Starting today Uclick’s Comics Sherpa service has adopted the same interface that has been available to GoComics users, accessable through a primary tab on the GoComics website. Now GoComicsPro subscribers will be able to add Comics Sherpa features to their custom comics page along with GoComics features.
Stone Soup creator Jan Eliot, fresh off of a featured guest appearance at an international cartoon exhibition in Algiers and speaking engagements in Morocco, is on her way to Thailand on November 15 to take part in Habitat for Humanity’s Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project.Eliot will travel to the Chiang Mai province of northern […]
Comic Strips» A reader of the Cape Cod Times wrote in a letter suggesting cartoonist Jim Borgman annd Jerry Scott should be “penalized for submitting such inappropriate and offensive material in the future by a substantial monetary withholding” after reading a recent Zits comic spoof of the “Love is…” comic that featured the Jeremy and […]
They people over at GoComics.com have announced that they have a new comic offering, Bewley. Bewley by ant blades has launched on GoComics. The strip focuses on the day-to-day lives of a family of blue birds. The hero, the husband and the father. The ever-optimistic Bewley is consistently undermined by the shenanigans of his over-protective […]
A lawsuit filed against the San Diego Union-Tribune by their former editorial cartoonist, Steve Kelley, has been thrown out due to lack of “evidence of any unfair or unlawful business practice.” The ruling is a set back for Kelley who accused his former employer of intimidating current Union-Tribune Steve Breen from developing a comic strip […]
Last spring I reported that actor Warren Beatty had filed a lawsuit against Tribune Co and that Tribune Media Syndicate had filed an adversary complaint in a dispute over the television and movie rights to the Dick Tracy character. Beatty, who bought the rights in the 1980’s contends that he had started a television special […]
Dana Simpson’s Girl has won the Andrews McMeel and Amazon.com Comic Strip Superstar contest. She wins a publishing contract with Andrews McMeel, a development contract with Universal Uclick and syndication on gocomics.com. You can see her samples on Amazon.com
Books» The Buffalo News reviews the new biography of Herblock» Waldenbooks will be closing 200 of its stores leaving only about 130 open across the U.S.» The Washington Post writes about John Ortved’s new book “The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History”Comic Strips» Speedbump creator Dave Coverly is profiled on Michigan Live’s site. » Pearls Before […]
Several stories have been filed about last weekend’s Chicago Humanities Festival featuring several notable cartoonists. The Chicago Tribune writes about New Yorker cartoonists Pat Byrnes, Edward Koren, Roz Chast and New Yorker cartoon editor Robert Mankoff about cartooning humor for The New Yorker.The Tribune also write about Jules Feiffer, Chris Ware, Lynda Barry and Matt […]
Corey Pandolph, cartoonist for The Elderberries and creator of Barkeater Lake, Greene With Envy and Toby, Robot Satan, has announced he’s launching a new comic called Angry Eyebrows which is an experiment to bring all of this three comic creations into one single comic.From the Gocomics announcement: Finding that the demands of three web comics […]
I’ve mentioned before that there was a Marmaduke movie in the works and that even some voice talent had signed on. Yesterday it was announced the starring role of Marmaduke would be voiced by Owen Wilson, who also voiced Lightening McQueen in Cars. The movie is a mix of CG and live action and will […]
We’ve discussed the significance of comics going mobile here before. Most of the offerings out there are repurposed content. Comic panels seem to transfer well, but comic strips or comic book panes require cutting out art or scrolling/flipping to make them fit on the smaller screens. Norm Feuti, creator of Retail and Gill has experimented […]
We have three reports from cartoonists regarding their trips to the Middle East region. MAD Magazine artist Tom Richmond was part of the NCS/USO group that went to Iraq, Jan Eliot and Daryl Cagle went to Algiers for the 2009 Festival International de la Bande Dessinee d’Alger and then went on to Morocco (Eliot), Egypt […]
Former Rocky Mountain News sports cartoonist Drew Litton has landed a weekly spot on the Chicago Tribune’s sports page beginning tomorrow. The new locally themed sports cartoon entitled, “The Main Event,” will cover Chicago sports teams such as the Cubs, White Sox, Bulls and Blackhawks. The new feature will run on Saturdays in print and […]
Comic history» A letter written by Walt Disney is up for auction. The typed letter on company letterhead and signed by Disney is expected to sell for $3,500 and $5,000. Comic strips» Michael Cavna leads a crusade to get Doonesbury printed at a legible size in the Washington Post and wins.Graphic Novels» Two Kentucky librarians […]