Rupert characters are © & ™ Express Newspapers & DreamWorksNewspaper comic features that are still appearing in newly produced and printed episodes after 100 year can be counted on one hand – Gasoline Alley, Ripley’s Believe It or Not, Thimble Theater starring Popeye, Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, and now Rupert Bear.*On November 8, 1920 […]
Betty Debnam, the creator and editor of The Mini Page, has passed away. Betty Glass Debnam Hunt October 23, 1929 – November 1, 2020 Elementary school teacher, advertising copywriter Creator of the educational newspaper insert The Mini PageFrom the obituary:While teaching in Wake County, Betty had the idea of combining education and journalism into a newspaper […]
With a five million copy print run, the newest Dav Pilkey book Dog Man: Grime and Punishment debuted as the #1 best seller across all genres. NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Dog Man is the top dog! The global bestselling series by author and illustrator Dav Pilkey makes a triumphant return to the #1 […]
Comic Con International: San Diego has announced the nominees for this year’s Will Eisner Awards. Like most of this year’s conventions and gatherings the San Diego Comic-Con will take a different format, but some things remain – award presentations among them. Mostly comic book related this year has a number of comic strip and more […]
Before and after titles like The Cat in the Hat hit the shelves, Dr. Seuss himself tried on many different hats. Believing that “you can steer yourself any direction you choose,” he explored—and excelled at—a number of possible creative paths. From an early editing gig to an honorary doctorate, these different “hats” helped shape a […]
Wonderful seems to a word often associated with Patrick McDonnell and his works. His Mutts comic strip and books are wonderful. His charitable and humanitarian efforts are wonderful. Even Patrick’s blog is wonderful, except when it is beyond wonderful, as is one of his latest.In “A Note From Patrick: May 2020” Patrick notes some fan […]
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for April 2020 release. Images and links (mostly) via Amazon, though ordering through your local comic or independent book store is a good idea. Addams’ Apple: The New York Cartoons of Charles Addams Ed Leffingwell’s Little Joe by Harold Gray Nat Enough I Think He’s Crazy […]
Publishers Weekly has released their list of 2019’s best selling children’s books.[Publishers Weekly] lists are based on print unit sales at outlets that report to NPD Bookscan, which tracks approximately 85% of the print market. Here we compile the books that sold more than 100,000 copies in four categories: Hardcover Frontlist, Paperback Frontlist, Hardcover Backlist, […]
Children’s book author/illustrator Tomie dePaola has passed away.Thomas Anthony (Tomie) dePaola September 15, 1934 – March 30, 2020 Earlier today Tomie’s publisher announced via Facebook:We mourn the loss of a master storyteller. Tomie dePaola has passed away. We extend our sympathy to his legions of readers, friends, and colleagues. From Tomie’s website:He has written and/or illustrated […]
NPR’s Malaka Gharib explains the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in “a comic just for kids.”Gharib’s comic is based on a radio story by NPR education reporter Cory Turner wherein he spoke with health experts about what kids would like to know about the outbreak. For example, “If kids do get the virus, it tends to be […]
Celebrating the 200th year since the birth of cartoonist/artist Sir John Tenniel, the Google Doodle for the day is an illustration of Alice and the Cheshire Cat from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.“‘Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?’ [said Alice]. ‘That depends a good deal on where you want […]
Mo Willems and HBO let The Pigeon do his thing.The Hollywood Reporter reports:HBO Max has made a big commitment to its kids and family programming business, signing beloved children’s author Mo Willems to an exclusive multiyear deal. The streamer won out in a competitive negotiation and will make Willems the first artist in residence at […]
Seems Dennis is right:I love books. The problem is that my book-buying habit outpaces my ability to read them. This leads to FOMO and occasional pangs of guilt over the unread volumes spilling across my shelves. Sound familiar? But it’s possible this guilt is entirely misplaced. According to statistician Nassim Nicholas Taleb, these unread volumes […]
Cartoonist Kenneth Mahood is a Senior Stripper! Born February 4, 1930.From the Irish Comics Wiki:After working at a solicitor’s office and as an apprentice lithographer, he became a full-time artist in 1949. He sold his first cartoon to Punch at eighteen, and became a regular contributor. As a painter, he had his first one-man exhibition […]
Jerry Craft and his New Kid graphic novel make history.The School Library Journal reports:History was made at the 2020 Youth Media Awards in Philadelphia. A graphic novel has won the John Newbery Medal for the first time in its nearly 100-year history [emphasis added] as Jerry Craft earned the honor for New Kid.The Caldecott Medal […]