Stephan Pastis often injects himself into his strip Pearls Before Swine, but yesterday he brought in his syndicate boss John Glynn. Michael Cavna asked Stephan what prompted him to mock Universal Uclick’s President and Editorial Director:So, what sparked this heartily applauded decision to get all passive-transgressive? ?Well, the truth is that Glynn is about as […]
This Modern World creator Dan Perkins (AKA Tom Tomorrow) has donated his collection of manuscripts, research materials, and ephemera to the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. From the press release:When asked why he found OSU to be the ideal home for his collection, Perkins said: “At this point, it represents not only a history […]
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: With the release of the final “Hobbit” movie, I thought it was time to have Doug Adams on one more time! Always great to talk with the author of “The […]
Dan Piraro has marked the 30th anniversary doing his panel Bizarro. He has a sample of his earliest work on his blog.He writes:My career started 10 years before I owned a computer so my first decade of work was not digitized and I?ve no idea where my early work is in my archival catacombs. I?ll […]
I can’t remember if I’ve posted this before, but if I have not, and you’re a fan of The New Yorker cartoons, head over to Fans of The Cartoon Lounge – 11 episodes of New Yorker Cartoon editor Bob Mankoff talking about cartoons.
From the New York Daily News:One of the Charlie Hebdo cartoonists killed in a bloody rampage against the Paris magazine was buried Thursday in a coffin covered in cartoon drawings. During a private funeral for Bernard (Tignous) Verlhac, the 57-year-old?s friends and family sketched final farewells on his casket as they remembered ?the King of […]
The Toonseum has announced it has found a new interim executive director to replace founder Joe Wos who left in September. From the press release:The ToonSeum is proud to announce Tammy Aupperle as the new interim executive director of Pittsburgh’s cartoon museum. Ms. Aupperle is the Principal of TB Aupperle Consulting, LLC, which specializes in […]
The National Cartoonists Society has compiled a large gallery of cartoons drawn by their members and other professionals in response to the Charlie Hebdo attack last week. By my count – it’s over 130 cartoons. Worth checking out.
I will be upfront. The headline insulating a Mohammad/Charlie Hebdo connection is my conjecture – not anything Daryl Cagle has insulated. But here’s what we do know from Daryl. Cagle.com – one of the largest online repositories of editorial cartoons in the world has been hit with a brute force Distributed Denial of Service attack […]
The first edition of Charlie Hebdo hit the stands today. The print run was 3 million and I’m already seeing reports that even that was not enough. If you want a physical copy, and don’t live in France, London, New York or Quebec, lower your expectations. There are groups on Reddit that are trying to […]
Australian political cartoonist Larry Pickering was visited by police after he posted a cartoon on his website in response to the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack. Fortunately, they weren’t there to harass or censor. They wanted to offer protection.Pickering said he draw the image in response to what happened in France as a sign that he […]
A fitting cover in my opinion. Print run has been increased to 3 million.
Still mortified about our fallen cartoonist colleagues, but free speech will always win. #CharlieHebdo #JeSuisCharlie pic.twitter.com/GHejOEXHwG — Rob Tornoe (@RobTornoe) January 7, 2015Editorial cartoonist Rob Tornoe found his cartoon (above) responding the to the terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo had gone viral and even ended up in print publications – without permission or compensation.Then, I […]
My feed is overflowing with so many articles about the Charlie Hebdo tragedy that I’m combining several of interest in one post.World Cartoonists DayMylasian cartoonist Zulkifli Anwar Ulhaque (AKA Zunar) has called for a World Cartoonists Day every January 7 as a day of remembrance. Michael Cavna has the story.Take your Je Suis Charlie and […]
Wednesday marked the 25th year of syndication for the comic strip Baby Blues. The strip, launched by Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott, centers around the characters Wanda and Darryl MacPherson and their three kids. The strip is a funny, insightful look at parenthood. The strip and its creators have won several awards. In 1995 it […]