There is a small kerfuffle going on in the comics world because Wiley Miller’s Non Sequitur is up for a National Cartoonists Society Award for “Best Comic Strip,” and some people think it should only be eligible for “Best Panel.” Actually, it’s sometimes a panel and sometimes a strip, and Wiley entered some panels in […]

(I wrote this profile of Frazz cartoonist Jef Mallett in 2003 for the Post-Star of Glens Falls, NY)”Frazz is who I would be, if I were about 100 times cooler,” Jef Mallett admits.The parallel is purely intentional. Like the cartoon janitor of his school-based comic strip, Mallett is a lifelong learner who has always preferred […]

As it happens, March has been an oddity in this part of the world. We managed to duck the worst of the spring storms with only one day-long power outage, but everyone remains braced for that final blast of branch-busting winter snow, and will likely remain that way until either the storm hits or May, […]

I read this morning Pooch Cafe creator Paul Gilligan asking how a panel feature (Non Sequitur) was allowed to be nominated for NCS division award for best comic strip: One eyebrow raiser, though: one of the comic strip nominations this year went to Wiley Miller for Non Sequitur. For those who don’t know, Non Sequitur […]

Ted Dawson has posted two original art from Rose is Rose and Hi and Lois (1961).

The Press Republican (Plattsburgh, NY) is dropping Dick Tracy in favor of Tundra. The write to the readers, “We ask even die-hard fans of “Dick Tracy” to give “Tundra” a serious, objective look. We’re sure you’ll find it more arresting, in the long run.”The good people over at United Media send me briefs occasionally on […]

Jan Eliot’s “Stone Soup” is, quietly, one of the smartest strips out there. It’s not exactly based on her life, but she went through some rough spots and, as in the folk tale for which the strip is named, got by with a little of this and a little of that. Jan reports that, to […]

I’ll be traveling to Tucson next week. Monday will probably be light on the blogging, but the rest of the week should be normal level of news. If you live in the Tucson area and would like to meet up for dinner, I’d love to talk shop. E-mail me.

Back in February, I alerted you that Dan Piraro was launching a Bizarro app in the iTunes app store. This week, it was placed in the “New and Noteworthy” section of the app store.King Feature has dropped the price of the app from $1.99 to $.99 for a limited time. If your procrastinated (like me) […]

Editorial cartoonists Terry (“Aislin”) Mosher of the The Gazette, Brian Gable of the Globe and Mail and Malcolm Mayes of the Edmonton Journal are the finalists for this year’s National Newspaper Award finalists for cartooning. Final award winners will be announced May 14.Best of luck to you three gentlemen.

The more trailers I see, the more I want to see this. Maybe I’ll even take the kids. Movie hits theaters on July 9th.

Paul W.S. Anderson is said to be working on a Buck Rogers 3D feature film. Anderson directed “Alien vs Predator.” The screen play is reportedly being written by Iron Man writers Art Marcum and Matt Holloway. The Buck Rogers character is based on a comic strip of the same name that appeared in 1928.

Trust dear Nemi to find the downside of just about anything.

Kevin (KAL) Kallaugher, the editorial cartoonist for The Economist magazine, has returned from a speaking tour in the Middle East. I have just returned from a 12 day visit to Amman, Jordan and Beirut, Lebanon as part of a strategic speaker initiative sponsored by the US Embassies in the region. During my visit I addressed […]