Here’s our regular roundup of comics-related letters to the editor.San Jose Mercury News: a reader calls Mallard Fillmore “disrespectful” and “insensitive”Coeur D’Alene (Idaho) Press: An editor recounts an editorial decision to ask readers for their comics opinion — cliche headline “Nothing to Laugh at” checks in.Statesboro (Ga.) Herald: A reader is disappointed in repeating comics.Santa […]
The Smithsonian.com is reporting on a group archeologists’ discovery of ancient “comics” featuring characters drawn on cave walls and speaking with “speech bubbles.”From the piece:Perhaps the most striking feature for modern viewers are the little captions that appear next to some of the figures. “These 60 or so texts painted in black, some of which […]
The Citizens’ Voice in Wilkes Barre, Penn. (interesting to note, that Wilkes Barre is one of the few remaining medium markets with two daily newspapers) is reporting on the“Joe Palooka” was created by Wilkes Barre-resident Ham Fisher and debuted in 1930. Its client high-mark was more than 900 newspapers. Palooka spawned more than 12 feature […]
Over at the Washington Post, Michael Cavna talks to Ann Telnaes, Signe Wilkinson, Kevin (KAL) Kallaugher and Michael Ramirez about their thoughts on the differences between the Brett Kavanaugh SCOTUS hearings and Clarence Thomas’ back in 1991.https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2018/09/24/im-very-angry-that-is-this-is-happening-again-cartoonists-compare-drawing-for-kavanaugh-and-thomas-hearings/?utm_term=.8da6c2113239
Forbes contributor Michael Schein makes a sarcastic(?) case as to why we should all be more like Dilbert creator Scott Adams. From the piece:Follow his (Adams’) example. Pinpoint an area in which you’ve already had some success, even if it’s unrelated to your core business. Then, make the case that your success in that area makes you the […]
The Web Site “Stars & Celebs” (A web site for celebrities, online personalities, gaming, virtual reality, cultural icons and entertainment news) interviews the Baldo creative duo of Hector Cantu and Carlos Castellanos.From the interview:Hector Cantú: Baldo is an e-collaboration. We do everything over the internet. I email scripts to Carlos. We tweak, revise, choose our favorites. Carlos […]
You’ll note the list hasn’t been updated since early 2017 and editor Tom Spurgeon is asking that you don’t send in corrections, but it’s an interesting and deep list nonetheless.http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/comics_2017_scene_by_scene/
Tom Spurgeon, CXC Executive Director, has announced that Olivia Jaimes will attend the festival.CXC 2018 will be the first major festival appearance for Jaimes, who took over the legacy feature in May 2018. The sharp contrast between Jaimes’ efforts and then-recent Nancy strips brought a surge of attention to the cartoonist and the feature. Jaimes’ […]
The Bloomington, Illinois, newspaper has some coverage of the new Peanuts Hotel (with some good photos) that opened in Japan in early August.From the piece:The Peanuts Hotel opened Aug. 1, and it offers 18 rooms, a Peanuts Cafe and a Peanuts Diner. Each of the boutique hotel’s three floors has its own theme of “Imagine,” “Happy” […]
A September 16th Letter to the Editor at the Washington Post cited a 2017 Prickly City as the source of writer’s formerly held political stance.From the letter:When last year’s flurry of kneeling and other protests during the national anthem at the start of National Football League games took off, my view was best summarized by […]
Fresh off his head-scratching performance as Selsun Blue’s Dandruff, “Ginger Meggs,” New Yorker and MAD Magazine cartoonist Jason Chatfield, will be a contestant on NBC Universal’s “Doodle Wars.”
In a September 15th letter to the Telegram & Gazette editor, a couple of readers are quite effusive in their “love” of “Wallace the Brave.”From the letter: My husband and I are long-time Telegram & Gazette subscribers. We *love* Wallace the Brave: we love the style of its drawing, the characters, and their adventures. It reminds […]
Over the Comics Kingdom blog, they’ve sampled a few cartoonists for the words of encouragement that most affected their careers.From the post: Jim Borgman: … when every aspiring editorial cartoonist was falling under the spell of Jeff MacNelly’s work, I sent him samples of my fledgling college cartoons, which were struggling to stand on their own […]
The Walt Disney Hometown Toonfest in Marceline, Missouri is celebrating its 20th year. This year’s guest speakers include writer and illustrator Ken Alvine, New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly, sculptor and art director Ken Melton and “Thatababy” syndicated cartoonist and illustrator Paul Trap.Click here for more info and speaker bios.https://www.facebook.com/events/268339700451960/Radio interview about Toonfest.
Eisner-nominated Michael Cavna does a follow-up piece over at the Washignton Post Comic Riffs section to the Serena Williams editorial cartoon controversary by talking to a few professionals about how they would have handled illustrating an unhappy Serena Williams.From the piece:DARRIN BELL (King Features): “It’s not hard to caricature a black person. Just don’t do it […]