John Stacks is being sued by DC Comics for selling figurines resembling Batman characters. Stacks’ figurines resemble the actors of the 1960s Batman TV series, and he has permission to use the likeness of the actors, but apparently he didn’t get permission to use the Batman trademark. In the last decade he says he’s made […]
Comic History» Over at the AV Club blog, Seth responded to a list of well known comic book, strip, magazine and children’s book artists with his opinions of and personal associations.Comic strips» Aaron Johnson’s What the Duck (or WT Duck) hit 3 years old yesterday.» Tom Gammill, pays tribute to Walter Cronkite with his latest […]
Coming this September 9th (9-9-09) is Tim Burton’s movie “9.”
Those attending this year’s San Diego Comic Con will get to see a screening of the feature-length documentary called “The Cartoonist” about the life and work of Bone creator Jeff Smith. The special screening is on Friday, July 24. From the press release: “The Cartoonist: Jeff Smith, BONE and the Changing Face of Comics” tells […]
The Treasury Departments put out a RFI (Request for information) – the first step in hiring a cartoonist to “conduct two, three-hour presentations for its employees on the benefits of humor in the workplace and the connection between humor and stress relief.” But the plan came to a screeching halt after the job posting hit […]
Editorial Cartooning» TheDartmouth.com has a write up of Jules Feiffer’s presentation that he did about his cartooning career. This summer, Jules is doing a Summer term Montgomery Fellow where he is teaching a comparative literature course titled “Graphic Humor and 20th Century America.” He will also participate in a panel discussion with fellow cartoonists Edward […]
Universal Uclick is attending this year’s San Diego Comic Con (booth #1217). The Uclick GoComics booth will be one of five locations throughout the convention center offering exclusive Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles memorabilia as part of the TMNT 25th Anniversary promotional event, and will also hold drawings Wednesday through Friday for tickets to the TMNT […]
Good and bad news from Cul de Sac creator Richard Thompson. He posted on his blog today that he was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. Parkinson’s is a brain disorder that affects body muscle and movement. The good news is that he says that it hasn’t affected his drawing hand and the disease is treatable.On […]
Interviews» Scott Nickel interviews Pearls Before Swine creator Stephan Pastis. » Bob Andelman, (AKA Mr. Media) interviews Pajama Diaries creator Terri Libenson. He also talks with Tim Pilcher of Erotic Comics: A Graphic History, Vols. 1 & 2.
Randall Sly, over on his Character Design blog, has posted screen grabs of characters in the upcoming movie “Despicable Me” which is due out July 9, 2010.Below is the newly released trailer.
The New York State chapter of the National Organization for Women has released a statement denouncing New York Daily News Cartoonist Bill Bramhall for a recently published editorial cartoon depicting Senator Kirsten Gillibrand as a “loud mouth need of gagging.”In their statement they write, And exactly what is Bill Bramhall’s gripe? Could it be that […]
Ruben Bolling, creator of Tom the Dancing Bug, has announced that he will be taking bids for product placement in his weekly alternative comic in an upcoming story-line. The proceeds will be donated to The Committee To Protect Journalists.On his blog he writes: Your product will be featured not in an ad, to which these […]
BlogsMichael Cavna’s Comic Riffs hits 1 years old today. Congrats!Books» Lindsay Perna writing for the Religion News Service reviews Johnny Hart’s “I Did It His Way” – a collection of Johnny’s religiously themed B.C. strips.Comic Books» Daniel Ford of the Wilmington Comic Books Examiner writes his review of DC Comics’ new Wednesday Comics.» The childhood […]
Creators Syndicate has filed a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles after the city reset the syndicate’s tax classification. At issue is whether Creators is an “occupations and professions” or a “wholesale and retail” business with the former being taxed at a much higher level. The syndicate and the city fought this battle 15 […]
From the Times-Union blog comes news that Nate Creekmore is ending Maintaining effective August 1. Here’s what he told the Times-Union in an e-mail: Maintaining is my comic strip and my intention was to make it as honest and genuine as possible. Iâ??m proud of the work Iâ??ve done with the strip and Iâ??m tremendously […]