Saw a tabloid at the supermarket yesterday with that old picture of Obama in the turban, headlined “Obama is a Muslim!” and claiming proof inside, and I thought, no wonder 18 percent of Americans believe this stuff. We keep telling them it’s true. Maybe they’re idiots to believe it, but if you know people are […]
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: […]
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 […]
Box Office Mojo is reporting that Toy Story 3 has become the seventh movie to gross over $1 billion in worldwide box office receipts. It is the first animated movie to ever pass the billion mark.
Alex Hallatt’s Arctic Circle turned three last week. Alex has posted a recap of her syndication experience so far and how the strip has evolved. Congrats, Alex.
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 […]
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, 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 […]
The winner of the Washingtonpost.com’s Next Great Cartoonist contest began its four-week run in the Style section. You can also see Olivia Walch’s Imogen Quest on the Comics Riff blog for those outside of the Post’s circulation area.
Funny, but ouch! From the Onion:Boston Globe Tailors Print Edition For Three Remaining Subscribers
Just got word from John Read, curator of the One Fine Sunday in the Funny Pages exhibit and not to mention editor/publisher of Stay Tooned! magazine. He tells me it is now confirmed, that his traveling exhibit will run through December 2011 closing in the Toonseum in Pittsburg. The show is next heading to Marceline, […]
Bob Andelman, AKA Mr. Media has an excellent interview with Denis Kitchen. Denis is an underground cartoonist, publisher, and founder of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. This is a rare creative animal who has thrived in roles both creative and corporate, even if he met the latter challenge kicking and screaming all the way […]
The AP has story about Mort Walker’s Beetle Bailey turning 60 this Saturday. Mort Walker, who conjured up Beetle and has been putting him on paper every day for all those decades, says he’ll continue with his creation until he’s no longer able. “I don’t know how I’d be retired,” said Walker, 86. “I wake […]
Hilary Price took a vacation in August and left two weeks of her strip in the hands of Tina’s Groove creator Rina Piccolo. Rina’s work on Rhymes with Orange hits newspapers today. Hilary has posted photos of her road trip from California to Massachusetts “the long way” on her blog.Correction: Rina is only taking over […]
When Hilary Price needs a break over at Rhymes With Orange, instead of going to reruns, she hands off to another artist, which is more fun and, by the way, I think demonstrates some confidence on her part, since the strip always seems to be intact when she returns.This week, the guest artist is another […]