Hey, there’s Nick Galifianakis in a stylish hat.Tell me. Is that John Kovaleski fresh in from a two-and-half hour drive?Wait. Are those the McGarry brothers? Are they taller than last year?Off the record. I hear Mike Luckovich is hosting. Wasn’t he fab when he emceed in LA?-from special correspondent John Glynn
The Comics Beat is reporting that Mike Norton’s “Lil’ Donnie” will be released as a collection from Image in August.From the Image release:Believe us, you’re going to love the LIL’ DONNIE, VOL. 1: EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE hardcover which collects the first 125 LIL’ DONNIE comic strips (winning!). This collection follows the timely and terrifying adventures of […]
Subscription-list and nom de plume-trailblazer Ruben Bolling is to receive the 2018 RFK Journalism Award for his award-winning work on his award-winning “Tom the Dancing Bug” comic.The event is being held tonight at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.@RubenBolling@NewseumUpdate:Ruben Bolling’s RFK Journalism Award Photo © Bruce Guthrieand Ruben Bolling receiving his award from Kerry Kennedy Photo © Bruce […]
Thomas W. Gammill, the man most famous for writing The Doozies turns a year older today. If you see him, wish him well.
Glenn has decided to stop his syndicated editorial cartoons after he left the Belleville (Ill.) News Democrat last week.More to come.
Team Cul De Sac chief Chris Sparks is helping throw another Drink and Draw at this year’s Heroes Convention in Charlotte.https://www.heroesonline.com/heroescon/From Chris’ Facebook post: Heroescon(June 15th-17th) is right around the corner. Guess what folks, it means it is time for me to ask for more wonderful donations for this years Drink and Draw! Which will be held […]
Ginger Meggs, New Yorker and MAD Magazine cartoonist Jason Chatfield is dandruff.See the video proof here: https://www.ispot.tv/ad/wvMO/selsun-blue-date-night photo from Jason’s site.
You may think Ginger Meggs is Australia’s favorite and longest running comic. But allegedly (fwiw, we have not been able to independently confirm that this ran) the editors at The Advertiser in Adelaide, Australia thought it was a great way to describe England’s favorite engaged couple.
In the tangy and delicious honeycomb mold of Tom the Dancing Bug’s Inner Hive subscription model, Herblock-Prize and RFK Journalism-Award winning editorial cartoonist Jen Sorenson has announced the launch of the “Sorenson Subscription Service” or “S.S.S.”From Jen’s site: Those who join the S.S.S. (which may eventually take on a more novel name — The Eagle’s Clutch, anyone?) […]
Bill Amend of Foxtrot, Brian Gordon of Fowl Language and Nick Seluk of The Awkward Yeti will be boothing proximity partners at this weekend’s Motor City Con in Detroit.
Dana Simpson of Phoebe and Her Unicorn and Andrews McMeel/GoComics will be a special guest at this weekend’s Everfree Northwest Show in Seattle.According to their site:Everfree Northwest is a 3-day all-ages convention for fans of My Little Pony set in beautiful Seattle, Washington. With a Grand Galloping Gala, musical concert, vendors, 24-hour activity rooms, and […]
From the Skippy Web Site: This fourth volume collects the complete daily strips from 1934-1936, at the height of Crosby’s one-man political and social crusade. Crosby influenced cartoonists from Charles Schulz to Walt Kelly to Garry Trudeau, and almost every kid strip ever created. More than any other cartoonist before him, he brought philosophy and politics to […]
From the New York Times:Today’s crossword is a collaboration between the New York Times constructor Ross Trudeau and his father, the cartoonist Garry Trudeau. You might have heard of him. He’s the brains and pen behind “Doonesbury,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoon that has been running since 1970.
From the Awards site: The John Locher Memorial Award is a contest for aspiring cartoonists, ages 18-25, whose work demonstrates both clear opinions and strong artistry on political and social topics. Single panel, multi-panel, and animated editorial cartoons and comics will be accepted. Both students and non-students are eligible to submit. http://locheraward.org/ The AAEC/John Locher […]
Pajama Diaries‘ cartoonist Terri Libenson continues her book publishing success with her second middle-school book “Positively Izzy.” Interesting, and exciting, to note that Libenson is charting on the overall list with authors like Clive Cussler, John Grisham and Mary Higgins Clark. Buy it at Amazon: