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Rob Tornoe’s cartoons back in Editor & Publisher

by Alan Gardner 2 comments March 12, 2010

Congrats to Rob Tornoe: I’m happy to announce that starting with March’s issue, I’m back drawing cartoons for Editor & Publisher magazine. For those of you that don’t know, E&P is the monthly trade journal that has covered the newspaper industry for 125 years. Back in December, there was a bit of a scare when […]

CSotD: Pros, Cons, Laughs

by Mike Peterson 1 comments March 12, 2010

This strip by Kieran Meehan tends to fly below the radar, but I get a chuckle out of it regularly and a real laugh far more often than average. Originally titled “A Lawyer, A Doctor and a Cop,” it’s now called “Pros and Cons” but is still about a lawyer, a doctor and a cop. […]

Tony Auth cartoon cited as a lie and offensive

by Alan Gardner 13 comments March 11, 2010

A recent editorial cartoon by Philadelphia Inquirer editorial cartoonist Tony Auth has hacked off supporters of South Philly High principal LaGreta Brown who was depicted as sleeping on the job. J. Whyatt Mondesire, head of the Philadelphia chapter of the NAACP, called the cartoon “disgusting. It is a lie. It is offensive. The Inquirer should […]

The Phantom miniseries slated for SyFy channel

by Alan Gardner 18 comments March 11, 2010

A Phantom four hour mini-series is set to air in June on the SyFy channel. While still based on the classic comic strip hero created by Lee Falk, the new miniseries radically updates The Phantom’s traditional costume and setting. The miniseries first aired in Canada at the end of December and has finally been put […]

Jules Feiffer memoir to hit bookstores on Tuesday

by Alan Gardner 5 comments March 11, 2010

From USA Today: In his studio, a converted bedroom in his four-bedroom Manhattan apartment, Feiffer calls his illustrated book (more text than cartoons) a “cautionary tale” about “getting rejected and slapped in the face by the powers-that-be.” As he writes: “Success is nothing to sneeze at, but failure, too, offers great possibilities. And always remember, […]

CSotD: Stepping back from the party line

by Mike Peterson 0 comments March 11, 2010

I’m in favor of health care reform and I’m tired of distortions, deceptions and party-line negativity. Maybe that last part is why I like this Scott Stantis cartoon. Stantis is a conservative, but, as I noted when featuring his daily strip, “Prickly City,” he’s not a toe-the-line loyalist. This cartoon is a pretty good example […]

Pennsylvania woman tied to plot to kill Lars Vilks

by Alan Gardner 0 comments March 10, 2010

I reported earlier that seven people were arrested in Ireland for allegedly plotting to kill Swede cartoonst Lars Vilks. A Pennsylvania woman who calls herself “JihadJan” has also been arrested in connection to that assassination plot. Ms. LaRose, 46, was arrested in Philadelphia in October, but her case was kept under seal. Although the indictment […]

New Mediagazer site to cover media

by TDC Archive 2 comments March 10, 2010

The same folks (Gabe Rivera) responsible for Techmeme and Memeorandum have launched Mediagazer. The sites aggregate links to articles and present them in a headlines listing format. Techmeme specializes in technology, Memorandum in politics, and now Mediagazer specializes in media coverage.The article making the introduction is here.In addition to using an algorithm to aggregate the […]

Scott Stantis drawing in time lapse video

by Alan Gardner 3 comments March 10, 2010

Hat tip to Rob Tornoe for finding this video. It’s Chicago Tribune editorial cartoonist Scott Stantis drawing one of his editorial cartoons.  One of the things I enjoy about watching these type of videos is seeing their process. I observed Scott doing most of the pencilling in the beginning (like most), but also going back […]

Review: Stayed Tooned! issue 5

by Alan Gardner 7 comments March 10, 2010

Just finished reading the latest issue of John Read’s Stay Tooned! magazine. Once again, John does an excellent job. This issue covers Roz Chast, Jack and Carole Bender (Alley Oop), John Hambrock (The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee), Joe Bluhm, Justin Thompson (MythTickle), Mort Walker (Beetle Bailey, Hi and Lois), Jeff Koterba and Don Hagist. […]

CSotD: Jeff Redfern phones home

by Mike Peterson 0 comments March 10, 2010

Doonesbury has been through a number of phases in its 40 years, generally tracing the life of cartoonist Garry Trudeau in some rough fashion — first as a college student, then as a young single hipster, later as a parent — all the time commenting on social mores and politics. But a few years ago, […]

Bye bye Bad Cartoonist. Bye bye

by Alan Gardner 18 comments March 9, 2010

Just noticed badcartoonist.com’s domain is expired. If I understand domain registration lapses, Bad Cartoonist has 60 or 90 days to renew it after it expires, otherwise it goes back into the pool of available domains. Since it lapsed on January 30, S/he has but a couple of weeks to reclaim it.Since the domain has not […]

Mr. Media interviews Hilary Price

by Alan Gardner 1 comments March 9, 2010

I posted the podcast interviews with Cavna and Gilchrist earlier and completely forgot this one. Go listen to Bob Andelman’s (AKA Mr. Media) interview with Rhymes With Orange creator Hilary Price.Or listen below.

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