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Ron Rogers laid off by the South Bend Tribune

Rob Tornoe is reporting that South Bend Tribune editorial cartoonist Ron Rogers has been let go. Ron joined the paper in 2005 after three years of freelancing for them. Ron tells Rob, “I really can’t say anything bad about this. The Tribune has done well by me over the years. I was told in late […]

CSotD: The Days of Wine Neurosis

Steve Kelley nails one with a sweet connection between the economy and another silly piece of non-contextual media frenzy over a study that likely proves nothing. I find this one particularly funny because my 401k used to be a year’s salary. It wasn’t much, but it was something. Then the crash hit. Now my 401k […]

DJ Coffman publishes ebook on revenue streams

DJ Coffman, creator of Yirmumah and Hero By Night (which is now in development as a live action TV) has published an ebook entitled “CASH for CARTOONIST$” – detailing 15 methods he’s used to make money through cartooning. You can read a description of the 15 methods on his website. Some of the 15 ways […]

Sergio Aragones v Mark Waid on free content

Via Tom Richmond’s blog is a story on Comics Beat detailing a heated exchange between famed MAD cartoonist Sergio Aragones and Comic book writer (and Harvey Award Keynote speaker) Mark Waid over free content – the topic of Mark’s speech. It was mostly pep talk, partly an entreaty “not to be afraid of the future […]

Library of Congress opens Fredric Werthams files

From Boing Boing comes this little nugget of comic book history: The Library of Congress has just opened up 222 boxes worth of files and papers on Fredric Wertham, the scaremonger whose book Seduction of the Innocent led to widespread bans, burnings and censorship of American comic books. Wertham wasnt just a nutcase pro-censorship crusader: […]

2010 Harvey Award winners

The 2010 Harvey Award winners were announced over the weekend. Here are the winners:Best Writer – Robert Kirkman, “THE WALKING DEAD”, Image Comics Best Artist – Robert Crumb, “BOOK OF GENESIS”, W.W. Norton Best Cartoonist – Darwyn Cooke, “RICHARD STARK’S PARKER: THE HUNTER”, IDW Best Letterer- David Mazzucchelli, “ASTERIOS POLYP”, Pantheon Best Inker – Klaus […]

Looking for Calvin goes to paperback

Nevin Martell’s book Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and his Revolutionary Comic Strip is now available in paperback. Nevin tells me that the paperback has a new bonus chapter that includes material about of Bill Watterson’s life that came to light after the hardcover was published. Right now, Amazon […]

CSotD: Afghanistan update

I’ve mentioned that Matt Bors is one of the cartoonists visiting Afghanistan, along with Ted Rall, whose cartoons I’ve had here. Well, here is Matt’s latest.I think this trip is very important and I wish it were getting more coverage, though perhaps its safer for them if it stays a little below the radar. They’re […]

Randy Wicks collection to leave Santa Clarita

Randy Wicks, the cartoonist for “The Signal” (Santa Clarita, CA), until his untimely death in 1996, has had his life’s work in the city’s library, but the city has voted to secede from the Los Angeles County Library system and the Wicks family is wary of how the collection will be treated. The family wants […]

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