» The San Antonio Express-News interviews John Hambrock, creator of The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee about his comic and has posted that interview as an MP3.» E&P notes that Somewhat Country, a local Sunday comic that has run in the Colorado’s Summit Daily News for the last 10 years is ending. The cartoonist Scott […]
Tom Heintjes, publisher of “Hogan’s Alley,” is renewing his Free Comic Book day offer this year. Anyone who emails him a request for a free copy of his magazine on Saturday, May 3rd, will receive a free copy of the magazine. The only stipulation is that the request must be received on May 3rd and […]
Scott Lincoln, creator of Ralf the Destroyer, attended the “Comics in the 21st Century” panel at this year’s New York Comicon. He was able to record the session with a hand-held tape recorder and has converted it to MP3. You can download and listen to it from his web site. The recording runs about 53 […]
Sherman’s Lagoon creator Jim Toomey is working with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to help launch a campaign to change the bad reputation of sharks and advance greater protection for sharks in international waters.Currently sharks are being caught for their fins (for soup). “Finning” is illegal in American waters, but in international waters, they’re […]
The National Cartoonists Society Foundation (NCSF) announced the winner of the first annual Jay Kennedy Memorial Scholarship, Juana Medina, a sophomore at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Medina edged out almost two hundred applicants for the award, which includes a $5,000.00 scholarship and a trip to the National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award convention. […]
Webcomics creators Mike Krahulik (Penny Arcade) and Scott Kurtz (Player Vs. Player) have both begun to stream live videos of them creating their cartoons according to NewTeeVee.com. Mike reports that his first video has been viewed 70,000 times and each “livecast” has about 1,000 visitors. Scott ays that his numbers are about half that for […]
» Dave Astor talks to previous Pulitzer Prize winners about how the award has changed their life.» Universal is selling limited edition Lio and Pooch Cafe acetate cell prints. There are two Lio prints available. They’re 8×8″ and cost between $25 to $34. There is a 8×12″ Pooch Cafe print for $34. As Paul Gilligan […]
Forty-five King Feature cartoonists are taking part in a “first-of-its-kind comics event” tomorrow to commemorate the annual Earth Day. Every King Feature comic will mention or make a statement about Earth Day. Some serials like Judge Parker and Rex Morgan M.D. (both written by Woody Wilson), interrupt their normal story-line to display a single image […]
Baby Blues creators Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott will be at the Charles M. Schulz Museum this weekend for a two day fund-raising event. On Saturday night, the two will attend a Major Donors reception where they will speak about their work, talk to guests and sign books. On Sunday, April 27th, the museum will […]
Yesterday’s Non Sequitur featured a small easter egg for those looking into the details. In the fifth panel, The character “Joe” is holding a paper with the headline, “Corey Pandolph Found Dead At Gritty’s.” Corey Pandolph is the cartoonist for Elderberries, and creator of Toby, Robot Satan, and Barkeater Lake. Both he and Non Sequitur […]
» John Branch, editorial cartoonist for the San Antonio Express-News is featured in an exhibit called “Lines of Humor, Shades of Controversy: A Century of Student Cartooning at UNC” at the University of North Carolina’s Wilson Library in Chapel Hill. The exhibit runs through May 31.» Mark Tatulli has been interviewed by Chris Mautner of […]
Journal Register News is reporting that Allison Barrow’s PreTeena is coming to an end mid-May. “I didn’t want to stop,” Barrows said. “I love Teena and seeing how she deals with her world, but it was time to start another chapter in my own life.” That chapter appears to coincide with changes in her family […]
Jan Eliot, creator of Stone Soup, will the featured Cartoonist-in-residence at the Charles Schulz Museum on May 10th where visitors can see her work and talk with her about feature.Her feature is also featured in the current exhibit, “The Language of Lines: How Cartoonists Communicate.”
Ohio State Cartoon Research Library has announced that Jay Kennedy, the former King Features Syndicate Editor in Chief, who died last year has bequeathed his entire collection to the library. The collection has more than 9,500 items and is considered one of the most extensive collections of underground comics in the world. Regarding Jay’s collection, […]
Tony Rubino, co-creator of Daddy’s Home, is this week’s Meet the Comics Page guest over on the Washington Post web site. The chat begins at 1 p.m. EST.