TDC Archive

Sit Down, Shut Up, an animated sitcom that premiered on FOX in April, is shut down due to low ratings.The fifth episode, which was originally slated to air this Sunday, has been pulled from the schedule.

Order of Tales is an epic/fantasy graphic novel about a Teller named Koark. The orphaned son of Duke Themb, he is on a quest to fulfill the last request of his father. His family was charged with collecting and preserving the tales of all of the races of “a strange world.” Through his adventures he […]

There is no shortage of general news about the Amazon Kindle DX, and the potential for comic distribution has already become a hot topic onto itself.

The Vinyl Café is an hour-long radio variety show, hosted by Canadian author and comedian, Stuart McLean, and heard across the U.S., Canada, and Britain each week. I have a vintage-style Mickey Mouse radio in my studio that’s usually softly tuned to CBC Radio One, but when Stuart comes on the air, his distinct voice […]

Les McClaine’s adventure comic Jonny Crossbones can only be described as a reincarnation of Tintin. The staggeringly accurate, yet stylized figure drawing contrasts perfectly with the constantly overwhelming landscapes to create a world that will suck you in immediately. Starting today, May 4, Johnny Crossbones is accelerating from a M-W-F schedule to full-on, five-times-a-week until […]

The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is featuring a series of short “Making of” documentaries and teasers online for Cordell Barker’s all new animated short, Runaway.Cordell Barker, who directed The Cat Came Back and Strange Invaders, is once again at his best with Runaway. Set to the music of Ben Charest (composer of The […]

The question was raised in another article about how comics artists feel about being topical with their comics. The “why” of being topical is obvious enough; to bring in fresh viewers that aren’t acclimated to your pre-existing story. But the “how” and “when” aspects of this conversation raise some pretty interesting points.Artist Jorge Cham of […]

If you haven’t spent an afternoon flipping through the XKCD archives, you haven’t truly lived. Okay, that’s kind of dramatic, but only a little. It has just been announced that XKCD artist Randall Munroe will be publishing his first book of compiled work. Randall Munroe is a webcomic pioneer and remains one of the most […]

Despite past animosity on this site, there is sort of a big deal going on at PvP with guest artist Karl Kerschl doing today’s strip. I don’t care what side of the print/webcomics fence you’re on, this strip is amazing.If this post kicks off any kind of conversation it should be about how mainstream, print […]

The once graphically brilliant Dick Tracy has fallen on hard times, if last Sunday’s strip is any evidence. Take a look at http://www.gocomics.com/dicktracy/2009/04/12/ and see for yourself: the sadly deformed woman in the Crimestopper panel, Tracy’s amputated fingers in the last panel, the way his trenchcoat appears and disappears…is this what’s passing for professional cartooning […]

King Features has unveiled their official Zits Motion Comics. From Comics Kingdom: Comics Kingdom™ now showcases the hilarious, first-of-its-kind Zits Motion Comics, based on the widely-popular comic strip, Zits. These 30-second motion comics are a cross between the beloved print newspaper comic strip and animated comics.” A channel for “Jeremy” has been set up on […]

Daily Cartoonist poster and Tall Tale Features member Lucas Turnbloom’s comic strip IMAGINE THIS will be featured on GoComics.com starting April 8th.Even cooler still is the line up of guest cartoonists Lucas had contribute to his strip while he and his wife welcomed their second little Turnbloom into the world. You can check out that […]

Joe Murray, creator of animated series Rocko’s Modern Life (1993-1996) and Camp Lazlo (2005-2008), announced on his blog that his eBook, Crafting a Cartoon, has been picked up for print publication by Random House. The eBook will be discontinued as a result (although it’s still available as I type this) and the book will come […]

Can any of you tell me some of the best organizations for cartoonists who want to take their cartoons to the next level. (More publicity, more coverage, more distribution, more money) Also included in that, what do they offer / do if you spend money to join. (Like the AAEC, what does the fee get […]

Michael Sisk, the creator of the WordPress plugin “WebComic” (and its companion theme “Inkblot”) is looking for beta testers for an updated release.He wanted to use WordPress to publish his own comic, but was wasn’t satisfied with the themes that other programmers had designed for that use. In his own words: “It became readily apparent […]