I know I’ve mentioned in passing before, but this story reminds me post something new. The Masters of American Comics exhibit that is wrapping up in Los Angeles will be hitting the road to other select cities in the U.S. Next up is Milwaukee (April 27-Aug 13) then on to New York and New Jersey.The […]
Scott Stantis will be fielding questions about the funny pages as part of a Washington Post online meet the artist feature. Comic enthusiasts can join the discussion tomorrow at 1:00 (I assume that’s EST) and can submit questions ahead of time through the WP’s web site.Join Washington Post Comics page editor Suzanne Tobin online once […]
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel had a very good piece about how the success of “Boondocks” is affecting other minority – specifically African-American based features. The reporter, Lori Price, gets comments from Darin Bell (Candorville) and Cory Thomas (Watch Your Head) – both of which produce comics that feature African-Americans (as well as other minorities). Both […]
Some time back I posted a story regarding Rob Harrell’s eye surgery and how many Universal Press cartoonists stepped in to draw the strip during Rob’s recovery. The story received some great press and Tuesday it was featured on CBS News. You can see the video segment from CBS News web site.Props go out to […]
According to E&P, Terry and Patty LaBan’s feature “Edge City” will run a special passover 12 part series that can be run all together or separately.In the sequence, Abby’s mother wants to cook her traditional brisket dinner. But Abby is hosting the Seder, and wants to cook something different. The strips (12 daily and a […]
Aaron McGruder never mentioned why he was taking his six month hiatus from his feature, Boondocks. Among the list of reasons mentioned on bulletin boards was that he either burned out or needed more time to work on the second season of his television show. In a story in today’s Vibe online magazine there is […]
Earlier this month, I posted a story about “Baby Blues” (co-created by Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman) topping the 1000 client milestone. The Arizona Republic has a story on Rick and his role in the success.Many scenarios originate from everyday parenting woes the cartoonist dealt with when his two children were little (they’re now 18 […]
F Minus by Tony Carrillo will by syndicated through United Media starting April 17 of this year. The feature has been on comics.com since May of last year.?I draw my material from my experiences at a wide array of failed careers,? says Carrillo. ?Over time, I have worked as a pizza cook, website designer, dancing […]
Boondock is gone as is Alley Oop to make room for Sudoku. Read quote below for other changes.You will also notice some changes to our comics page. Gone will be the Boondocks and Alley Oop strips. Aaron McGruder, the creator of Boondocks has opted to take a six-month hiatus. We decided not to run previously […]
Slightly off-topic, but of interest. An article on this weekends NY Times about how chatty modern animation has become and how they’ve lost the art of pantomine. It’s an interesting read by itself, but with the announcement of a new feature called “Lio“by Mark Tatulli – which is being sold as a pantomine feature, I […]
The Oklahoma Cartoonists Collection recently received a gift of over 2,000 comic books, magazines and comic strips. The OCC can be seen at the Toy and Action Figure Museum in Pauls Valley. They have an impressive number of work from very influential cartoonists.Those Oklahoma cartoonists with work in the collection now include Chester Gould (Dick […]
The managing editor, Andy Howell, of my local paper, the Standard Examiner, had a column in which he explained that he was on the look out for a new feature to replace Dana Summer’s “Bound and Gagged.” He (the editor) opened his column by explaining that ever since Gary Larson retired he has been disappointed […]
In the area of new collection books that are hitting the book shelves, Stephan Pastis’ “Pearls Before Swine” came out this month. From the United Media press release: In this fourth collection from the award-winning comic strip Pearls Before Swine, Stephan Pastis deploys all the weapons of his comic arsenal in an all-out attack on […]
I’ve mentioned it in passing, but I wanted to give them their own posting. Carla Ventresca and Henry Beckett are launching a new comic strip called “On a Claire Day” on April 3rd through Creators. Check out the feature’s web site to see samples. It’s a very funny strip.
Compu-toon creator Charles Boyce will be speaking at a public forum next Tuesday on the topic of “Media Ethics; Cartoons: Politically Incorrect Humor, Free Speech and Con of Interest.” The forum is open to the public. See web site for more details.A free public forum will be held at 7:30 p.m. March 21 at Meyer […]