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 […]
Tuesdays the “Six Chix” cartoonst Margaret Shulock has posted the Six Chix submissions for a division award in this year’s National Cartoonists Society Reuben awards weekend. Piers Baker, creator of Ollie and Quentin has done the same.
Quick congratulations to Canadian editorial cartoonist Brian Gable (The Globe and Mail) for winning this year’s National Newspaper Award. Runners up included Malcolm Mayes (Edmonton Journal), and Terry Mosher (AKA “Aislin”) (the Gazette, Montreal).
Rumors of a Jason Segel written, James Bobin directed Muppets full feature movie appears to be true. Disney says that the new film has officially been given a December 25, 2011 release date. The film, which will also star Segel alongside Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Animal and the rest, will now go up against the […]
Wired magazine takes us behind the scenes of the day by day creation of a Pixar movie (in this case, Toy Story). Day 36 So far, the characters exist only as digital illustrations. Character design has begun. Some are sculpted in clay and scanned. Others are drawn by hand. Later, visual textures-fur, fabric, hair-will be […]
The comic strip may be ending this Sunday, but Little Orphan Annie is heading back to Broadway. According to the Associated Press, Producer Arielle Madover has acquired the production rights to the comic strip and the return is scheduled for the fall of 2012.