The Library of Congress has announced a multi-million dollar donation of comics and memorabilia from Diamond Comics owner and CEO Stephen Geppi. The collection includes original work from Walt Disney and Richard Outcault.From the Library of Congress release:The Library of Congress announced today that collector and entrepreneur Stephen A. Geppi has donated to the nation’s […]
The Library of Congress’ Herblock Gallery is updated every six months. Recently Curator Sara W. Duke posted about the newest additions. From 50 years ago – the more things change… Last week this site informed about Image Comics’ coming Li’l Donnie collection. Now comes news that Image Comics will be collecting Pia Guerra’s political cartoons as […]
The notice from The Meadville (Pa.) Tribune:Soup to Nutz ends its run in print syndication the week of May 21. The final daily is release date May 26.Soup to Nutz by Rick Stromoski March 27, 2000 – May 26, 2018 Newspaper Enterprise Association/United Feature Syndicate/(Universal Uclick/Andrews McMeel Syndicate for UFS) [daily reprints since March 5, […]
The National Cartoonists Society, on May 26, 2018, handed out awards at its annual Reuben’s Dinner. Nominees for divisional awards with winners in bold. – – – Updated June 2, 2018 – – –Editorial Cartoons Clay Bennett Mike Peters Michael Ramirez Newspaper Illustration Greg Cravens Glen Le Lievre Dave WhamondFeature Animation Benjamin Renner and Patrick […]
KaBOOM! has announced Peanuts: Dell Archive, a collection of Peanuts comic book stories originally published by Dell Publishing. Nat Gertler has a few details. Local Legend: Tom Batiuk in ‘Funky’ cold Medina Story from Cleveland.com about local cartoonist made good. Richard Pietrzyk to write and draw original Dick Tracy graphic novel ComicList has the story and an […]
The A/V Club has a story on a person who’s set Rush’s 2112 album to Peanuts animations:From the story:If you had to describe the internet to somebody, you might say, “It’s a place where people waste an inordinate amount of time when they could be doing productive things in the real world.” Or, you could […]
Philadelphia homeboy Mark Tatulli, nominated for The Reuben AND for Comic Strip Divisional Award, anticipates his city filled with cartoonists in today’s Heart of the City.
Hey, there’s Nick Galifianakis in a stylish hat.Tell me. Is that John Kovaleski fresh in from a two-and-half hour drive?Wait. Are those the McGarry brothers? Are they taller than last year?Off the record. I hear Mike Luckovich is hosting. Wasn’t he fab when he emceed in LA?-from special correspondent John Glynn
Mike Peters, who is nominated for divisional awards in editorial cartoons and comic strips this year, is attending The Dinner and he has brought a friend along for the weekend.While it is not surprising that Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Mike has previously won the Reubens’ Editorial Cartoonist division and also The (actual) Reuben, I am a […]
The Comics Beat is reporting that Mike Norton’s “Lil’ Donnie” will be released as a collection from Image in August.From the Image release:Believe us, you’re going to love the LIL’ DONNIE, VOL. 1: EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE hardcover which collects the first 125 LIL’ DONNIE comic strips (winning!). This collection follows the timely and terrifying adventures of […]
Subscription-list and nom de plume-trailblazer Ruben Bolling is to receive the 2018 RFK Journalism Award for his award-winning work on his award-winning “Tom the Dancing Bug” comic.The event is being held tonight at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.@RubenBolling@NewseumUpdate:Ruben Bolling’s RFK Journalism Award Photo © Bruce Guthrieand Ruben Bolling receiving his award from Kerry Kennedy Photo © Bruce […]
The ECBACC Pioneer/ Lifetime Achievement Awards 2018 This past week in Philadelphia The East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention presented its Hall of Fame awards to Ray Billingsley (Curtis), Barbara Brandon-Croft (Where I’m Coming From), Jerry Craft (Mama’s Boyz), Tayo Fatunla (Our Roots), and Ralph Stevenson (Concepts in Communication, Inc.). The Missouri Man Who Draws […]
King Features Syndicate today announced several exciting new hires to support an aggressive vision for the company that includes expansion into entertainment platforms and new artist and IP acquisition. The new team includes, Ricky Li and Christina Nix Lynch, Directors of Licensing, Bridgette Bek, Senior Director of Digital Marketing, Erinn Smart, Director of Business Development, […]
As mentioned here last week Glenn McCoy announced on his Facebook page 10 days ago that the Belleville News-Democrat had let him go. Among the messages of well-wshes Glenn let it be known that, while it was the newspaper that made the decision, he wasn’t terribly upset.“I think I’m going to focus on my animation […]
Mark Tatulli As far back as he can remember,Mark was, “always a cartoonist. I drew cartoons for my elementary, junior high and high school papers.” He was lucky too. “My parents and teachers always encouraged me.”Mark’s syndicated career began with the short-lived Bent Halos” comic strip. He succeeded with Heart of the City, which began […]