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New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff discusses the New Yorker cartoon caption contest during a presentation at the 2014 Strata Conference + Hadoop World.Via: Michael Maslin

Tomorrow marks the 60th anniversary of the Mort Walker and Dik Browne’s comic strip Hi and Lois. The strip was created by Mort and Dik. The feature is now created by Mort?s sons, writers Brian Walker and Greg Walker and Dik?s son, artist Chance Browne (assisted by artist Eric Reaves). This week, the creators have […]

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:New York Comic Con 2014 RecapIt’s that time of year again, where the fall leaves change color, everything edible in the world is apparently made with pumpkin spice, and where the […]

Universal Uclick’s GoComics has announced it’s added Winsor McCay?s Little Nemo in Slumberland to their line-up. Little Nemo is considered one of the McCay’s masterpieces and a foundational comic strip in history. It’s not mentioned in the press release, but it’s almost too coincidental that GoComics adds Little Nemo on October 15 – precisely the […]

Forbes released it’s annual report on the top earning dead celebrities. Charles Schulz retains his third place ranking. Interestingly the first eight spots are unchanged from last year, but good ol’ Dr. Suess AKA Theodor Geisel moved from 10th to 9th place and tied with Bruce Lee, Steve McQueen and Betty Page.From Forbes:Cartoonist Charles Schulz […]

The long running Love Is comic panel featuring a naked, prepubescence man and woman expounding on what love is has created a stir when Tuesday’s caption read, “Love is… knowing that ‘no’ means ‘maybe’ and ‘maybe’ means ‘yes’”. Many interpreted the caption as supporting rape culture and violence against women and according to the Huffington […]

A friendly reminder that tomorrow is the deadline to enter into the Berryman Award for editorial cartooning. The award goes to cartoons “that exhibits power to influence public opinion, plus good drawing and striking effect.” The award is a $2,500 prize.Visit the National Press Club’s website for entry details.Of all the cartooning awards, this is […]

Whereas the prospect of a Supreme Court ruling against Marvel may have played a role in the comic publisher’s decision to settle with Jack Kirby’s heirs, the other comic publisher DC Comics was handed a victory when the Supreme Court refused to hear the case and allowed a lower court’s decision to stand that allowed […]

Arkansas editorial cartoonist Jon Kennedy has passed away at the age of 96. His obituary hints at the longevity of his career:Jon B. Kennedy, 96, of North Little Rock passed away Friday, October 10th. Born in Springfield, Missouri on August 19, 1918 to parents , Brownlow and Ida Kennedy , he started his career as […]

Just released: Tom Gammill’s opening number for the 2014 Reuben Awards:Always great.

An Malaysian Appeals Court has lifted a ban on books by editorial cartoonist Zulkifli Anwar Ulhaque (AKA Zunar). Zunar’s books were seized during an arrest in 2012. The cartoonist was charged with sedition. From the Malaysian Insider:“With respect, this is a case where the law of sedition is being used as a convenient peg to […]

Looks like LEGO Movie 2 is being pushed back in order to make LEGO Batman. From Hollywood Reporter:Chris McKay, the animation supervisor on Lego Movie, was initially set to direct that project’s sequel. However, the movie is being pushed back and McKay is now helming the Lego Batman movie, which is being written by author-screenwriter […]

Last August, Ed Stein announced he was ending his long-running strip Freshly Squeezed (which was an extension of Denver Square) and hinted that he was gearing up for another project. Yesterday he posted news that the new project was a webcomic.From Ed:In the next few weeks (I hope) I?ll launch the first installments of Sleeper […]

Bucknell University has posted a profile of Close to Home creator John McPherson who graduated from the university in 1983.From Bucknell:The genesis of Close to Home, McPherson said, began during his time at Bucknell, where he indulged his creativity with a degree in English while satisfying his practical side by studying mechanical engineering. He drew […]

Great article in the San Francisco Chronicle about the Charles Schulz Museum. The Schulz Museum has had about 100 unique exhibitions since then, from an early presentation of Japanese quilts with Peanuts themes to the recent self-explanatory ?Heartbreak? in Peanuts gallery. ?Peanuts in Wonderland,? which includes the comic strip?s tributes to Lewis Carroll?s classic, is […]