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CSotD: If I knew then what I know now …

Wiley Miller waxes philosophical in today’s Non Sequitur. This is kind of an ongoing theme in a comic that resolutely avoids themes — Wiley uses Pearly Gates settings primarily to reveal disillusionment and the crushing of assumptions about the aforementioned meaning of life. It’s a combination of humor and philosophy that shows up in the […]

Looney Tunes heading to Cartoon Network line-up

According to Hollywood Reporter, the Cartoon Network is releasing a new version of Looney Tunes. “The Looney Toons Show” will star Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, along with Yosemite Sam, Tweety, Sylvester — the whole gang. Weirdly, the network is having each episode as a half-hour story along with “cartoons within a cartoon.” The concept […]

Chris Ware Fortune magazine cover nixed

Can’t say that I blame Fortune Magazine for rejecting a commissioned cover by Chris Ware. The May 2010 cover depicts the United States with smaller images that include “Guantanamo Bay prisoners, Mexican factory workers, and a few potshots at business execs and money-grubbing politicians.”If the story was focused or mentioned these items (I’ve not read […]

Dreamworks to release all Shrek films in 3D

Dreamworks is the process of converting the first three Shrek movies into 3D. The fourth film in the series, “Shrek Forever After” is already in 3D. For animated films like “Shrek,” the 3D process involves going back to files and rendering out another eye. The makers of the “Shrek” films are working in close collaboration […]

Pixar announces dates for Monsters Inc 2 and Brave

Box Office Mojo is reporting that Pixar will release Monsters Inc. 2 on Nov. 16, 2012. The film will be in 3D. Another movie, Brave will be released on June 15, 2012. Brave was previously named “The Bear and the Bow”. Brave features the voice talent of Reese Witherspoon, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, and Julie […]

AAEC to Apple: end ridicule public figures policy

After the ruckus caused by the rejection of Mark Fiore NewsToons app from the Apple iTunes App Store – and its later acceptance after Mark received the Pulitzer Prize, The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists has penned an open letter to Apple CEO Steve Jobs urging him to end the policy of rejecting apps solely […]

Berkeley Breathed’s Pete & Pickles coming to TV

Technicolor has announced that it is moving into television animated programming and will begin their efforts by bringing Berkeley Breathed’s Pete & Pickles to the small screen. “I told the folks at Technicolor,” recounts Breathed, “that the only way I could get lured to the world of small screen pixels is if a company were […]

Nate Beeler wins The Thomas Nast Award

Another award announcement. This time Nate Beeler, editorial cartoonist for the The Washington Examiner, is taking home this year’s The Thomas Nast Award. Judges’ remarks: Nate Beeler’s entries stood out for their powerful and vivid composition that brings the message home regardless of whether the cartoon centers on a conversation or a visual punch line. […]

Dairy farmer association upset at Beakman and Jax

Last Sunday’s Beakman and Jax regarding a question about dairy farming has upset many dairy farmers. American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman has reportedly sent a letter to Beakman and Jax creator Jok Church and Universal Press. The comic, which answers children’s questions about science, responded to a question about the age of cows […]

Bill Day wins 2010 RFK Journalism Award

Former Commercial Appeal editorial cartoonist Bill Day was named the winner of the 2010 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for editorial cartooning. The award honors reporting on issues of “human rights, social justice, and the power of individual action in the United States and around the world.”Regarding his entry, the judges wrote, “Cartoonist Bill Day […]

Tom the Dancing Bug now on Boing Boing

Proving the cliche “where one door closes – another one opens” Ruben Bolling has announced that his comic Tom the Dancing Bug will now appear on Boing Boing less than a month after being dropped from Salon.com.Boing Boing is a popular aggregator of news and entertainment the describes itself as, “Media Culture Brainwash for Now […]

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