According to Michael Cavna over on his Comics Riff blog, more than 100 Iranian cartoonist will boycott the upcoming Ninth Tehran International Cartoon Biennial scheduled for October. According to Nik Kowsar, an exiled Iranian political cartoonist now living near Toronto, many of his colleagues have decided to boycott the Ninth Tehran International Cartoon Biennial, scheduled […]
Comic Strips» The Aaugh Blog has an interesting post on who draws (and doesn’t draw) the Peanuts characters that appear in merchandising.» Who does this @#$@ think he is? Sure we all have lists of comics we don’t like, but comics favorites are so subjective, it’s hard for anyone to really argue who’s work is […]
The Library of Congress has announced an exhibit to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of political cartoonist Herb Block, aka Herblock. Herblock’s career spanned 72 years beginning in 1929 through 2001. The exhibit will feature 82 original cartoons from his collection. It runs October 13 through May 1 of 2010. H/T: Mike Rhode
The TechCrunch website just posted two articles with direct relevance to the ongoing discussions here at TDC about the demise of old media and the potential for webcomics.The first, AOL Newsroom Now Has (Wow) 1,500 Writers reports on just that, the growth of AOL’s reporting capability. Most of those writers were gained from old media […]
Books» Fantagraphics to publish the complete run of Ernie Bushmillerâ??s comic strip Nancy.Comic-Con» Michael Cavna was sent to cover the big Con. He’s taking questions during a live chat.» Rolling Stone reviews what was notable about the event. Comic Strips» A Charlie Brown Christmas will be released in Blu-Ray on October 6.Editorial Cartooning» Andy Donato […]
Comic Books» Publisher’s Weekly reports that Sergio Aragones will be working on the Bart Simpson comic book. From the press release: “Matt Groening has announced that Sergio Aragones will become a regular featured artist and writer in Bart Simpson comics beginning with issue #50. Sergio Aragones will provide the entire contents of Bart Simpson #50 […]
Editorial Cartooning» TheDartmouth.com has a write up of Jules Feiffer’s presentation that he did about his cartooning career. This summer, Jules is doing a Summer term Montgomery Fellow where he is teaching a comparative literature course titled “Graphic Humor and 20th Century America.” He will also participate in a panel discussion with fellow cartoonists Edward […]
Universal Uclick is attending this year’s San Diego Comic Con (booth #1217). The Uclick GoComics booth will be one of five locations throughout the convention center offering exclusive Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles memorabilia as part of the TMNT 25th Anniversary promotional event, and will also hold drawings Wednesday through Friday for tickets to the TMNT […]
The New York State chapter of the National Organization for Women has released a statement denouncing New York Daily News Cartoonist Bill Bramhall for a recently published editorial cartoon depicting Senator Kirsten Gillibrand as a “loud mouth need of gagging.”In their statement they write, And exactly what is Bill Bramhall’s gripe? Could it be that […]
BlogsMichael Cavna’s Comic Riffs hits 1 years old today. Congrats!Books» Lindsay Perna writing for the Religion News Service reviews Johnny Hart’s “I Did It His Way” – a collection of Johnny’s religiously themed B.C. strips.Comic Books» Daniel Ford of the Wilmington Comic Books Examiner writes his review of DC Comics’ new Wednesday Comics.» The childhood […]
Alternative ComicsRuben Bolling, creator of Tom the Dancing Bug, was named Association of Alternative Newsweekliesâ?? 2009 award for Best Cartoon. Books» IDW Publishing is announcing a partnership with Archie Comics to reprint some of the propertyâ??s most iconic stories in deluxe hardcover and trade paperback editions. The newspaper strip collections will be incorporated into the […]
Editorial cartoonists from around the country (and Canada) are in Seattle of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists annual conference this weekend. Due to a family vacation this weekend, my reporting will be pretty sparse. You can catch up on some of the twitter chatter by searching on AAEC. Editorial cartoonists that are in Seattle […]
Books» Newsarama reviews Fantagraphics’ collection of Sam’s Strip, a short run comic strip by Mort Walker and Jerry Dumas from 1961-1963. Comic Books» Richard Comely is profiled in The Record. Richard has drawn Captain Canuck for 35 years and is now featured in its own hardcover compilation that has been released in time for Canada […]
Among the discussion items at this year’s Association of American Editorial Cartoonists gathering in Seattle this week, is an item from current president Ted Rall who suggests the organization think about merging with the National Cartoonist Society. Daryl Cagle, who is a member of both and former president of the latter offers a few suggestions […]
A Korean cartoonist identified only as “Choi” has been sued by Wonju city for the sum of $100,000 for inserting abusive words about President Lee into a cartoon. In the cartoon, which is supposed to be in honor of Korean Vietnam War veterans, a couple of people bow in front of a monument, but behind […]