Today’s enlightened column comes from a former publisher and editor at the Sarasota (Fla.) Herald Tribune.From the piece:One of my fondest memories as a child is flopping down on the living room rug with my sisters, the Sunday newspaper spread out in front of us as our father read the color comics out loud. Sometimes […]
Publishing juggernaut Dav Pilkey has hit another great height. His “Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas” is the No. 1 book on all of Nielsen’s Bookscan this week — selling more than 135,000 units. Bookscan claims it represents 85% of the U.S. retail market. (including Amazon).Pilkey beat out such publishing luminaries as: Danielle Steele, James […]
The Buckets’ cartoonist Greg Cravens appeared on WREG-TV in Memphis this morning in advance of his Special Cartooning Class he’ll be running this Sunday (Sept. 16th). Visit Greg’s Facebook page for more info on the class.Watch him on the WREG video here.
Editorial cartoonists Mike Luckovich, Mike Ramirez and Gary Varvel will all be recipients of the 2018 Advancing American Democracy Award. The award is given by the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site and past winners have included author Ron Chernow and Senator Richard Luger. The three cartoonists will receive the award at an event at The Conrad Indianapolis hotel […]
“Over the Hedge” writer and “Odd Squad” author Mike Fry’s new book has a favorable review over at Kirkus Reviews. “Bobby Mendoza Saves the World Again” is available on September 18th and is a sequel to his 2015 book, “The Naughty List.”From the Kirkus site:“… the brevity, pacing, and humor are likely to appeal to reluctant […]
The Small Press Exposition (SPX) is this weekend and the organizers are watching the hurricane, but they’re cautiously optimistic thus far.From their site: Thankfully Hurricane Florence is expected to have little impact on the DC area. The weekend weather looks mild, with a bit of rain. We’ll keep you posted of any change to these predictions.SPX […]
Multiple sources reporting the New Yorker cartoonist and Reuben Award-winner Roz Chast is to be inducted into the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame at this year’s New York Comic Con.
You may have heard the NPR piece, you may be one of the hundreds of thousands who follow him on Instagram and/or you may take a business class he teaches at Oregon State University. However and whatever, you should know that Lord Birthday will be appearing at this weekend’s Feast Portland where he’ll be reading […]
The Daily Cartoonist recently sat down (virtually) with cartoonist Rob Harrell. Rob’s resume includes the much-beloved gone-too-soon syndicated comic “Big Top,” taking over for Brian Bassett on “Adam at Home,” a series of “Zarf” graphic novels from Penguin Random House and a CGI film from Paramount based on his Top Shelf Comix graphic novel “Monster on […]
Michael Cavna covers the fallout from Australian cartoonist Mark Knight’s work on the Serena Williams/Umpire U.S. Open flap.From the piece:In doing so, Knight draws facial features reflecting the dehumanizing Jim Crow caricatures so common in the 19th and 20th centuries. Knight’s cartoon conjures up a range of such caricatures that were branded on memorabilia and […]
The Northwest (Fayetteville) Arkansas Democrat Gazette had a recent editorial summoning up some memories of a Lil Abner-based theme park called “Dogpatch USA.”From the editorial:Truth be told, Dogpatch USA was never the grandest amusement park to ever open its gates. Its developers had big visions when the park near Harrison, themed after the satirical “Lil’ […]
A site called JSTOR (a site that reports to mix news and academics) has posted a piece called “The Most Controversial Comic Strip” on the legacy of censorship in comics and found in Walt Kelly’s “Pogo.”From the piece:As a Cold War liberal, Kelly also satirized communists by portraying two beatnik cowbirds as fellow-travellers constantly revising […]
Today is the official launch day for Liniers’ King Features’ comic “Macanudo.” Go check it out over at King’s site. The Aberdeen News earlier introduced Macanudo to its readers, today they welcome the debut strip to its pages.Today’s strip may be most people’s introduction to Liniers and “Macanudo,” but he has amassed a career’s-worth of accomplishments […]
Over at the GoComics blog, reclusive Nancy cartoonist Olivia Jaimes is interviewed. The interview seems to predate the #sluggoislit movement on twitter.From the interview:GoComics: How about the reaction among Nancy fans? Have you had much interaction with them since April? Do you pay much attention to their comments (we love your Aug. 19 strip about the “exact […]
King has also alerted clients that Henry will also be ending its run in syndication. King points out in its notice that Henry had been in reruns. Henry started with King in 1934. Henry’s last Sunday in syndication will be October 28th and its last daily on Saturday, October 27th.From the King Features site:Created by […]