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 […]
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.