The Michigan Daily has a story regarding a cartoon that is sparking a possible boycott from the NAACP.The University chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People may be considering boycotting The Michigan Daily because of an editorial cartoon it published Nov. 28. The cartoon displays a classroom of smiling dark-skinned students […]
Winning the pulitzer certainly doesn’t hurt your subscriber-ship. E&P is reporting that Nick Anderson’s client list jumped 22 papers after the pulitzer.WPWG Editorial Director/General Manager Alan Shearer called the 22-client jump “amazing for an editorial cartoonist,” even with a Pulitzer factored in. Shearer noted that editorial cartoons can be a tough sell these days.
The Comics Reporter is pointing to the comics.com site for “That’s Life” where it has been announced that the strip by Mike Twohy has come to an end.The last current “That?s Life” strip will be on December 3, 2005. Starting on December 4th Comics.com will be re-running the strip starting from the very beginning. We […]
There’s been a shake up in newspapers across America. With the end of “That’s Life,” newspaper’s are selecting other panels to take its place. The Northwest Arkansas Times has picked up Reality Check, by Dave Whamond.“Reality Check is a great new addition to our lineup of comics in the Times,” Executive Editor Greg Harton said. […]
Congrats to a bunch of aspiring cartoonists. From a press release off of Universal Presses web site: Student Cartoonists’ Awards Announced Kansas City, MO (12/05/2005) Four first place winners were selected among many aspiring young cartoonists who participated in the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) /Associate Collegiate Press Cartooning (ACP) Awards, co-sponsored by Universal Press […]
Pat Bagley, editorial cartoonist for the Salt Lake Tribune, will be signing his new book at Ken Sander’s Rare Books on Friday, December 9, at 7pm. Bagley’s book “Clueless George” is available at Amazon books.The last place you’d expect to hear that political cartoonist Pat Bagley got his start is BYU. But there you have […]
Clay Bennett spoke on NPR All Things Considered today to discuss the current state of editorial cartooning. You can listen to archived audio of the interview on NPR’s siteMajor U.S. newspapers continue to cut staff to offset disappointing revenue. But recent layoffs and buyouts at two newspapers owned by the Tribune Company prompted editorial cartoonists […]
The political action group that spent millions of dollars to defeat President Bush in 2004 is now mobilizing to protest and stop the lay-offs at Tribune papers and other large newspaper companies across the country.The grassroots activists have been circulating petitions to stop announced job cuts at four Tribune papers. The group says it has […]
Cartoonist J.P. Trostle has quit his job with the Herald-Sun citing “It was not a good place to work any more.”J.P. Trostle resigned last week as a designer and illustrator at The Herald-Sun in Durham, N.C. As part of that job, he also did editorial cartoons for the newspaper’s Chapel Hill Herald edition. Trostle told […]
David Coverly’s Speed Bump has picked up the Wichita Eagle. The Eagle had an opening with the end of Mike Twohy’s That’s Life.Coverly has said of his comic strips that “if life were a movie, these would be the outtakes,” according to the strip’s Web site. The cartoon will run Monday through Thursday in WichiTalk, […]
According to Dave Coverly’s web site, he’ll be at Bell’s Brewery in Kalamazoo signing his new book, Just One %$#@ Speed Bump After Another today between 6-9 pm. And if that wasn’t enough, Jef Mallett will also be available to sign is latest Frazz collection “Live From Bryson Elementary“
Editorial cartoonists are banding together on this coming Monday to protest the recent lay-offs in their industry. Members of the AAEC are encouraged to do a cartoon criticizing the layoffs. The cartoons will be posted together on the AAEC website.Editorial cartoonists are joining together for a “Black Ink Monday” protest, E&P has learned. On Dec. […]
The New York Press has a lengthy article about Charles Schulz and his cartooning. If you’re a fan of Peanuts or enjoy reading about comic history, give this article a read.“Li’l Folks” has a different quality than “Peanuts.” The lines are thicker. Perhaps Schulz was making the best of middling reproduction quality in newspapers, but […]
Fans of John Kovaleski’s Bo Nanas comic strip can meet him and get a signed copy of his book – if you’re in the Harrisburg Pennsylvania area.John Kovaleski of Gettysburg will sign copies of “Bo Nanas: Monkey Meets World” (Andrews McMeel Publishing, $10.95) from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in […]
The Houston Chronicle has a story called Why Bill Watterson Quit. If you’re hoping for new salacious tidbits, this article isn’t it – but does point out in the Complete Calvin and Hobbes book that Watterson left it open for a return. Salem won’t discuss the specifics of what Watterson is doing. It’s possible he […]