The Oregonian has announced that it will be dropping 10 comics to cut back on costs. The remaining 23 comics will be printed in color. Of the 23 slots that are now subject to change, Executive Editor Peter Bhatia announced that eight features are safe: Adams’ Apples, Dilbert, Doonesbury, Get Fuzzy, Mother Goose and Grimm, […]
The Blade (Toledo, OH) editorial cartoonist Kirk Walters has started a new weekly comic called Frogtown which debuted in his paper on Sunday. The comic is the latest local comics that he’s done. Previously he also produced Maumee Dearest which has had a 20 year run. Frogtown is described as a “a slice-of-life cartoon about […]
» Via Journalista! is news that the New York Times edited political cartoon by Michel Kichna showing Hugo Chavez flipping the bird. Mike Lynch has larger, detailed images.» Phil Hands is featured in a video produced by Wisconsin State Journal.» MariNaomi, author and illustrator of Estrus Comics and Jimmy Gownley, creator of Amelia Rules! will […]
Florida A&M University’s Division of Journalism will host an exhibit entitled “Disappearing Ink” starting Feb. 24 in their Journalism and Graphic Communication Gallery. The exhibit displays original artwork by Bruce Beattie, Daytona Beach News Journal, Ed Gamble, The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville), Chan Lowe, South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale), Doug MacGregor, The News-Press (Fort Myers), Andy […]
The L.A. Times has announced that they are picking up Jan Eliot’s Stone Soup and Steve Sicula’s Home and Away as replacements for Better or for Worse and Sally Forth.The Times-News has picked up Dan Thompson’s Rip Haywire as well as writing up a nice profile on Dan.
Universal Press Syndicate has announced that former Big Top cartoonist Rob Harrell is working on Brian Basset’s Adam@Home as the artist and production assistant. You’ll notice, Rob’s name inked into the strip starting today. Brian brought Rob into the strip to allow more time for his other comic strip, Red & Rover.“We’re excited that a […]
Jim Davis and Paws Inc. have debuted yet another Garfield spin off cartoon. The weekly cartoon, entitled Life According To Garfield features the famed fat feline dispensing quick one liners in a single panel format. Don’t we all wish we could have the marketing and saturation the cranky fat cat enjoys.
Yves Bigerel (known as Balak01 on DeviantArt) has created a set of comic demonstrations using Flash.
Karen Ellis has been burned out of her home.
uClick continues to roll comics out to the iPhone and iPod Touch. Today they have announced that Scott Hilburn’s popular comic panel Argyle Sweater is now available on the iTunes App store. In total three Argyle Sweater apps available. Each have approximately 100 or so cartoons and cost $.99.
Nancy co-cartoonist Guy Gilchrist has announced that he’s closing his private art school, Guy Gilchrist’s Cartoonist’s Academy. He has funded and run the academy for the last five years, but with waning enrollment due to the recession and a growing interest in his songwriting by big artists and producers in Nashville, he simply says, “it’s […]
» After 20 years, The Simpson’s has a new intro. I’m glad to see the inclusion of more characters, but I still prefer the classic intro.» uClick (the tech company behind Universal Press Syndicate) is the number #1 mobile comic distributed for iPhone and iPod Touch. uClick CEO was on CNNMoney touting his iPhone funny […]
The 2009 Glyph Award nominees have been announced. The nominees for 2009 are:Story of the YearBayou, Jeremy Love, writer and artistIncognegro; Mat Johnson, writer, Warren Pleece, artistJustice League of America: The Second Coming; Dwayne McDuffie, writer, Ed Benes, artistPilot Season: Genius, Marc Bernardin & Adam Freeman, writers, Afua Richardson, artistPresidential Material: Barack Obama; Jeff Mariotte, […]
» “Where the sidewalk Ends” author, cartoonist, poet Shel Silverstein has a limited engagement at the Raven theater February 5-28th in Chicago. The show is adult only and is described as “as zany, pointed, and poignant but significantly more perverse than his beloved childhood tales and poems.”» Speedbump creator Dave Coverly is profiled again, this […]
As mentioned before, Bill Kellogg, the marketing/sales guy who has taken Chad Carpenter’s Tundra from a handful of papers to over 275 in just a couple of years will be hosting two 2-day seminars on how to self-syndicate your feature. Also invited to speak are known cartoonist/speakers who have found creative ways to monetize their […]