Lucy Caswell, Founder, Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, Vijaya Iyer, President and Co-Publisher, Cartoon Books, Jeff Smith, Award-Winning Cartoonist and Co-Publisher, Cartoon Books and Tom Spurgeon, Editor and Co-Publisher, The Comics Reporter have announced the creation of Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC) – a four day comic festival to be held each year in Columbus […]
This Tuesday “The Art of Richard Thompson” will hit book shelves everywhere. In one word, let me sum up the experience of reading this book: craft. Richard Thompson is a master of his craft – whether it is illustration, caricature or cartooning, his work stands out as something extraordinary. Those of us who have seen […]
Michael Cavna, who started the blog Comic Riffs for The Washington Post in 2008 has announced that starting next year, his position as a columnist covering comics will be full time. He tells me:The Post has been highly supportive of Comic Riffs since it launched in 2008, and while I enjoyed my run as The […]
Randy Glasbergen has announced that he’s retiring from the feature The Better Half. Randy took over the panel in 1982 from Vinnie Vinson. He tells me that with his decision to not renew his contract with King Features Syndicate, the syndicate has opted to retire the panel completely.Randy cites that his freelance business has been […]
Today, Blue Sky Studios released the official trailer for The Peanuts Movie. I loved the first teaser they put out. This trailer has me a bit more worried about the film. Despicable Me didn’t feature the minions enough. Once the studio saw how likable and entertaining they were, Despicable Me 2 featured them too much. […]
The must-watch video of the day: The Art of Richard Thompson from GVI on Vimeo.Michael Cavna has interviewed the filmakers. Head over to his Comic Riffs blog to read the exchange and background info on the documentary short.MICHAEL CAVNA: Congratulations on the beautiful documentary, guys. When did you first discover Richard?s work, and what inspired […]
Today marked the 50th anniversary of The Wizard of Id. The strip was created by Brant Parker and Johnny Hart. Here’s today’s strip marking the milestone. Today Wizard of Id is produced by Brant’s son Jeff Parker, his wife Nicola Parker along with Johnny’s grandsons Mason Mastroianni and Mick Mastroianni.Johnny’s other strip B.C. also paid […]
Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau is interviewed the the New York Times about the second season of his TV show Alpha House. Also mentioned, editorial cartooning and his comic strip.But do you think making big statements about politics is harder to do on TV than in a comic strip? The show is really not about statements. […]
Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson has produced the poster to promote the annual Angoulême International Comics festival held in France. Bill was the Grand Prix recipient last year which by tradition requires the winner to contribute the official poster for the following year. It wasn’t clear whether Bill would provide the poster after his […]
With almost super-human strength, Stan Lee Media continuously takes legal losses like the recent loss in the 9th district court that ruled that it’s “claims over being denied the fruits of such characters as the X-Men, the Incredible Hulk and Iron Man had been previously adjudicated.” In other words – you lost previous battles gentlemen. […]
Andrews McMeel Publishing will be releasing a paperback box edition of Gary Larson’s The Complete Far Side on November 25th. The three book volume is approximately 1278 pages of Gary’s zany panel that ran from 1980 to 1995. Amazon has it currently listed at $73.49 ($100.00 retail).
Marvel announced they’re increasing their super-hero releases from two films a year to three. DC Comics has previously said they’re releasing 10 films in the coming years.From Business Week:Then, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, Marvel released a plan for a slate of nine new superhero movies featuring the Avengers, Thor, and a Guardians of the Galaxy […]
The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee creator John Hambrock is reporting that he, Pearls Before Swine creator Stephan Pastis and Prickly City creator Scott Stantis were invited to help raise interest in “Beam Me To Mars” – a chance for earthlings to send a message to Mars on November 28.Here?s the scoop. Scott, Stephan and […]
Great video profile by the New York Times on Lalo Alcaraz, creator of La Cucaracha and a writer for the TV series Bordertown.He offers rapid-fire responses to news events and is a voracious user of social media. His drawings often feature Chicano culture and characters, including a recurring street vendor who sells tacos, a coffee […]
500 90-second animated Peanuts shorts have been produced by the French animation company Angoulême. Here’s one of the five hundred. According to Cartoon Brew the shorts will debut on November 9 and will roll out internationally next year to coincide with the strip’s 65th anniversary.Via Cartoon Brew