Hermes Press has announced that it will reprint the complete The Phantom series that has appeared in newspapers since 1936. The first volume is due out in September. As the daily strip ran in a different continuity from the Sunday version, Hermes Press will issue three volumes of dailies each year and one volume of […]
The Houston Chronicle has a profile of Jeff Kinney, the creator of the best selling series “Diary of a Whimpy Kid.” While I knew the book was a best seller (my kids have devoured the series of books), I wasn’t aware that the book was first a web product that is still doing well in […]
Speed Bump creator Dave Coverly has an extensive write up in The Daily Gazette (NY) about his career in the comics.Regarding the book, Dave tells the Gazette that he has signed a four-book deal with New York publisher Henry Holt and Co., and is writing children’s books, with the first book is entitled, “Sue MacDonald […]
» 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 […]
Tom Mason has a great interview with Dean Mullaney, who started Eclipse Comics and most recently is editing and designing the Library of American Comics, a series of classy comic strip reprint hardcovers, published through IDW. The topic of the interview is Noel Sickles, a contemporary of Milt Caniff who create the action strip Scorchy […]
» Mike Cavna asks editorial cartoonists what they’ll miss most about George W. Bush.» David Horsey posts a cartoon reacting to the news that his paper, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer is going up for sale or possibly closing down. » Last week, Jeff Kinney, creator of the “Diary of the Wimpy Kid” series is profiled in […]
» The Animation Blog notes that the voice talent of The Simpsons has extended their contract for another three years. If they all follow through, that would take The Simpsons into their 23rd year.» The AV Club gives Richard Thompson’s new book Cul de Sac collection book an A-; Garfield minus Garfield gets a B+.» […]
» The Christian Science Monitor has announced that it’s cutting all of its daily editions and focusing on a weekend edition and their web site. I haven’t asked Clay Bennett, their former editorial cartoonist, but I can imagine him thinking his jump to the Chattanooga Times Free Press as being the best move. Ever.» Comic […]
Tom Richmond, a MAD magazine cartoonist, has announced on his blog that MAD magazine will issue a new collection of movie parodies entitled “MAD About the Movies: Directorâ??s Cut”. This is their second collection – the first was released in 1998. This one, Tom says, is 400 pages, contains 60 movie parodies and only costs […]
» Tom Batuik will be speaking tonight at Akron-Summit County Public Library to mark Breast Cancer Awareness month. He’ll also be signing his bok “Lisa’s Story: The Other Shoe.” » Big Nate creator Lincoln Peirce will be at the Longfellow Book store (Portland, Maine) this Saturday for a book signing of his book I Smell […]
» Stacy Curtis‘ book that he illustrated, “The 7 Habits for Happy Kids” debuted on the New York Times Best Seller List at #4» The News and Observer has written a Q&A about the most oft asked questions regarding its line-up and comics in general.» Comic Book Resources continues to look at historical editorial cartooning. […]
» The ToonSeum in Pittsburg PA will exhibit the art of Mother Goose and Grimm creator and editorial cartoonist Mike Peters. The exhibit begins October 17 and runs through January 4. » The ToonSeum is also holding a panel discussion on October 18 featuring Mike Peters, Ann Telnaes and Rob Rogers on the topic of […]
Stacy Curtis’ seventh book that he’s illustrated that has been released this year is hitting bookshelves. This latest book, “The 7 Habits for Happy Kids”, is written by Sean Covey, son of Stephen R. Covey and contains over 150 illustrations. You can see some of the artwork over on Stacy’s blog and you can see […]
» Matt Davies returns home to Westport CT to speak. He calls himself, “the only redheaded, English-accented graduate from Staples High School to win a Pulitzer prize.”» The Washington Times has picked up Charlos Gary – as a new employee. Congrats to Charlos.» Bo Nanas creator John Kovaleski is now a blogger.» Tom Toles talks […]
Mike Cope, a Canadian cartoonist and multimedia designer (also a regular here at The Daily Cartoonist), has written a book called “Last of the Funnies” a project he’s worked on for about a year now. The book’s plot is described as: After a worldwide energy and economic crisis, newspapers have ceased production and nearly every […]