will begin using characters from the Garfield comic strip to help its member programs market their services. From the press release: “PSI is all about educating our members and our members are all about pampering their clients’ pets,” said Terry Chance, PSI marketing director. “Garfield is definitely an intellectual […]
I believe the point has been made here on this blog previously, but nice to hear CBS’ Face the Nation anchor Bob Schieffer say it as well. Do you think Jon Stewart is taking the newsman mantle from the traditionalists like yourself? Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are to television what the editorial page cartoonist […]
South African editorial cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro (“Zapiro”) has reinstated the shower head above President Jacob Zuma’s head. In several cartoons, the shower head was present but floating above the presidents head slowly inching closer. Zapiro affixed the plumbing fixture as more criticism is leveled at the president for his sexual behavior.In an interview with Zapiro […]
From Jason Chatfield, the current cartoonist with the Australian Ginger Meggs comic strip, we learn that the strip is celebrating several milestones. It’s closing in on 90 years old, became a daily 17 years ago and has been syndicated with Universal Uclick for 10. It was 17 years ago that Australia’s oldest comic strip went […]