“Jane’s World” was the first gay-themed work to receive online distribution by a national media syndicate (United Features/Comics.com). Paige Braddock is the cartoonist behind the long-running comic strip and TDC interviewed Paige as she prepared for the August 21st launch of her 20th Anniversary “Jane’s World” book from Lion Forge. TDC: Forgive the ignorance, did Jane’s World first debut in […]
From the story:The August 20, 1913, edition of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (subscription required) reprinted a cartoon from the London Chronicle about the newspaper of the future. And it serves as a fascinating snapshot of an era when automobiles were still relatively new, powered flight was just a decade old, and broadcast radio was still for early adopters.
Over on reddit.com, this post getting some love.Twitter: @Garfield
Berkeley Breathed restarted “Bloom County” in 2015 and he’s now onto his third collection of those new strips. IDW will release “Bloom County: Best Read on the Throne” this September. It’s available for pre-order here.From the IDW site:Collecting year three of the Bloom County relaunch begun in 2015! The stakes are higher, the punchlines are sharper, and […]
The Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia has announced that New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast is to receive their “Visionary Woman Award”. From their site:Since joining The New Yorker in 1978, Roz Chast has established herself as one of our greatest artistic chroniclers of the anxieties, superstitions, furies, insecurities and surreal imaginings of modern life. Her […]
The Smithsonian.com jumps in on the Olivia Jaimes helmed “Nancy.” From the story:The Revamped ‘Nancy’ Is the Perfect Comic Strip for 2018. The comic’s first woman artist mines her own girlhood experience to make the eternally 8-year-old, cookie-loving grouch even funnier.
Scott McCloud released his “Understanding Comics” in 1993. Barnes & Noble has marked the anniversary with this interview.From the site:“I’d like to think that Understanding Comics helped contribute to comics’ broader acceptance by both the general public and by various institutions like libraries, museums, and universities. But guys like me are only half of the solution. We […]
Cartoonist, shampoo actor and noted Australian Jason Chatfield was recently taken to task by a group of individuals who were offended by a recent New Yorker cartoon he created.From Jason’s blog:As a rule, I never engage in social media comments sections– especially when it comes to my work. I like people to just fight among […]
The Kansas City Star is reporting on the power of good copy editors in today’s (August 5th) edition.From the story:A word in a 10-paragraph statement of the full-page ad supporting Samons was supposed to say “assets,” the newspaper’s publisher wrote in a public Facebook post Saturday morning.Instead, Samons’ ad contained this sentence: “I believe in taking care […]
Multiple-award nominee cartoonist Steve Conley is raising funds over at Kickstarter for his beautifully illustrated “The Middle Age.” With a few weeks left, Steve has already greatly exceeded his $5,000 goal.From the Kickstarter page:Sir Quimp of Grawlix is an older knight who is stuck with a sarcastic, cursed sword and is on an against-all-odds quest to rescue his […]
Robb Armstrong is interviewed by CBS News on Franklin’s 50th Anniversary of his debut in “Peanuts.” Robb Armstrong on Franklin’s 50th Anniversary
The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) recently announced a change in format for their Reubens’ Awards weekend from a closed membership-only event to an open-to-the-public European-style comics fest. The Daily Cartoonist interviewed former NCS President and current NCS Foundation President Steve McGarry on the updated event.TDC: This is a big change from the Reubens weekend we’ve […]
NPR’s ‘Weekend Edition’ has a piece on the 50-year-anniversary of the debut appearance of Franklin, the first black character featured in Charles Schulz’s “Peanuts.”“Jumpstart” cartoonist Robb Armstrong is featured quite extensively in the piece.From the story:Schulz, however, had been wary of including a black child in the Peanuts gang and was concerned that it would come off as […]
Cartoon Crossroads Columbus has announced its guest list for this September’s (27th-30th) fourth-annual four-day, city-wide comics festival. TDC also hears rumors are flying that CXC plans to announce a surprise guest as we get closer to the fest’s dates.Guest and special exhibitors include: Lynn Johnston Kazu Kibuishi Derf Backderf Jim Woodring Darrin Bell Katie Skelly Jessica […]
Over at The Washington Post site, Comic Riffs’ Michael Cavna writes on the growing influence of women at this year’s San Diego Comic Con Awards — The Eisners.From the story:“There was an energy in the room that kept growing with every victory for a woman, a person of color or a queer person,” Walden, who […]