Fifty thousand copies of a prison newspaper were pulled after “diversity chiefs” became “extremely concerned” over a cartoon sketch of a sneezing, bearded pig wearing a turban was found accompanying an article by an inmate who “suggested that swine flu was the result of a failed plot by Osama Bin Laden to “eradicate every pig […]
Jeremy Love’s Bayou took home five awards this year in the annual Glyph Comics Awards. Jeremy took the top spot for the best Story of the Year, Best Writer, Best Artist, Best Female Character, and Best Comic Strip. Other winners include Black Lighting (Grant Morrison, Writer; Matthew Clark, Norm Rapmund, Rob Hunter, and Don Ho, […]
Phil Yeh, considered the godfather of the American graphic novel, will be at the Dayton International Peace Museum today painting a mural about world peace. People are invited to get involved in the work and will receive a free book. Phil started Cartoonists Across America & The World back in 1985 to promote literacy and […]
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 […]
Our friend Dave Astor has been co-awarded 2nd-place in the New Jersey Press Association for his humor column he writes for The Montclair Times. His daughter, Maggie, placed first in another category for a piece she wrote in the same paper.Dave continues to write for the Huffington Post. His latest about the new Yankee stadium.
Last December I mentioned Nickelodeon Magazine’s first Comics Award. The votes are tallied and the winners are:
This year’s finalists for the 2009 Doug Wright Awards.The 2009 finalists for Best Book are: Burma Chronicles Guy Delisle (Drawn & Quarterly) Drop-in Dave Lapp (Conundrum Press) Paul Goes Fishing Michel Rabagliati (Drawn & Quarterly) Skim Jillian & Mariko Tamaki (Groundwood Books) The 2009 finalists for Best Emerging Talent are: Kate Beaton (History Comics) Caitlin […]
Our good friend Dave Astor, the senior editor at Editor & Publisher that was laid off last fall, is now writing his topical humor column for the Huffington Post. His first column appeared yesterday entitled “Layoffs for Leaders.”Dave told me in an email that the column will be periodic.
The 2009 Glyph Award nominees have been announced. The nominees for 2009 are:Story of the YearBayou, Jeremy Love, writer and artistIncognegro; Mat Johnson, writer, Warren Pleece, artistJustice League of America: The Second Coming; Dwayne McDuffie, writer, Ed Benes, artistPilot Season: Genius, Marc Bernardin & Adam Freeman, writers, Afua Richardson, artistPresidential Material: Barack Obama; Jeff Mariotte, […]
» The Chattanooga Pulse is looking for a local to do a weekly cartoon feature. » A 1947 Chester Gould Dick Tracy is up for auction.» Kevin Frank, who does the Sunday weekly Heaven’s Love Thrift Shop, has compiled all of his strips from a comic called True North and is releasing the strips as […]
Rich Diesslin, an active TDC participant has launched his sixth annual Carton Days of Christmas (TCDC) on Monday of this month and will run through January 5th. Contributing cartoonists include: Sean Boley, Rich Diesslin, Kevin Edler, Dale Hunt, Larry Miller, H. R., and Lan Hoang Vu (a.k.a. VAL)Hogan’s Alley has also posted a near complete […]
UCLICK Digital Entertainment has recently launched Jeff Smith’s Bone comic for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The comic has been specifically tailored for the iPhone, taking full advantage of the full-color LCD screen and Multi-touch display. Fans can move back and forth through stories with a simple swipe of their finger.“Uclick has collected an incredible […]
The Pearson Lakes Art Center in Okoboji, IA is holding it’s annual Toon-ed exhibit featuring the cartoons of aspiring college cartoonists from across the United States. All college students (over 18) are invited to participate. The categories for judging include magazine cartoons, greeting cards, comic books, political cartoons, illustrations, manga and anime, comic strips and […]
The Washington Post has launched a new blog called “Comics Riff” which will be maintained by former Warped cartoonist Michael Cavna. The blog will be a daily critique of the funny pages, as well as interviews with cartoonists, reader polls and live discussions.
The Mexican comic book character Memin Pinguin has been around for more than 60 years, but when his book, Memin for President, appeared in a Houston Texas Wal-Mart, at least one patron thought the drawings of the little Cuban boy were a racist caricature and complained to the store. She also enlisted the help of […]