Interviewed: Charles Schulz and Larry King in a 1988 interview
A 1988 Larry King radio interview with Charles M. Schulz:Via: Mike Lynch
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French cartoonist arrested on Anti-Semitism: You’re a Charlie or a Terrorists
A French Jewish cartoonist was arrested on charges of Anti-Semitism for a cartoon he drew in 2011.More from Anadolu Agency:?The environment after the Charlie Hebdo attacks is just like post-Sept. 11. You are either Charlie, or a terrorist,? Zeon said in an interview with The Anadolu Agency. After the 2001 terrorist attacks in the U.S., […]
Steve Breen featured in documentary on the creative process
Steve Breen, the Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist for the San Diego Union-Tribune, is one of several artists and creative individuals featured in a new documentary about the creative process called “From Nothing, Something.”Here’s the film’s description from their website:This fast-paced, funny, inspiring doc explores the common techniques, habits and neuroses that lead to breakthrough […]
Roy Doty passes at age 92
Prolific cartoonist and illustrator Roy Doty passed away this morning at the age of 92. The one and only time I met Roy was in 2006 when I visited the Ohio State University Cartoon Library (Now Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum). At 84, he told me he was working full-time and was so busy […]
Lars Vilks awarded prize for free speech courage
From Breitbart:Each year, the Free Press Society of Denmark gives out the Sappho Award ? a prize for courage in the advocacy of free speech, named after the Greek poet who serves as the Society?s icon. This year?s winner is cartoonist Lars Vilks, who has been dealing with death threats from Muslims in Europe ever […]
Mandrake the Magician cartoonist Fred Fredricks passes
Sad news from King Features who reports that Mandrake the Magician cartoonist Fred Fredericks recently passed. I’m not finding wide-spread news about his passing, but according to Wikipedia, he passed on March 10.From KFS:MANDRAKE creator Lee Falk originally drew his Mandrake strip himself but soon turned the job over to artist Phil Davis, who illustrated […]
Original Asterix comic book page raises $160k for Charlie Hebdo families
Astérix co-creator Albert Uderzo donated a storyboard from the 1971 Astérix and the Laurel Wreath for auction.From The New York Times:PARIS ? An original Astérix comic book page fetched 150,000 euros, or about $160,000, at a sale at Christie?s here, with all the proceeds going to the families of those killed in the attack on […]
Ecuadorian cartoonist Xavier Bonilla threatened by ISIS?
From the The Miami Herald regarding the cartoon above:Xavier Bonilla may have the least funny job in comedy. A prolific and scathing cartoonist for El Universo, one of Ecuador?s major newspapers, he has been sued by the president, reprimanded by congress and flooded with hate mail for his work. Even so, the threat he received […]
Irwin Hasen, Dondi cartoonist, passes at age 96
The New York Times obituary of Dondi cartoonist Irwin Hasen:Irwin Hasen, the cartoonist and comic-book artist who drew, and helped create, ?Dondi,? the widely syndicated comic strip about a lovable, wide-eyed World War II orphan, died on Friday in Manhattan. He was 96.The Times describes his life as an iconic or stereotypical New York City […]
Interviewed: Tom Tomorrow on illustration as a cartoonist
Ward Sutton asks Dan Perkins (Tom Tomorrow) about the illustration work he does on occasion.WARD SUTTON: Do you actively look for illustration work? TOM TOMORROW: I honestly don’t. Occasionally an interesting project falls in my lap, like a book cover or the album art and packaging I designed for Pearl Jam. But in general, I’m […]
Podcast: Episode 209 ? Mary Varn, Steve Ogden and Video Games
Tom Racine’s latest Tall Tale Radio podcast episode is now available. Head over to Tall Tale Radio and give it a listen. In this episode: Tall Tale Radio has a case of “Pac Man Fever!” First off, Mary Varn of “NPC Comic,” joins us to give us her impressions of the huge video game convention, […]
Interviewed: Greg Evans on 30 years of Luann
Celebrating 30 years of Luann, GoComics has posted an interview with Luann creator Greg Evans and his daughter, Karen. What can readers expect in the future? GE: I hate to admit this, but in 30 years of doing the strip, I never thought much past lunchtime. Now that my daughter Karen is helping with plotting, […]
State Historical Society of Missouri celebrates Tom Engelhardt today
From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:On March 12 the State Historical Society of Missouri (SHSMO) will host a reception honoring Tom Engelhardt and the evocative editorial cartoons showcased in his new book, Four Turbulent Decades: A Cartoon History of America, 1962?2001, which will be released at the celebration. Featuring a selection of drawings by the longtime […]
Denmark Debates Whether to Put Muhammad Cartoons in Textbooks
From the Washington Post:Yet the debate about whether to publish depictions of Muhammad ? a practice generally prohibited in Islam and violently opposed by extremists ? hasn’t disappeared following the horrific events of the past few months. And now, a Danish proposal would push the debate far further than before ? by putting cartoons of […]
Jen Sorenson publishes biographical comic about a true date rape story
In 2012, Jen Sorenson published ?An Open Letter To The Supreme Court About Health Insurance.? The comic was widely distributed and for it she was honored with the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award for editorial cartooning. Yesterday, she published a second biographical piece about a friend’s experience being date-raped in college during the 1970s and […]