The New York Times has an interesting profile of alternative newspaper and author cartoonist Lynda Berry and the ups-and-downs of her career. She had an unpleasant childhood but was able to attend college where she became friends with Matt Groening, creator of Life in Hell and The Simpsons. It was there that she started drawing […]
NPR ran an interesting piece on the resilience and lovability of Charles Schulz’ character Charlie Brown yesterday They explain how a character so miserable, picked on and so unlucky could be so easily identified by millions of people. They also interviewed Lynn Johnston, creator of For Better or For Worse and children’s book author Judith […]
» 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 […]
» 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 […]
Comicmix.com has interviewed Rich Stevens regarding his long running webcomic Diesel Sweeties and its current foray into newspapers.Here’s an excerpt: Nearly 2000 strips and a newspaper syndication deal later, DS has evolved into an Internet phenomenon of sorts. The series is often held up as a prime example of the success an online-based comic can […]
Wiley Miller, creator of Non Sequitur, was interviewed by the Kennebunkport Post. Nothing too new from this interview, but does an excellent recap of the Wiley’s history before Non Sequitur and how his feature came about.Here’s a sample: “When my friends and I would hang out I would just do little doodles on napkins. They […]
» Tom Richmond has posted his 3rd how-to article on the topic of caricature. As always – a wealth of information.» Check out Cafe Con Leche creator Charlos Gary on TV.» Ted Rall reacts to “Bad Cartoonist” in a very “modern, post-MacNelly style.” (See the March 9th blog post.)» Mike Lynch has video of an […]
» A 1903 Jungle Imps original Sunday was sold for $33,900 last week . Jungle Imps was a strip created by Winsor McCay of Little Nemo in Slumberland fame which ran from 1905 to 1914. » Charles Brubaker has posted an email interview that he conducted with Chuck Asay.» Pooche Cafe creator Paul Gilligan was […]
Daryl Cagle has posted a short interview with Etta Hulme, the most widely syndicated female editorial cartoonist.Says Cagle: Etta is a charming, talented, grandmotherly character and her cartoons are just as warm and charming – in sharp contrast to the harsh, younger cartoonists. Indeed. I enjoyed the video clip and hope the larger documentary is […]
Houston Chronicle editorial cartoonist Nick Anderson was on CNN last Friday (you can see video over on CNN). He was also on NPR last week.He’ll also be live-blogging the primary results tomorrow night.
» The Northwest Florida Daily News is running a poll. Candidates being considered include: Baby Blues, Between Friends, Bizarro, Cul de Sac, Daddy’s Home, Dog Eat Doug, Get Fuzzy, Mutts, Ollie and Quentin, The Pajama Diaries, Pearls Before Swine, Pickles and Pooch Cafe.» Gary Varvel, editorial cartoonist for the Indianapolis Star, will be the keynote […]
Dan Piraro, creator of Bizarro, was recently in San Francisco to perform stand up at the Purple Onion. SFGate.com cobbled together this video of an interview with pieces of his stand up. Enjoy.
» Alison Bechdel, creator of Dykes to Watch Out For and the award winning Fun Home, will be speaking to Dickinson College this coming Tuesday about her work and comics in general.» Yesterday’s Blondie had an easter egg in it. In one of the panes, Frank Cummings – one of the Blondie artists, inserted the […]
Just got word from United Media that Pearls Before Swine creator Stephan Pastis is appearing for a second time on CNBC’s “The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch.” Air date is Monday (March 3rd) at 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.I’ll post video if it hits YouTube.
» Ziggy cartoonist Tom Wilson was interviewed by The Naperville Sun about making a career as an artist.» The Ten-Cent Plague is a new book out describing the early days of comic books and their influence on kids. So alarmed were adults at the graphic visuals of comics that many cities and states passed laws […]