This summary written by The Animation Blog’s Hector Cortez about “Oobermind” – a Dreamworks movie set to release in 2010 – makes me want to see the movie simply based on the creativity of the plot. Ferrell replaces Robert Downey Jr. in the title role of a supervillain who imagines all his dastardly dreams coming […]
Andrews McMeel Universal, the parent company of Universal Uclick, has announced the launch of a talent search along with Amazon.com to find “the first Comic Strip Superstar.” The winner will receive a publishing contract from Andrews McMeel Publishing, a $5,000 advance from Universal Uclick and a monthly stipend for the development of 20 comic strips […]
Comic Books» Steven Kirk has an interesting post about the legal layout of the Superman character. He writes that in 2013, the Siegel family regains some of the rights to the super-hero, but only those parts that were created before the character was bought by DC Comics. Parts of the Superman universe (Kryptonite, other characters, […]
As of today, all of Corey Pandolph’s comics, Toby, Robot Satan, Greene with Envy, Barkeater Lake and The Elderberries will only be featured on GoComics.com. In a recent blog post, Corey said the decision was the result of an effort to try to simplify his life.He writes: This will greatly reduce my workload, as I […]
Chowder creator C.H. Greenblatt has confirmed on his blog that the show has been canceled.We’re still finishing up lots of good episodes. I think you’ll see that we hit a really good groove third season. My biggest worry before we were cancelled was what would happen to the crew, but luckily, a large chunk of […]
Did Stephan Pastis insert the “F-word” in Tuesday’s Pearls Before Swine. Readers of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch claim that it is there, the copy editor is said to be embarrassed. It made the local newscast. I don’t have access to the print version, but the online version isn’t detailed enough to make it out – […]
On one hand, you gotta admire the tenacity of Nevin Martell who set out to write a biography of Bill Watterson. He could of made his life easier by picking someone more forthcoming or cooperative such as Big Foot or the Loch Ness Monster. “Looking for Calvin and Hobbes” subtitled “The unconventional story of Bill […]
» “Up” wins Teen choice award, which I think is surprising as I felt the movie was more of an adult movie that was fun enough for kids.» WALL-E wins Hugo award in the Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form prize category» Trailer for Astro Boy due out in October. Via Hector Cortez of Animation Blog
I’ve got a big deadline to meet today, that and couple it with the server issues this morning, I ran out of blogging time. I’ll be posting back here tomorrow. Until then, here are some of the headlines.Comic Strips» The Fusco Bros has turned 20. The strip is done be JC Duffy.» The Denver Post […]
Michael Cavna reports that the Washington Post pulled the original Tank McNamara and is running a replacement because the strip insinuates Dick Cheney advising the NFL commissioner to kill Michael Vicks. See original strip on GoComics.com Post Managing Editor Raju Narisetti says the decision was a no-brainer: The original strips were deemed “inappropriate.” The Post […]
Interviews» Michael Cavna interviews Jerry Scott about Zits, Baby Blues and collaborating with other cartoonists. Graphic Novels» ICv2 Insider’s Guide reports that graphic novel sales dipped the first half of this year.Exhibits» MAD magazine Cartoonist Sergio Aragones Featured in California Museum
The Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco is opening a new exhibit showcasing “some of the best and boldest work published on the World Wide Web.” The exhibit is entitled Monsters of Webcomics and features cartoons from Jesse Reklaw (“Slow Wave), Kate Beaton (Hark! A Vagrant!), Phil and Kaja Foglio (Girl Genius), Dorothy Gambrell (Cat […]
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has announced that within the next 12 months, it will begin to require a fee for online access of it’s websites. The strategy to extract fees from online readers, which is still lacking in many details, has more than a little bit of a “damn the torpedoes” mentality to it, but […]
Animation» A new Ponyo trailer has been posted.» The Animation blog has posted concept art from the upcoming Disney feature film “Rapunzel” due out Christmas of 2010.Comic Strips» Readers were quick to note that yesterday’s B.C. had two left feet.Editorial Cartooning» Pat Oliphant was awarded the Inkpot Award for his career in cartooning. The Inkpot […]
The comic strip Annie turned 85 yesterday. Little Orphan Annie first appeared in 1924, a creation of Herold Gray. The comic “Little Orphan Annie” debuted on Aug. 5, 1924. Original creator Harold Gray intended to call his character “Little Orphan Otto,” but switched the character’s gender at the suggestion of his editor, the Chicago Tribune’s […]