I almost hesitate to point out how well Hilary Price does humor about pets, because I’d hate to see her abandon her other observational humor. This, you will understand, is not about the amount of influence I think I have, but about the amount of superstition I know I have. Besides, she already knows about […]
Congratulations to Dick Locher who was honored yesterday with the unveiling of a new Dick Tracy statue that will now stand in the Naperville Riverwalk, where Dick has resided for many years.For more information, check out the close up photo of the statue is here, read statements by the Chester Gould family and information about […]
The Discover Channel has announced their specials and series for 2010-2011. They’ve teamed up with Pixar talent for a television event entitled “Reign of Dinosaurs.” Their description is… Avatar meets Jurassic Park as the latest paleontological research meets Hollywood story telling. Discovery Channel teams with the top creative talent from Disney and Pixar to create […]
Editorial cartoon animator Mark Fiore is the recipient of this year’s 2010 Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning. Mark’s work appears on SFGate.com, Slate.com, CBSNews.com, Motherjones.com and NPR’s web site. The judges noted, “for his animated cartoons appearing on SFGate.com, the San Francisco Chronicle Web site, where his biting wit, extensive research and ability to distill […]
This year’s 2010 Will Eisner Award nominees have been announced. Lots of worthy artists and creators. Best Short Story “Because I Love You So Much,” by Nikoline Werdelin, in From Wonderland with Love: Danish Comics in the 3rd Millennium (Fantagraphics/Aben maler) “Gentleman John,” by Nathan Greno, in What Is Torch Tiger? (Torch Tiger) “How and […]
Lincoln Peirce’s first of six novelized Big Nate books debuted at #5 on the New York Times best seller list in the children’s category. The books published by HarperCollins and is entitled, “Big Nate: In a Class by Himself”
Greg Evans, the creator of Luann, is launching another play entitled “Wrinkles: The New Old Age Musical.” Greg composed 14 songs for the musical. His first musical, based on his Luann character “Luann: Scenes In A Teen’s Life” has been on a couple of different stage productions and will again this May by the South […]
Brian Anderson’s “Dog Eat Doug” is a quiet little cartoon that regularly provides nice artwork and funny ideas. I suppose it helps if you like dogs and very small children, because it’s clear that he does, and, while he sometimes sends them into fanciful arcs of make-believe, much of the time, he simply chronicles the […]
Today at 3pm EST, the Pulitzer board will announce this year’s winners of the Pulitzer Prize. I’ll be watching the announcements and will post the winners here as soon as they are announced.
(This is a profile I did of Jerry Scott in 2003 for the Post-Star of Glens Falls, NY) Jerry Scott didn’t want a partner for “Zits.” He already was writing “Baby Blues” with artist Rick Kirkman as a partner, but that was another matter. Scott and Kirkman were longtime friends and had determined years ago […]
Mike Luckovich addresses both the story of the wise-guy diplomat who made a flight attendant think he was trying to run her plane into the ground and the ongoing issue of the wise-guy kleptocrats who actually are running the airlines more or less in the same direction.
Maybe today’s “Off the Mark” hit me right because there’s a work day tomorrow at the dog park. Hey, I like topical humor!
Congratulations are in order for Dave Astor (do I need to clarify who he is?), former senior editor at Editor & Publisher. Dave took first and second place in the New Jersey Press Association’s annual contest in the Reporting, Writing and Illustration ? Opinion Column category. His “Montclairvoyant” appears in the weekly The Montclair (N.J.) […]
James Sturm, co-founder of The Center for Cartoon Studies is giving up on the web. At least for four months. He’ll “blog about it” on slate (faxing and writing in his “posts”). Over the last several years, the Internet has evolved from being a distraction to something that feels more sinister. Even when I am […]
Found this link on Tom Spurgeon’s Comics Reporter. Worth the read since we’re all in the publishing business. Every once in a great while in the life of a writer, one is afforded the opportunity to correspond with one of the ethical giants of the publishing world. For me, this chance came a few years […]