» 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 […]
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.
Earlier this month I told you that Pearls Before Swine creator Stephan Pastis would be on CNBC’s “The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch”. Someone has uploaded his segment on to YouTube. It runs a bit over 8 minutes and details how he got his break into syndication.
Pearls Before Swine creator Stephan Pastis will be on “The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch” tomorrow night to discuss his success with his comic feature. “The Big Idea” is a nightly discussion between host Donny Deutsch and a guest who have made it big.Catch it on CNBC at 10pm EST.
Charlie Brown made a surprise appearance in the 3rd quarter of yesterday’s Super Bowl to finally win something … a Coca-Cola. The cola ad featured giant inflatable balloons of Family Guy’s Stewey and Underdog fighting over an inflatable bottle of Coke. Out of nowhere Charlie Brown appears to capture the beverage prize.The Associated Press called […]
Stone Soup creator Jan Elliot will be profiled on Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Oregon Art Beat program on January 10th. The show will be available on the web the next day.
Aaron McGruder, creator of the comic strip and television show The Boondocks, has signed with Super Deluxe – an online comedy site to develop a live action series based on his “brand of racially charged humor” according to a Reuter’s story. Aaron’s show, “The Super Rumble Mixshow,” will begin next month. He’ll develop 20 mini-episodes […]
Seattle Times editorial cartoonist Eric Devericks was invited to participate in an end-of-year review on Seattle’s City Inside/Out program. You can watch Eric on streaming video and he’s posted the cartoons that he mentions over on his blog.
Brainwaves creator Betsy Streeter recently spent time at the Center of Arts, Technology and Science (CATS) to teach kids about cartooning, teaching art and animation. The local ABC affiliate was there and aired the segment on their “The View from the Bay.“
A reminder that tonight’s PBS American Masters program is featuring Charles M. Schulz. Program begins at 9 p.m. EST. Meet back here tomorrow to discuss.Updated: I’m still watching the program (Mountain Standard Time) while I’m watching those on the East coast beginning to write in. Keep the comments coming. I’ll post my thoughts when it […]
Milton Caniff’s Steve Canyon strip was so popular that it was made into a television show that ran in 1959 on NBC. It ran only one season – a total of 34 episodes. The Caniff estate has rights to that show and are releasing a DVD with four of those episodes. Those interested in the […]
According to Hollywood Reporter, Warner Home Video has become the exclusive worldwide home video distributor of over 50 Peanuts specials. Warner plans to remaster many old classics such as A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, A Charlie Brown Christmas and It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. The first collectors DVD will be Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown […]
Months after its rumored return, Aaron McGruder’s The Boondocks is scheduled to return to the Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim on October 8. The second season is only 15 episodes, but will feature the voice talent of many celebrities including: Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dogg, Ghostface Killah, Cee-lo, Lil Wayne, Donald Faison, Aisha Tyler, Kym Whitley, Tichina […]
Peanuts creator Charles Schulz will featured on an upcoming episode of PBS’s “American Masters” program. The episode, according to E&P includes interviews with members of the Schulz family, Jules Feiffer, Lynn Johnston and Schulz biographer David Michaelis.The episode is scheduled for October 29th.
Agnes creator Tony Cochran is on the PBS program “ArtZine” talking about James Thurber and his work. The Thurber Center Gallery in Columbus OH is running an exhibit called “Unpublished and Uncensored: Sex, War & Dogs, an exhibit of James Thurber’s drawings.” Tony can be seen at the following times:Thursday, Sept. 20 at 9:30pm Sunday, […]