(Editor’s note: The Saturday profiles are pieces I wrote in 2003 for the Post-Star of Glens Falls, NY. Since that time, FBOFW has ended its first run and gone back to the beginning, retelling the story with a combination of old and new strips. This is a direction Johnston decided on after this interview, and […]
The Cartoon Art Museum and the Electronic Frontier Foundation are hosting a special evening with Nina Paley, creator of Sita Sings The Blues on July 20. There will be a special screening of her self-created animated feature film.The museum is also exhibiting her work between July 3 and October 24th. Tickets for the screening are […]
Hogan’s Alley editor Tom Heintjes and photographer David Folkman/strong> have posted the annual gallery of photos from the Reuben Awards weekend.
With Sam Raimi no longer directing the next Spider-Man movie, Sony pictures had to cast a new leading actor for the web slinger. Yesterday it was announced that British up-and-comer Andrew Garfield would take over the reigns from Tobey Maquire. From Hollywood Insider: Columbia Pictures confirms that Andrew Garfield, 26, has nabbed the highly sought-after […]
Only hardcore Arlo & Janis fans will get the joke in today’s headline, and I’m not trying to address them, so I’ll start by decoding for everyone else: Their last-and-seldom-used name is “Day.” Decoding what else has been going on in the strip is a little more complex, but I’ll give it a shot because […]
Brian Steinberg, The Examiner’s comics blogger is watching Tom Batiuk’s Funky Winkerbean carefully. The recent story-line is leading readers to wonder if Tom is killing off another major character – in this case the title character. Yesterday Brian wrote, We know, we know, everyone who reads “Funky Winkerbean” is on tenterhooks trying to figure out […]
Piers Baker is this weeks guest on the Tall Tale Radio podcast. Co-hosting the show with Tom Racine is Rabbits Against Magic creator Jonathan Lemon. The multi-talented Piers Baker of ?Oliie & Quentin? leaps across the Atlantic thanks to the magic of Skype, to talk to me and my co-host, the magical Jonathan Lemon, he […]
DC Comics has announced they have shut down Zuda Comics, first launched in 2007 citing a larger vision. The submissions question is simple: It is the new DC Co-Publishers? plan to expand submissions beyond just Zuda Comics and the Online group into a larger, more comprehensive system that covers all of DC Comics? wide variety […]
The Telegraph reports that DC Comics is giving Wonder Woman a new crime-fighting outfit. The all-American tight shorts and strapless top is being replaced with tights and a jacket over the bear shoulders. Wonder Woman had a “wardrobe issue” that needed to be addressed. “What woman only wears one outfit for 60-plus years?” Mr Straczynski […]
I knew and have even reported the various athletic events Frazz creator Jef Mallet has competed in. In fact, when I took up cycling last year and rode in my first 100 miler event, I thought of Jef. The Chicago Tribune has a pretty good article on Jef’s evangelism of triathlons. When he’s in serious […]
I didn’t know how old Jeff Corriveau, creator of “Deflocked,” was, but as I looked for the live link to his strip, I found a Wikipedia article that says he’s 38.That’s about my kids’ age, which is relevant because I remember buying them Cracker Jack and being appalled at how lousy the “toy surprises” had […]
Not many books should come with warning labels, but Rob Roger’s No Cartoon Left Behind should be one of them. It’s not the content that’s troubling. It’s the sheer size of his book. If everyone could find time to work out and build muscles like Tom Richmond this book wouldn’t be a problem, but alas, […]
Baldo creators Carlos Castellanos or Hector Cantu have launched a campaign for their character Tia Carmen to get a show on Oprah’s soon to launch netowrk. A website and YouTube video have been created to get votes for the show.From the press release: “Oprah is looking for people with a big personality and a big […]
Last Tuesday Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau hosted a forum to promote a program entitled, “Soldier Resiliency: A Fresh Approach” The proposed program would offer “respite and reintegration center for active-duty soldiers, veterans and their families” and would be located at the Trudeau Institute, a medical center in Saranac Lake, NY built by his great-grandfather. From […]
Previews of the seventh Flight anthology have been posted. Kazu Kibuishi, the creator and editor of Flight series, has announced that volume eight will be the last volume of the anthologies.