The Hugo Awards have been announced for the Best Graphic Story. The Hugo is an award for writers, artists working in the fantasy and sci-fi field. Five stories have been announced including Howard Tayler’s’ “The Longshoreman of the Apocalypse” (of webcomic Shlock Mercenary and a friend of The Daily Cartoonist).The nominees are: Batman: Whatever Happened […]

Normally by this time, E&P has sniffed out the finalists or there are veiled whispers on who are the Pulitzer finalists for editorial cartooning. Lacking the buzz this year, let’s see who you all think should take the prize this year.Name your top three in the comments.My finalists in no particular order: Rob Rogers Scott […]

For some reason, R. Stevens comes to mind when I watch this.

Vic Lee’s “Pardon My Planet” is a social-commentary panel that mixes observational humor with straight-up gags. Think of a New Yorker cartoon with a little more grit and a little less sense of entitlement. There is a permanent cast, but they’re more of a rep company than established characters — each has a personality but […]

Good news for Kung Fu Panda fans. Technicolor announced that Nickelodeon has awarded Paprikaas, the Kung Fu Panda TV series, which will be produced as an animated series for the worldwide broadcast market, initially comprising 26 episodes. Nickelodeon and Technicolor have developed a strong production relationship based on Paprikaas’ work on the CGI production of […]

Back in July, Uclick and Universal Syndicate merged to become Universal Uclick. Now Atlantic Syndication has merged in with the parent company. Atlantic Syndication, the international division of Universal Press Syndicate, the largest independent syndicate in the United States, has combined with Universal Press Syndicate to form one company under a new company name, Universal […]

Animated series South Park will air its 200th episode on Comedy Central in April 14. A website was recently set up for fans to congratulate its milestone.“South Park” debuted in 1997. Currently the show is on its 14th season.

This blog has been around long enough that Faithful Readers may have picked up a pattern, specifically that I put a premium on timing and silliness. For instance, the (real) Bob Newhart Show often had Bob say, “I just want a quiet evening with no interruptions, Emily,” and you knew beyond any possibility of surprise […]

The Atlantic Journalism Awards nominations were released today. The nominees for editorial cartooning are: Michael de Adder (Times & Transcript), Bruce MacKinnon (The Chronicle Herald) and Wayne Wright (Journal Pioneer).The awards will be presented on Saturday evening, May 8, 2010.Good luck gentlemen.

And here’s another one. Congrats to Hector Cantu and Carlos Castellanos who are celebrating 10 years of syndication of their comic Baldo.Here is Carlos talking about the strip in a radio interview on how the comic came together.

Sad news for Archie Comics. It is with deep regret and sorrow that Archie Comics acknowledges the loss of longtime artist, Henry Scarpelli, of Grasmere, Staten Island who passed away on Sunday, April 4 after a long illness. He was 79. “Henry was an invaluable part of the Archie Comics family,” said Archie Comics Co-President […]

UP has received a nomination for the Hugo award. The award is in the “Best Dramatic Presentation-Long Form” category. It goes up against Avatar, District 9, Moon and Star Trek.The award will be given during the 68th World Science Fiction Convention, in Melbourne, Australia on September 2-6, 2010.Hat tip to Animated Views.

There are tons of reviews on the device – some from people who have had longer time with than I have so far. But here’s my impressions after taking my company’s iPad home last night. First the negatives. It’s smaller than I had envisioned (not necessarily a bad thing) and it’s a bit heavy for […]

I feel a disturbance in the force.Variety reports that Lucasfilm Animation is developing a new animated Star Wars TV comedy series. Yes, you read correctly? a Star Wars comedy series. But really, are you surprised? If there is one thing George Lucas loves, it?s milking the Star Wars franchise for every golden drop.

This would probably be a good week to check in at Sherman’s Lagoon.I went to a Renaissance Festival ™ in the early 80s when my kids were young enough to have a good time there. And it was educational for all of us. We learned that medieval people were kind of annoying. In an amusing, […]