Filed under: Comic Strips

Dan Davis, who cites on his web site that he inks comic features such as “Blondie,” “Alley Oop” and holds “Paws Inc.” as a client, will be appearing at the upcoming Gem City Comic Con in Dayton Ohio.

The irreverent “Boondocks” television show has triggered an outcry from Rev. Al Sharpton who demanded an apology for depicting Martin Luther King using the “N” word. The episode, The Return of the King, aired Jan. 15, the day before the national holiday honoring the slain civil-rights leader. It shows King emerging from a coma and […]

Not sure when it first happened, but word is that “Opus” is now being posted on Berkeley Breathed’s web site each Monday.

While trolling through the iTunes Music Store’s podcast directory, I came across comicweb’s podcast of the original radio debut of Superman back in 1940. It was interesting to hear the set up of the Man of Steel. You can go to comicweb’s web site and subscribe to the feed. The ComicWeb has just started a […]

From a feature section in the Metro West Daily News comes this little tidbit. You know the drill, readers: Every so often, we compile enough strange, curious, and simply head-scratching Web sites to make an entire column out of them. And wouldn?t you know it? This is one of those weeks. Special thanks to the […]

Scott Adam’s “Dilbert” will soon be a downloadable game for you mobile phone according to this press release by Namco. Namco Networks, a leading publisher and developer of wireless games and content, today announced plans to bring Dilbert to mobile phones through a partnership with United Media, a worldwide licensing and syndication company focused on […]

This local cartoonist story comes from the Lansing State Journal about Jonny Hawkins who specializes in drawing Christian cartoons. He’s been published in over 300 publications since he started in 1986. He works in a small room, decorated with Detroit Tigers wallpaper border and other baseball memorabilia. From the window, he can watch an occasional […]

Via the Comics Reporter comes this story out of the Lincoln Tribune. January 24 is a loaded day when it comes to comic history.Tuesday, January 24th. – This is a big month in the history of America’s comic strips and cartoons. Charles Addams, whose most famous creation was the ghoulish “Addams Family” was born in […]

I some how missed this, but last Friday there was an article in the San Francisco Chronicle about the confusion and uproar that occured when Sunday readers of the Chronicle opened up the funnies to see Garfield on the front page and Doonesbury moved to page two.For them I have good news: Doonesbury is alive […]

In the last couple o’ days there have been some newspaper industry news (Knight Ridder may go on another cutting spree; New York Times Company earnings down 40% last quarter; Wall Street thinks news print businesss is dead) and when newspapers need to cut expenses an editorial cartoonist is shown the door.I’ve always wondered how […]

Mark Pett’s Lucky Cow has been dropped from the Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT). According to Pett, the Deseret News occasionally drops features to gauge its popularity based on the number of people who complain. He writes:If you are a reader of the Deseret News, and would like to see “Lucky Cow” back on […]

From Brian Anderson’s blog, comes news that the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has dropped his feature “Dog Eat Doug.”Time to rally the troops. St. Louis Post-Dispatch has been sampling DeD this month. They say the response has not been favorable. If you?re in that area, or know anyone in that area have them drop the paper […]

Off topic, but interesting. A network has been created to get comics on iPods. Clickwheel is a whole new way of using your iPod, and a whole new way of reading comics. Looking for a simple innocent laugh? A dry, sophisticated chuckle? A true story of crime, disaster or ordinary life? A brain-bending exercise in […]

From the Southeastern Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society’s web site comes news that it will be responsible for judging this year’s Newspaper Panel category for the Reuben Awards. This is an important function that our Chapter performs, and it’s a lot of fun, too! Although only NCS members are eligible to vote for the […]

The Wisconsin Journal asked John Kovalic, creator of “Dork Tower“, to critique the National Security Adminstration’s kids site “I really think the characters are terrific,” responds cartoonist John Kovalic, creator of Dork Tower. “Kind of the perfect mix between Disney World and Guantanamo Bay. I can’t wait for the theme park.” He adds that “being […]