I’m back from a wonderful time in Seattle. The highlight was a two day trip to the San Juan Islands (without the kids!) and an incredible up close encounter with Orca whales (AKA Killer Whales) during a sea kayaking excursion. That area of Washington state is incredible. A couple of cartoon related side items. While […]
I’m heading out later this afternoon to Seattle for a bit of R&R (my wife and kids are already up there). I’ll be away for about a week, but three generous people have stepped up and offered to keep the blog updated while I’m away. I’d like to thank Charles Brubaker, Ted Slampyak and Tom […]
I’m looking for a few cartoonists (or comic aficionados) to volunteer submitting stories or discussion topics to the blog on July 13th through 18th whilst I’m vacationing in Seattle. I’m not expecting volunteers to submit something everyday, but at least a couple of stories over those days would be fine. Here’s what you can do. […]
I’ve upgraded the blog software for this here blog. I’ve fixed a few issues that came up, but if you see anything misbehaving, please let me know so I can fix it.The next project – trimming the number of spam that is still getting through the spam blocker!Thanks, Alan
Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert, has posted a “visual tour” of his comic making process from the time he wakes up through the creation of one of his strips. Included are many photos of his work environment and talk of the equipment he uses.
For those keeping count (you are aren’t you?), I have posted over 2,000 blog posts now in the 20 months of being on the web. As impressive as that is, it is dwarfed by the 53,590 pieces of spam that has been caught in the spam filter (and I didn’t add the filter until about […]
One of my favorite comics, Tundra, by Chad Carpenter, has picked up a vacating B.C. slot in The Bellingham Herald (WA). Tundra is a self-syndicated strip that appears in over a 100 newspapers – including the L.A. Times. If you’re a fan like, me you’ll also be happy to know, he’s releasing a book of […]
Daryl Cagle has announced that his editorial cartoons featured on Cagle.com now have RSS feeds to notify subscribers when an editorial cartoon has been updated. As one who gets nearly all of my news via RSS feeds, this is a welcomed feature. Now if Daryl can get an RSS feed on his blog, I’ll be […]
Sandra Bell-Lundy mentioned the name of a water color artist she admired in her Between Friends feature to the surprise and delight of the 82 year old painter.
You may have noticed that in the last month or so, a decline in the number of posts and on some days, no posts at all. For this I apologize. I’ve not lost my interest in the blog or the newspaper cartooning community, but have been overwhelmed by a work project that has consumed many […]
Darrin Bell’s Candorville was dropped by the L.A. Times back in March along with La Cucaracha and Mallard Fillmore. While Lalo Alcaraz’s feature was quickly picked back up after reader protests, the others appeared to be permanently dropped. Earlier this month, Candorville was once again spotted in the Times – the reader feedback had reached […]
Only one line-up change this week: Charlos Gary’s new comic strip Cafe con Leche will appear in the Indianapolis Star starting today. The new feature takes B.C. spot.
Ann Telnaes has won first place in the 15th Dutch Cartoonfestival. The theme of the festival this year was “Man and Religion in Cartoons.”Other cartoonists earning honors included well-known European cartoonists Clive Collins (UK), Finn Graff (Norway), Tom Janssen (the Netherlands) and Tan Oral (Turkey).
Not many changes to report this week. The Daily Freeman has picked up Wiley’s Miller’s Non Sequitur and Nate Creekmore’s Maintaining. The features take the place of The Wizard of Id and B.C.In related B.C. and Wizard of Id news, the Wilmington Morning Star (NC) is asking their readers if B.C. and Wizard of Id […]
I rarely visit my blog. Sounds weird, but I usually post all my stuff through the admin interface or another blogging application and I review all comments through my email account, so really, it’s rare that I stop by my own blog. I noticed today that with the current setting of displaying the last 7 […]