E&P is reporting that Jerry Scott will not be attending this year’s Toonfest due to a “medical condition requiring surgery” and that Michael Jantze will be joining Dave Coverly, Jan Eliot and Greg Evans instead.Toonfest is held each year in Walt Disney’s home town of Marceline MS and will be held on September 19-20. The […]
Kevin (KAL) Kallaugher is touring once again with the comedy group Second City. New shows are scheduled for October 7th in Philadelphia and on November 1st in New York City. See web site for details. Kal will also be attending both the Democratic and Republican conventions and providing daily sketches for the Economist’s web site […]
This year’s grand marshals and featured guests at the 10th Annual Walt Disney’s Hometown Toonfest will include Dave Coverly (Speed Bump), Jan Eliot (Stone Soup), Greg Evans (Luann), and Jerry Scott (co-creator of Zits and Baby Blues).The event runs September 19-20 in Marceline, Mo, the birth place of Walt Disney. The four cartoonists will discuss […]
The Cartoon Art Museum and Zine Fest will present “From the Horse’s Mouth: Comics Read by their Creators” on July 18. The evening will feature an eclectic line-up of small-press cartoonists who will read from their respective works. The lineup include Rina Ayuyang (rinaayuyang.com), Peter Conrad (paperdummy.com), Ren’ee French (reneefrench.com), Justin Hall (allthumbspress.com), Andy Hartzell […]
Cul De Sac creator Richard Thompson will be featured at this weekend’s Heroes Convention in Charlotte N.C. He will be interviewed by Comics Reporter Tom Spurgeon about art, caricature and the Otterloop family.
Editorial cartoonists Steve Breen, Mike Peters, and Signe Wilkinson are scheduled to appear at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con as special guests this July. Other notable guest include: Sergio Aragones, Kyle Baker, Lynda Barry, Ed Brubaker, and Al Jaffee.Hat tip: E&P.
The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists has released more information about the speaker line up and schedule of their upcoming convention in San Antonio this June. Sessions include a discussion regarding the obituary cartoon, immigration, reader feedback, how contest judges view cartoons, and LBJ’s interest of editorial cartooning. Guest speakers include David Ignatius, columnist and […]
Caleb Mozzocco attended the recent opening of Jeff Smith’s Bone exhibit at the Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library and Wexler Center and the panel discussion with Jeff and Scott McCloud. He’s posted extensive notes about the exchange, so if you missed it, this is a very good summary. He spent a few years trying […]
» Jack Bender, current cartoonist on Alley Oop will be attending this year’s national Tarzan convention in Waterloo, IA this year. Bender is a native of Waterloo and has an extensive collection of Tarzan art. He’ll discuss Tarzan art while there.» Slashfilm.com is reporting that Frank Miller will be directing a live action remake of […]
Slowpoke creator Jen Sorenson and Tom the Dancing Bug creator Ruben Bolling will be at The Tank in New York City on May 14 to talk about their comics and sign books. Jen will also present a slideshow of her work. Admission is free. UPDATE: Jen writes in to clarify that Ruben will also be […]
According to E&P, several syndicated cartoonists will be appearing and signing book at this year’s Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) Art Festival in New York City. Among those attending include: Dave Coverly, Keith Knight, Rina Piccolo, Hilary Price and Mikhaela Reid. Also appearing is King Features Comics Editor Brendan Burford.The Art Festival is […]
Jan Eliot, creator of Stone Soup, will the featured Cartoonist-in-residence at the Charles Schulz Museum on May 10th where visitors can see her work and talk with her about feature.Her feature is also featured in the current exhibit, “The Language of Lines: How Cartoonists Communicate.”
The New York Comic-con is this weekend and there are many syndicated folks working the show. Here’s a run down of individuals and sessions of interest:Lee Nordling is moderating a panel entitled “Comic Strips for the 21st Century.” It is described as: Throughout the 20th Century, the comic strip rode the crest of newspaper readership […]
» Stacy Curtis has two new books from the Meghan Rose series that he illustrated.» The “Inside Peanuts: The Life and Art of Charles M. Schulz” exhibit currently running at the Toonseum in Pittsburgh has been extended until May 18th.» Mike Witmer, who does the Pinkerton webcomic on gocomics.com has signed a publishing contract with […]
Editorial Cartoonists Ted Rall and Stephanie McMillan will be the guest speakers for two New York City events to talk “politics, ecocide, the Evil System, and resistance.” The evening speaking events will feature slideshows of their cartoons.