The New Yorker has launched a blog for its cartoonists. I don’t know how many of its cartoonists will be writing for it. It has two posts so far by Mick Stevens.The inaugural post: When The New Yorker asked me to launch its new cartoonistsâ?? blog, I was at first reluctant. I already have a […]
The Washington Post has an excellent review of The Completely Mad Don Martin a newly published collection of Mad Magazine cartoons by Don Martin. If the words “Mad Magazine” wasn’t enough incentive for you to learn more about Don’s cartoons, go read Rick Kirkman’s Cartoonist’s Cartoonists profile. He lists Don Martin as one of those […]
Gelf magazine is wondering if a New Yorker cartoonist is plagiarizing a Gary Larson cartoon. In this week’s latest New Yorker is a cartoon by Lee Lorenz, a former art director at the magazine, which depicts a man feeding birds in a park and appears to be attacked and eaten by the birds. A very […]
Mark Anderson has posted his first pod/video cast.
Over on the Hogan’s Alley discusssion board is a brief interview with Dan Piraro and Dave Coverly regarding their inclusion into Parade Magazine. It appears that they were sought out by the magazine and that their work will appear on a not-set-but-probably-every-other-week schedule.
Over on RACS, D.D.Degg reports that yesterday’s Parade magazine didn’t feature Bunny Hoest’s Howard Huge, a cartoon staple of the magazine since 1980. Earlier this month I reported that the magazine had begun running other cartoonists including cartoons by Dave Coverly, Carla Ventresca, Dan Piraro, Donna Barstow and Gary McCoy.
Earlier, I reported the Parade magazine was going to start running cartoons by Dave Coverly and Carla Ventresca. E&P reports that last Sunday’s line up included Dan Piraro, Donna Barstow and Gary McCoy.
From E&P comes news that Beetle Bailey creator Mort Walker is now publishing a full-color 20 page magazine called Mort Walker’s The Best of Times. The publication has already had a trial run in the Connecticut area last month. As he envision it, it will be a 40 page publication that runs 50% ads and […]
The new Indie Spinner Rack, #88, was released on Wednesday. The latest issue of the audio magazine features part one of an overview of the MoCCA Art Festival and post-show events, including some of the notable book premieres that sold out, post-show parties and plenty more.
New Yorker cartoonist J.B. Handelsman has passed away at the age of 85. According to his obituary in the New York Times, he had nearly a thousand cartoons published in the New Yorker. The Comics Reporter has more information along with several related links.
The National Cartoonist Society has announced the nominees for the various awards that will be given out during the Reuben weekend May 27th in Orlando this year. Here is the breakdown on who’s up for what: Cartoonist of the Year Bill Amend Dave Coverly Dan Piraro Feature Animation Peter De Seve, Character Design (Fox) “Ice […]
Peripherally I watch the magazine market because I enjoy the art, but since magazine gag cartoons aren’t this blogs focus, I’m rounding up some of the news I’m seeing in that market space because I know there are a lot of magazine cartoonists that read this blog:John Donohue is a frequent New Yorker cartoonist who […]
Mad Magazine cartoonist Sergio Aragones will visit the Ojai Library at 3:30 p.m. Friday to share cartooning hints and tips.The free event is part of a monthlong summer “amigos” program at the library, 111 E…. For more information, call 646-1639.
David Sipress, a New Yorker cartoonist, will give a talk titled “Get it? The Art of Cartooning and the New Yorker.”More than 250 cartoons by Sipress have appeared in the New Yorker since 1998. His cartoons and editorial illustrations have also appeared in Playboy, Harper’s, The Funny Times, Utne Reader, The Washington Post, and Spectator […]
Eldoni Dedini, noted magazine cartoonist for New Yorker, Esquire and Playboy passed away“If 20th century cartooning is ever looked at seriously,” said Lee Lorenz, former art director at The New Yorker magazine, “Eldon Dedini will be one of the outstanding figures of American comic art.”Dedini was named the best magazine cartoonist four times by the […]