Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud are co-chairs; Connie Zeigler on Brenda Starr and Dale Messick; Phil Witte – counsellor, cartoonist, critic; Barbara Shermund biographer Caitlin McGurk; Terry Laban – graphic novelist; Beginning: Alex Raymond’s Flash Gordon. Telgemeier, McCloud chosen as National Library Week honorary chairs From the American Library Association: CHICAGO — Award-winning author and […]
We’ll start with a pair of Thanksgiving family thoughts from Dennis the Menace and The Family Circus about the same relative that followed closely on the Comics Kingdom feed. One thankfully, one wistfully. Then the day after Thanksgiving came Flo and Friends and The Flying McCoys with one following on the heels of the other […]
Soft-spoken cartoonist historian Tim Jackson, who died on Nov. 3 of complications from Lewy Body disease, was best known for his 2017 Eisner-nominated book Pioneering Cartoonists of Color, which put the history of African-American editorial cartoonists and comic-strip artists in high relief. But Jackson didn’t just write about pioneering cartoonists of color; he was a […]
A bevy of New Yorker cartoonists turned out for the launch of Alen McWeeney and Michael Maslin’s new book At Wit’s End: Cartoonists of The New Yorker. And what better way to celebrate a book of photographs and profiles than with a collection of photos taken at the event by way of Michael Maslin’s Ink […]
Jim Borgman Winter cartoons, Michael Maslin profiles Linda Finck and Ed Steed, Selected 2025 Free Comic Book Comic Strip Comics, Hearst Magazines and Peanuts, Charles M. Schulz house for sale, WEBTOON $1 Million Comic Strip Contest, and a Sandra Boynton Christmas. A collection of Jim Borgman snow cartoons Prepare yourselves. Winter weather has arrived in […]
Edward Gorey, Maria Scrivan, James Sturm, Jerry Fearing, Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud, Michael Maslin, Bill Watterson and Calvin and Hobbes, Peanuts, The Stanleys, and encouraging developing cartoonists. Rich Johnston shares news of the print run for Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud’s forthcoming book: The Cartoonists Club, a new graphic novel by Raina Telgemeier and […]
Good news from Amazon and GameSpot: If you grew up stealing the comics section of the newspaper from your parents to read the hilarious and insightful adventures of Calvin and his stuffed Tiger, you’ll want to check out Amazon’s incredible deal on The Complete Calvin and Hobbes Hardcover Box Set. The premium, three-volume box set […]
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for November 2024 release (or so).Images and links from a variety of publishers and outlets,though ordering through your local comic shop or independent book store is a good idea. This is it! The Complete Library of Lynn Johnston’s For Better or For Worse is complete!! For […]
Mark Parisi and Kim Tomsic, Rockwell Kent, Sarah Anderson, Barbara Shermund, Dick Brooks, Stevan Dohanas, and Jef Mallett and the class of 2002. above: The Jackson Twins cartoonist and Saturday Evening Post cover model Dick Brooks The daughter of a cartoonist, Virginia Brooks describes her childhood in Westport, Connecticut, as “hilarious.” The Carefree artist spent […]
November 11th, 2024, (LOS ANGELES, CA) — There have been many firsts on the Zoop crowdfunding platform lately. And today is no different. For the first time ever, the entire syndicated comic strip, Mullets by Steve McGarry and Rick Stromoski is being collected all in one glorious graphic novel package. The book will also feature […]
While we wait for Tuesday, how about a break to look at some other things happening in the world? Glenn Fleishman has released How Comics Were Made, a Kickstarter-funded in-depth look at production through the years. It’s a beautiful book and, while it’s pricey at $73 in print, it’s also 280 pages deep and well […]
With Steve Breen, Wayno, Glenn Fleishman, Ruben Bolling, Paul Robinson, and Jimmy Johnson. By Appointment Only – A migrant family waits for the chance of safety in the United States. At inewsource Sofía Mejías-Pascoe reports on a family seeking safety; in a sidebar Steve Breen illustrates it. Update: Apparently Mike Peterson entered the high bids […]
Billy Ireland & Jenny Robb, Marshall Ramsey, Ernie Bushmiller, Ward Sutton & Stan Kelly, Paul Gilligan, and Mort Walker, Bill Hoest, & Bil Keane. Chillicothe, Columbus, and the World — A boy who grew up in Chillicothe and then worked for the Columbus Dispatch to became a world-famous cartoonist was part of the focus of […]
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for October 2024 release (or so).Images and links from a variety of publishers and outlets,though ordering through your local comic shop or independent book store is a good idea. Prince Valiant Artists (illustrators Hardcover Special #19) (Limited Edition) Now is your first chance ever to own […]
Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar in San Diego; Wayno in Pittsburgh; Steve Bell in London; Bill Watterson in Amazon; High and Middle School Cartoonists in Wisconsin; Hilary B. Price in Massachusetts. While TDC’s Mike Peterson is giving us “live” reports from the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists/ Association of Canadian Cartoonists convention (Day 1, Day […]