Bill Watterson came out of retirement – albeit briefly – to submit a oil painting to Richard Thompson’s Team Cul de Sac effort to raise money for a cure for Parkinson Disease.As Richard tells it on his blog…So I was floored when I got a call yesterday from Chris [Sparks] saying that Caty Neis, who’s […]
Oh Brother! co-creators Jay Stephens and Bob Weber, Jr.s ran a contest entitled, “Is Your Kid A Character?” to find a child who according to their parent’s account should be in a comic. The winner is drawn into a Oh Brother! panel (yesterday). The contest was judged by a panel of mommy bloggers. The winner, […]
You knew that there are only a handful of voice actors behind the myriad of Simpson’s characters, right? But did you know who voices which character? Hector Cortez, over at the Animation Blog, has posted an infochart on which voice talent is behind the various characters and towns peoples. Check out his blog for a […]
Famed MAD Magazine cartoonist Sergio Aragones will have his own comic book entitled, “Sergio Aragones Funnies.” Robot6 describes the comic as, “an assortment of autobiographical anecdotes, perplexing puzzles, slap-happy short stories, as well as Sergio’s unique and hilarious pantomimes and gags.”Bongo Comics is Matt Groening’s comic line and Serio has been contributing to Bongo Comics […]
Anton Emdin, one of this year’s NCS nominees in the Magazine Feature/Magazine Illustration category, has posted a tutorial on inking with a brush. Inking is fun! There’s something intoxicating and slightly scary about laying down permanent ink over a sketch you may have spent hours on. When I was starting out I often felt that […]
Back when Dilbert creator Scott Adams was being castigated for a post he wrote on men’s rights which included comparing women’s preferential treatment to the mentally handicapped he made a curious statement:I’m embarrassed to admit it, but I was enjoying all of the negative attention on Twitter and wondered how I could keep it going. […]
Tom Racine finally succeeded in getting Tina’s Groove creator Rina Piccolo on to his show. The amazingly funny and talented Rina Piccolo joins me to talk about her work. She’s a syndicated artist with two strips; “Tina’s Groove” and “Six Chix;” she’s a webcartoonist with the amazing “Velia, Dear;” AND she’s a gag cartoonist, having […]
Last weekend was the Stumptown Comics Fest in Portland, OR and the award winners have been announced. Best Colorist: Emily Carroll, His Face All RedBest Letterer: Johnny Ryan, Prison PitBest Small Press: I Want You #2, Lisa HanawaltBest Publication Design: Michael DeForge, Spotting DeerBest Anthology: Studygroup 12 #4, Zack SotoBest New Talent: Michael DeForgeBest Artist: […]
TOKYOPOP announced on their Facebook page that they are closing their US operations. The Beat reports that an earlier round of lay-off in February left the company with a mere six individuals. TOKYOPOP founder Stu Levy leaves this parting message:Over the years, I’ve explored many variations of manga culture – “OEL” manga, “Cine-Manga”, children’s books […]
Another sign in the digital shift. Amazon announced during its earnings call that for the first time, it now sells more e-books than paperbacks.
An extended trailer version of Cowboys & Aliens that debuted last night during the American Idol results show. Cowboys & Aliens is based on a the graphic novel of the same title by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg. Film hits theaters on July 29.
GoComics has announced that they have added Paige Braddock’s Jane’s World to their line up of online comics. Below is an interview Paige gave regarding the newly released Peanuts movie, “Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown”Geek: Event Coverage – MTV GamesYou can find Jane’s World here.
A recent story-line in Jan Eliot’s Stone Soup has upset teachers from around the country. According to the Register Guard (Eugene, OR) three strips touched up on teacher furloughs and Jan’s view that they cheat students out of classroom time. Many teachers felt that the commentary was an attack on teachers by the way the […]
Carolina Pedraza over at Wacky Short Creations interviews New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly.HW: What part of your day is spent sketching and drawing, and what part is spent infusing your brain with what?s going on in the world so you can draw about it? LD: (laughter) That is well put. When I was younger, a […]
The Cartoon Movement has published a 20 page comic journalism piece by Sarah Glidden, author of “How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less.” The new piece is entitled “The Waiting Room” which looks into the lives of displaced Iraqis living in Syria, who now make up the largest urban refugee population in history.Sarah […]