I want to publicly acknowledge those that generously donated to my annual pledge drive on it’s first day. There were a total of 37 donors. I have permission to mention 29 of them. They are: Tony Piro – In addition to being a regular here, Tony is the creator of the Calamities of Nature webcomic. […]
Sandra Guzman, an associate editor at the New York Post, was dismissed last week according to an article at the Huffington Post. The paper maintains her dismissal was “because the monthly in-paper insert, Tempo, of which she was the editor, has been discontinued.” Some employees within the paper felt she had crossed management during the […]
Norm Feuti’s webcomic Gill is back. Back in July, the Retail creator announced that his webcomic needed to take a backseat while he concentrated on other projects until September. He’s now producing the strip on a Mon-Wed-Fri schedule. He’s also launched a new website Norm Feuti Cartoons that consolidates all his comics and online store.
» The Sun Chronicle has picked up Tundra and Argyle Sweater, and moved Zits and Retail back to the comics page (from another location in the paper). Dropped are: Born Loser, Herman, Monty and On The Fast Track.» Paul Jon Boscacci’s new strip, Fort Knox launches today. The Courier Journal, The Keene Sentinel, The Deseret […]
The Greensburo News & Record ran an interview with Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau. Subjects cover changes in his political leanings, deadlines, cartooning in today’s climate, a post-media plan for Doonesbury, and how he keeps all his characters and their personalities straight. Q. You work under a tighter deadline than most cartoonists, yet you still have […]
Interesting factoid that has very little to do with this week’s pledge drive, but I think the coincidence is interesting. Today, 15 years ago, the Seinfeld “Pledge Drive” episode originally aired. The plot revolved around people eating Snickers with a knife and fork, Dan the “high-talker,” Elaine accidentally telling Jerry’s grandmother to drop dead, George […]
Last year I started a NPR style pledge drive to allow my regulars readers who value my work to make a donation as a token of thanks. Since it was the first year, I wasn’t sure how successful it would be. It was gratifying to see the show of support and I’m very grateful to […]
The Daily Cartoonist turns four years old today. Don’t know about you all, but it feels like a long time ago. I appreciate all of you who have been long time regulars and those who are relatively new. When I first launched the blog, I didn’t promote it. I was hoping to build a backlog […]
Tomorrow, Berkeley Breathed’s first Bloom County collection from IDW Publications hits the book store. Several major newspapers are running their interviews with him. From the L.A. Times, regarding what it was like to be cartooning in the 1980’s, “Not to sound like someone swinging their cane, but in the 1980s there weren’t a thousand other […]
Kurt Westergaard, who drew the well known caricature of the prophet Mohammad with turban resembling a bomb, made a couple of speeches yesterday the day after the fourth anniversary of the original printing of the 12 Danish Mohammad cartoons. He spoke at Princeton as well as Yale (off campus for security concerns). Here’s reportsFrom the […]
Phill Jupitus, from the BBC Radio 4 program, looks at the phenomenon of cartoonist Bill Watterson and his feature Calvin and Hobbes. He interviews Lee Salem about early reactions from papers and readers (including a small number of complaints). The program (28 minutes long) can be downloaded or streamed over the interview. Phill sets out […]
Today marks Robb Armstrong’s 20th anniversary doing his JumpStart comic strip. From the press release: “Words cannot express my gratitude for JumpStart,” Armstrong said. “I would call it a dream come true, but I never dreamed of this phenomenon…never imagined this kind of longevity.” One of only a handful of syndicated African-American cartoonists, Armstrong brings […]
United Media has announced that this year’s NEA Holiday Special will feature Dan Thompson’s new feature Rip Haywire and will be entitled “Rip Haywire: Away in the Danger.” The 17-strip series will begin on December 7 and runs Monday through Saturday until Christmas. The description of the strip from the press release: The 17-strip series […]
Comic Strips» The Australian Ginger Meggs comic strip has hit the stage as a “true-blue Aussie musical.” The strip turned musical opened last night and runs through October 7.Editorial Cartoonists» Dick Locher is honored by Napperville, his resident city.» Detroit News cartoonist Henry Payne was a featured artist in Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce’s […]
I’m a day late on this one: To mark the fourth anniversary of the first printing of the Danish Mohammad cartoons, the International Free Press Society has named September 30th as International Free Press day. In an era in which the act of speaking out in the Western world has become increasingly subject to the […]