ComicsDC blogger Mike Rhode writes about the recent release of comic-related stamps by the Post Office and how this isn’t a new trend. Check out his column in the Washington City Paper and take the quiz – when was the first instance of a comic on a U.S. stamp? The U.S. Postal Service has just […]
It seems this is the week for cartooning about Annoying Broadcast Practices, and La Cucaracha picks up on a very strange thing, the return of “Dialing for Dollars” without the dollars.Back at the dawn of time, or, at least, in the 1960s and 70s, back when TV stations did more local programming than just the […]
ComicsDC’s Mike Rhode posts the press release from the Library of Congress and points out three cartoonist will be part of the 10th annual National Book Festival sponsored by the Library of Congress. Jeff Smith, Brad Meltzer and Jules Feiffer will among 70 authors on hand for the event on Sep. 25, 2010. Full details […]
Worth noting. The News-Press (Fort Myers, FL) editorial cartoonist Doug MacGregor donated his kidney to a friend five years ago so his friend could live to see his kids graduate from high school. First child graduated a few weeks ago. “It was a proud moment,” Doug said. “One of the greatest days for parents is […]
The Mainichi Daily News reports that Kimihiko Tsukuda, the creator of the longest-running serialized comic strip in Japanese newspapers, has passed away at the age of 80. His comic strip Honobono-kun, dubbed the “Japanese Charlie Brown,” first appeared in newspapers in 1956 and ran through 2007 after Kimihiko fell ill.
Remember the story line that had Peter Parker returning to a bachelor as if he had never married Mary Jane? The scenario in the comic book was mirrored in the comic strip (though the newspaper version brought Peter out of a dream five months later). Next week’s Spider-Man comic book picks up and reveals that […]
Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker has noted the recent fatwa issued against artist Molly Norris. Drawing or creating any likeness of the prophet, you may also recall, is against the rules among certain fundamentalists, though not all Muslims agree that such a prohibition exists. But even if it did, there would be no reason for […]
Not sure where Speed Bump’s Dave Coverly lives, but one of the oddities of life in rural America is radio stations and cable services that serve wide, wide areas. That means you can be annoyed by repeated automated Weather Service alerts for places that are nowhere near you. They need an interactive “I know. Stop […]
Only Doonesbury could say “Remember back when you were handling spin for Chairman Mao?” and actually have the reader remember back when Honey was handling spin for Chairman Mao. And, specifically, to have at least a few readers remember back to May 9, 1976, when, in one of Trudeau’s classic strips, she was spinning the […]
(Note: This is one of a series of cartoonist profiles I did in 2003 for the Post-Star of Glens Falls, NY)In an earlier “At the Drawing board,” we called Jerry Scott “the cartoonist who never gets to draw.” That would make his partner, Jim Borgman, “the cartoonist who never gets to write.” Together, they’re the […]
Canadian cartoonist (and architect) Shahid Mahmood was barred from flying on Air Canada because his name was a no-fly list back in 2004. Mahmood sued the airline fearing that after 9/11 his cartoons mocking the US administration and teenage years lived in Pakistan was enough to get him profiled. According to The Toronto Star, Mahmood […]
Director Breck Eisner is currently making a Flash Gordon movie based on on the comic strip that began in 1934. Airlock Alpha reports Eisner’s intentions and talks about the business of making remakes. Now, fresh off of “The Crazies,” director Breck Eisner is prepping to revive “Flash Gordon” for a new generation. With the goal […]
Former Rocky Mountain News editorial cartoonist Ed Stein is launching a new comic strip through United Media on September 20. The new strip, entitled Freshly Squeezed, is a close spin-off from Denver Square, the local daily comic strip that Ed produced for the Rocky Mountain News for 11 years ending in 2008. The new strip […]
There was a time when, having worked at a couple of restaurants, I thought it might be nice to own one. That lasted about a minute and a half, until I realized that, in order to stay in business, I’d probably need a bar, and, in order to have a bar, I’d have to tend […]
Former The (Raleigh) News & Observer editorial cartoonist Dwane Powell will be one of six receiving the 2010 Medal of Arts an award given by the The City of Raleigh Arts Commission. The award is given for lifetime achievement and artistic excellence. Other recipients include costume designer William Ivey Long, arts administrator Banks C. Talley […]