MSNBC.com editorial cartoonist Daryl Cagle (and owner of the Cagle Cartoons newspaper syndicate), has launched “Oil Spill Cartoons,” a new cartoon application for the iPhone and iPod Touch that collects all the cartoons being drawn about the BP Oil Spill. “Oil Spill Cartoons” enables users to see a new feed of cartoons about the BP […]
The US Postal Service will hold a First-Day-of-Issue dedication ceremony of the Sunday Funnies at The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum in Columbus OH. On hand for the occasion will be museum curator and professor Lucy Shelton Caswell, OSU President E. Gordon Gee, Beetle Bailey creator Mort Walker, Garfield creator Jim […]
Disney’s Tangled (previously entitled Rapunzel) is set to release in November 24th. Here is the latest teaser.
Apple banned a webcomic adaptation of the classic novel Ulysses due to depictions of nudity from its iPad store. The Daily Finance notes the irony that the novel was banned in the United States back in 1920. The irony is rich: Ulysses was banned in the U.S. upon publication in 1920 when The Little Review […]
Arlo & Janis often features philosophical ponderings on the transitory nature of life, but it also houses Ludwig, the most realistic cat in comicdom. Today’s strip has some relation to a Far Side in which two dogs are about to be fed and one of them is saying, “Oh boy! Dog food again!” But that […]
The Plain Dealer’s Ted Diadiun offers readers reasons why a Jeff Darcy cartoon – whether you agree or disagree with the cartoon – is effective. Recently, The Plain Dealer published four opinion pieces — two columns, an editorial and an editorial cartoon — about Israel’s confrontation with a ship trying to run its blockade of […]
CNN Living posted an article called, “Real names of 23 fictional characters.” Since you’re a cartoonist, you’re probably expected to know certain facts that the general public doesn’t about various cartooning-related trivia, so file these two away for such a time when you can bust them out at the oohs and aaaawws of your non-cartooning […]
The Comic Journal’s Tom Crippen posted a quote from The R. Crumb Handbook (by R. Crumb and Peter Poplaski) which opines that Charles Schulz and Jules Fieiffer’s work was lacking in technique.The quote in question: If you look at a comics page drawn by Jack Davis or at Wally Wood’s science fiction stuff, who cares […]
Fleen Guy’s Gary Tyrrell has news that several cartoonists are banding together to hold an auction of original art to raise money for Gulf of Mexico clean up and restoration efforts. Gary interviews Carly Monardo who is one of the main organizers. Fleen: Let’s start from the beginning – give us the 30 second version […]
NPR had two stories – one on their weekend edition and another during their Morning Edition program.Jeff Stahler pays tribute in today’s Moderately Confused (see below).Ted Slampyak, who drew the strip for the last six years, was quoted in the BBC. “The appeal of Annie is simply that she doesn’t give up,” said Ted Slampyak, […]
At least Cul de Sac’s Miss Bliss, dotty as she might be, has always projected some affection for the kids. What was really strange were the teachers who harangued you all year long and then went soft and squishy on the last day. Were they visited by three spirits the night before school ended?And things […]
The Humble Stumble creator Roy Schneider is now on tour with his latest album Erleichda. The album is described as folk, blues, rock, funk, jam and gypsy jazz influences blended together with a mild country edge. In June he’ll be Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, California. Later months will take him up north into Montana, Minnesota, […]
Though I’m generally against “zombie strips,” it’s a shame for this one to end, since the current team had done such a good job of revitalizing it. I’ll let a strip that certainly isn’t 86 years old provide guest commentary today.
(This profile of Luann creator Greg Evans is one of a series I did in 2003 for the Post-Star of Glens Falls NY)The comic strip, “Luann,”is 18 years old. The comic strip character, Luann, is not 18 and may never be.Then again, you never know.A few years ago,when Luann and her friends suddenly made the […]
Back in April I reported that the Looney Tunes were back in production for a Looney Tunes animated series on the Cartoon Network. Collider.com has the first images of the series. Here is the press release: This year marks a return to the big screen for Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote, two of the […]