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A look back one year later at Lynn Johnstonâ??s decision to change the format of â??For Better or For Worseâ? from current story-lines to â??new-runs.â?

Aaron Hill — “Luann” character or Toronto Blue Jay’s second baseman?Ohio town mentioned in “Zits” comic strip.

Nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist Ted Rall will be a speaker at the Wright State Universityâ??s 2009-10 Presidential Lecture Series on Friday, Sept. 4. Other speakers include Chris Sacca, the former head of Google Inc.â??s special initiatives, and Greg LeMond, the first American to win the Tour de France.

In an effort to revitalize China’s animation industry, a cartoon-themed shopping mall, entertainment and creative center will open in Shanghai.The aim is to employ savvy merchandising to create a craving for Chinese cartoons – old standards like the Monkey King and new ones like the “The Magic Aster,” “McDull Kung Fu” (about a kung fu […]

In an issue that just hit the stands, Archie Andrews apparently is taking the plunge, asking Veronica’s hand in marriage. This new storyline is not sitting well with the daughters of the creator of Archie Comics, the late Bob Montana.

Syndicated cartoonist Leigh Rubin (“Rubes”) will be at the Authors Booth at the California State Fair and does a Q & A.

After just over three years of daily syndication with United Features, “Secret Asian Man” will shift gears and return to a weekly format. On Saturday September 19, 2009 papers will run the very last daily strip. Tak Toyoshima writes:The characters and continuity will remain but I will produce one larger strip a week (like a […]

At the annual Burning Man communal gathering and arts festival this weekend, you will find a boat-shaped car with a cutout of Snoopy on the bow driven by Jeannie Schulz, widow of â??Peanutsâ? cartoonist Charles Schulz.â??I loved Burning Man last year. I took up â??Peanutsâ?? books to share, and volunteered in the coffee shop,â? Jeannie […]

Publishers Weekly looks at how print collections fit in with web comics.Web comics are counterintuitive: they’re online for free at the same time the creator or publisher is offering the same stories for sale. â??You would assume that people wouldn’t want to buy something if they’ve read it already,â? says David Land, an editor at […]

Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Jules Feiffer has illustrated a children’s book written by his daughter, Kate, about the struggle to choose the new puppy President Obama had promised his daughters, Sasha and Malia.â??It was as much as, if not more fun than any other illustration job Iâ??ve ever had,â? he said.

Alexa Kitchen, who is twelve years old, has a new book from Disney-Hyperion Books, “Grown-ups Are Dumb (No Offense).” She was nominated for two awards in 2007: a Harvey Award for Best New Talent and an Eisner Award for Best Publication for a Younger Audience.

Dave Coverly, author of “Speed Bump,” will have a special exhibit in his honor at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts starting Saturday to mark the 15th anniversary of his comic.

Books» The Aaugh Blog reports that The Complete Peanuts 1973-1974 (the 12th volume in the series) is shipping now. Look for it in your favorite bookstore or online at Amazon.comComic Strips» Alex Hallatt tells me that her strip Arctic Circle celebrated it’s second anniversary as a syndicated strip and has a new website.Editorial Cartooning» Best […]

Michael Jantze has announced that he is launching an online “100-plus page comic art novel” that will launch this fall and continue through next year. The new feature is called Rave On and described as: When a down-on-his-luck orphan dies, no one notices except Saint Peter. The orphan learns, as in life, that death has […]

Just a reminder for those wanting to vote in this year’s Harvey Award, that tomorrow at midnight is the deadline to submit your ballot. You can download a ballot as a PDF documet or as text. You can e-mail ballots, using the text file.For those not familiar with the Harvey Awards, here is a description […]