Mark Buford, creator of “Scary Gary,” sits down with John C. Snider of www.scifidimensions.com and talks about his comic strip.In the podcast, Buford offers a glimpse not only into his influences — the comics and the people who have inspired him — but also into the inspiration for Scary Gary, how the innovative comic was […]
The German government is developing a comic strip in an attempt to drive Muslim youth away from Islamic extremism and the cartoon is being met with a great deal of resistance from the Muslim community. You can listen to an interview about the comic strip with Taris Ahmad, a representative of the Islamic Human Rights […]
In the months of July and August, F Minus creator Tony Carrillo will teach classes at Changing Hands, a Tempe, Ariz. bookstore, for teens and tweens. Classes are focused on everything from basic cartoons to visual storytelling. Info at www.changinghands.com.
The Mail Tribune in Medford, Oregon decides not to discontinue Peanuts due to reader reaction.Fort Wayne, Indiana’s Journal Gazette will add â??The Brilliant Mind of Edison Leeâ? and “Bound and Gagged” to their daily comics pages.
Turner Broadcasting has acquired the rights to The Garfield Show, will be shot in HD, and debut on the Cartoon Network in 2009. The series will air in territories across Europe, Middle East and Africa; Asia Pacific and Latin America.
Rich Stevens‘ Diesel Sweeties will come to an end, at least in newspapers on August 10, he has announced on his blog. In an interview over at Fleen, he suggests that the additional work to produce DS for family friendly newspaper standards and the lack of significant income contributed to the decision.From the Fleen interview: […]
» Mike Keefe has won first place in the Best of the West award for journalism. » Jerry Craft, creator of Mama’s Boyz, has illustrated a new children’s book called “Hillary’s Big Business Adventure” for children ages 4-8. » Hong Kong-based cartoonist Larry Feign has had his comic strip Do Not Disturb adapted to stage […]
This year’s grand marshals and featured guests at the 10th Annual Walt Disney’s Hometown Toonfest will include Dave Coverly (Speed Bump), Jan Eliot (Stone Soup), Greg Evans (Luann), and Jerry Scott (co-creator of Zits and Baby Blues).The event runs September 19-20 in Marceline, Mo, the birth place of Walt Disney. The four cartoonists will discuss […]
Corey Pandolph’s, creator of Barkeater Lake, (and not to mention Toby, Robot Satan, Lil’ Spencer’s Adventures AND The Elderberries cartoonist), is releasing a second collection of his Barkeater Lake feature. The new book, due out at the end of this month, is entitled “Escape From Barkeater Lake” and features the second year of Corey’s feature […]
The guys over at Tall Tale Features scooped another e-mail interview with Opus, Outland, Bloom County creator Berkeley Breathed. Here’s an excerpt. Visit blog to read all eight questions and answers. Question the First, from Chip Skelton, “Broken Things” Mr. Breathed, a good many artists tend to be loners. You’re very active physically and deeply […]
The National Cartoonists Society and United Service Organizations are sponsoring a trip for several cartoonists to Washington D.C. and Europe to visit U.S. veterans and injured soldiers at military hospitals. So far the cartoonists include Jeff Keane (Family Circus), Mike Peters (Mother Goose and Grimm, editorial cartoonist), Mike Luchovich (editorial cartoonist), Stephan Pastis (Pearls Before […]
The first print collection of Richard Thompson’s Cul De Sac is due out in September. From his blog, we learn that Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson has written the forward. Richard joked that having Watterson write the forward was such a rush that it “made me blush so hard I got a nosebleed.”You can […]
Cul De Sac creator Richard Thompson will be featured at this weekend’s Heroes Convention in Charlotte N.C. He will be interviewed by Comics Reporter Tom Spurgeon about art, caricature and the Otterloop family.
Today marks Jim Davis’ 30th anniversary of the launch of Garfield. Here is a round up of all things Garfield for the day.News ArticlesThe Times Online (Uk) takes a look at the Garfield empire that is estimated at $750 Million to $1 Billion last year.Newslink Indiana interviews Jim Davis. They’ve also posted a video portion […]
This year’s Harvey Award nominees have been released. in the category of Best Syndicated Strip or Panel, the nominees are: Doonesbury (Garry Trudeau), Get Fuzzy (Darby Conley), The K Chronicles (Keith Knight), The Mighty Motor-Sapiens, (Mark Wheatley, Daniel Krall, Robert Tinnell, MJ Butler, Craig Taillerfer, Matthew Plog, and Jerry Carr), and Mutts (Patrick McDonnell). In […]