Filed under: Comic Strips

Garry Trudeau had to pull a weeks worth of Harriet Miers strips when the Supreme Court nominee un-nomineed herself this week.

As reported here earlier, There are complaints that there will not be enough The Complete Calvin and Hobbes books for the holiday rush. Editor and Publisher has printed a retort by non-other-than Andrews McMeel’s CEO Thomas Thornton.“The Complete Calvin and Hobbes”‘ first three weeks on sale show units sold of 34,329, per Neilsen Bookscan numbers. […]

Elvis is still king – of raking in the cash long after his death. Charles Schulz and the Peanuts empire is #2 bringing in $35 million a year according to Forbes.

With the recent death of Rosa Parks, The Boondocks television show had to make some last minute changes. But Parks won’t be referred to in the Cartoon Network’s “The Boondocks,” which will be part of the “Adult Swim” block. In light of her passing, humorous references to Parks have been deleted from the TV version […]

According to Mort Crim, columnist for Detroit Free Press, Lee Mendelson, the producer of famed Christmas special “It’s a Charlie Brown Christmas,” pitched the story to CBS before it was written and CBS signed off on it. That left Charles Schulz four days to write it.

The Mercury News is reporting that Michael Kilian, the writer behind “Dick Tracy,” died yesterday at age 66. He led an impressive life having been a reporter, columnist, author, and of course the collaborator with Dick Locher on “Dick Tracy.”Chicago Tribune managing editor James O’Shea called Kilian “a consummate journalist and author, prolific, professional and […]

The Wichita Eagle has an article on the history and impact of Doonesbury.

Dilbert creator, Scott Adams, is searching for the weaseliest people for his annual award.Once again, “Dilbert” comic strip creator Scott Adams is asking his fans to expose this year’s “weaseliest” people and corporations by casting votes in his Fourth Annual Dilbert Weasel Awards. Polls are open through Nov. 6 on Dilbert.com. Results will be announced […]

Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert has launched a blog. If you’re reading this on company time, congratulations on beating the system. If you’re reading it on your own time, you really need to find a job where they pay you to do this sort of thing. Link to blog

I’m often inspired by the motivations of cartoonists. Some are in it for the money, some for the love of the art and some, like Morrie Turner, are trying to make a difference.The Lodi News-Sentinel ran a story about a recent appearance of Morries in their community where he talked about: his life, his 41-year […]

With the release of the coffee table, “Little Nemo in Slumberland: So Many Splendid Sundays!”, the San Francisco Chronicle’s art critic has written up a review of the 100 year old strip. The coffee book contains 120 of the best Sunday strips.Readers today will find the text and dialogue of “Nemo” quaint, but the strip’s […]

The October 31 edition of Newsweek will have a story about the upcoming Boondocks television series. TV cartoons often get away with outrageous situations and dialogue that no live-action show could touch, from Homer’s gay-marriage ministry on “The Simpsons” to the infamous “South Park” episode about?well, take your pick. “Boondocks” is every bit as political […]

Garry Trudeau, Doonsbury cartoonist, has an account in the San Francisco Chronicle about his research and meeting with soldiers returning from Iraq so that he could better approach the subject. If I feel prepared — if I feel there’s been enough collecting, enough churn, enough marination — it gives me the confidence to know I […]

The Indiana Daily Student has written an article about the reclusive former cartoonist Bill Watterson. Not being able to track down Watterson, they did the next best thing – they interviewed his parents..After “Calvin and Hobbes” ended, Jim Watterson and his son would paint landscapes together, setting up easels along the Chagrin River or other […]

Aaron McGruder’s upcoming television version of his popular comic strip “The Boondocks” has been reviewed by toonzone.net. The show is somewhat controversial as it uses the “N word.” The review is a good read if you’re insterested in Aaron’s strip and want to know how well it makes the leap to another medium.