Alex Jones and Infowars have agreed to pay Pepe the Frog creator Matt Furie $15,000 to settle a lawsuit concerning misuse of the cartoon character.Infowars included Pepe the Frog in a poster by Jon Allen featuring right-wing public figures in a campaign to earn money for the conspiracy-theory website. Both sides claimed victory in the struggle.“What […]
As a scholar who studies social media and memetics, I wonder if political cartoons are the best way to connect with today’s diverse readership. Many crave searing, cutting political commentary – and they’re finding it in internet memes. What if internet memes were elevated – not only as a serious art form but also as […]
Earlier this year the Chicago Reader began publishing a trio of comic strips.That now comes to an end as the paper announces in its current issue:Comics serials farewell (for now) The last installments of Prairie Pothole, Violet Private Eye, and P.L. Dermes We hope you’ve enjoyed the return of comics serials to the Reader. This […]
Author, Illustrator and cartoonist Tomi Ungerer has passed away.Jean-Thomas (Tomi) Ungerer November 28, 1931 – February 9, 2019* *Ungerer died sometime during the night of Friday February 8 to Saturday February 9.In 1956, he traveled to America, hitting New York in 1956 with $65 in his pocket and many drawings whereupon Ursula Nordstrom, a publisher […]
“There is something magical about three you know – a trio is tight and nicely economical.” Ian WillliamsHere’s trio of interviews with cartoonists. …it’s hard when one’s job is to get people laughing. An interview with Will McPhail: cartoonist for The New Yorker The wonderful thing about black and white cartoons was that the […]
This is the story of five kids and a mouse.It begins with a boy—Dan O’Neill, who, at 21, became one of the youngest syndicated cartoonists… Before long, he met up with 20-year-old Bobby London and 23 year-old Ted Richards at the Berkley Tribe… 25-year-old artist named Gary Hallgren, who at that time had been running […]
(click above for larger view)The City Paper opted to drop Tony Millionaire’s (aka Scott Richardson) Maakies because they felt the comic was no longer fresh and often misogynistic. The paper’s editor Evan Serpick writes the background on why they decided to cut Maakies after a 15 year run.“Maakies” by Tony Millionaire (aka Scott Richardson) for […]
Ward Sutton asks Dan Perkins (Tom Tomorrow) about the illustration work he does on occasion.WARD SUTTON: Do you actively look for illustration work? TOM TOMORROW: I honestly don’t. Occasionally an interesting project falls in my lap, like a book cover or the album art and packaging I designed for Pearl Jam. But in general, I’m […]
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This Modern World creator Dan Perkins (AKA Tom Tomorrow) has donated his collection of manuscripts, research materials, and ephemera to the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. From the press release:When asked why he found OSU to be the ideal home for his collection, Perkins said: “At this point, it represents not only a history […]
The LEGO Movie surprised everyone with its box office success. As with all things in Hollywood, if the first movie goes well – make another. And another. And another. So expect a few more LEGO movies in the next few years.From Animation Magazine:WB previously announced that The LEGO Movie 2, to be directed by Chris […]
The Association of Alternative Newsmedia has announced this year’s awards for best in alternative journalism. In the category for cartooning, first place this year goes to Jen Sorensen (Slowpoke Comics), second place goes to Tom Tomorrow (This Modern World) and Cullum Rogers (INDY Week).Congratulations!
Derf, creator of The City, has announced today that he’s ending after 24 years to concentrate on graphic novels.From his blog:It was never my plan to produce The City this long. Nearly a quarter of a century? How the hell did THAT happen? But I?d be nothing without this cranky, quirky, little comic strip. Still […]
Matt Bors, who edits The Nib, over on Medium, has announced a new line up of regular cartoonists for 2014. Cartoonists include: Liza Donnelly, Rich Stevens, Ruben Bolling, Emily Flake, Brian McFadden, Zach Weiner, J.J. McCullough, Tom Tomorrow, Jen Sorensen, Scott Bateman, Erika Moen, Ryan Pequin, Ted Rall and Shannon Wheeler.And wait – there’s more… […]
Time Magazine looks at the success of Matt Bors in the comic world.“I’m a lot more interested in breaking out from this little rectangle,” Bors said in a recent interview. His style demonstrates this well: Bors uses rich colors and strays from the standard white background that has become so ubiquitous in his craft. He […]