The ever traveling Daryl Cagle returned recently from a trip to Columbia to attend a conference of cartoonists. I gave lectures at colleges, to the public and to groups of journalists in Bogota, Medell’in and Cartagena. I was impressed with the audiences; they understood everything and laughed at all the same things an American audience […]
Brevity co-creators Rodd Perry and Guy Endore-Kaiser worked with RingTales to create a Google commissioned video to help people learn how to share videos through social media.Here it is:
The Hart family is shopping Wizard of Id and B.C. to Hollywood for an animated feature or television series. Portfolio.com reports that animator Mark Simon has signed a production and development agreement with the Hart Estate last December and is now working with Creators and a Talent agency to pitch the idea for a movie […]
I support health care reform and I think Obama has done a pretty good job overall, but I also support good cartooning and John Deering’s take on the situation cracked me up this morning. He’s not only got a good concept, but he’s dressed it up with some very funny art. The facial expression, the […]
E&P has stories on fourth-quarter earnings reports of two newspaper companies. Regarding the Washington Post Co. The Washington Post Co. Wednesday reported a fourth-quarter profit of $82.2 million, or $8.71 a share, a big jump from its year-ago net income of $18.8 million, or $2.01 a share. The Post Co.’s Kaplan education and cable television […]
An endowment fund has been created in honor of Honolulu Star-Bulletin editorial cartoonist Corky Trinidad who passed away last year. The fund was established by the Friends of Corky, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Society of Professional Journalists of Honolulu, Pamana Dancers, and the Filipino Community Center. Together they raised $42,916. The purpose of this fund is to […]
Don Asmussen sets himself a tough task with Bad Reporter: To do three funny bits in one shot, often with a theme running through them. As with the Daily Show, you have to know something about what’s going on, plus have a reasonable stock of cultural literacy, to get this feature. I like that in […]
King Features Syndicate has made an official decision regarding Eduardo Barreto’s status as the artist for the Judge Parker strip. Eduardo, who had taken a temporary leave from the strip citing a medical condition, gave final word to KFS editor Brendan Burford that he will not be returning to the strip. Brendan has selected Mike […]
I’ve got confirmation that Stephen Pastis, Dan Piraro, and Richard Thompson have been nominated for this year’s Reuben Award For Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year. The nominees are selected by a secret ballot from the members of the National Cartoonists Society. Both Stephan and Dan were nominated last year for the award (Dave Coverly took […]
I have no recollection of the strip running in any papers I grew up with, but in case you did and you’re interested: During the 1980s, author Michael Vance and several well-known cartoonists produced a comic strip, “Holiday Out”, that was syndicated in more than one hundred newspapers, magazine, and fanzines during its peak. Three […]
I’m not seeing anything on Amazon quite yet, nor the Slate store, but after watching this, I think something is coming down the line.
E&P reports that E.W. Scripps, the parent company of United Media Syndicate, is “exploring” the option of selling its licensing business which would include Peanuts and Dilbert characters. The company also reports that it would also consider joint ventures. Scripps President and CEO Rich Boehne said the process of exploring alternatives is just that, an […]
Tom Mason is pulling gems of comic history from an ol’ publication, “These Top Cartoonists Tell How They Create America?s Favorite Comics.” He’s posted a snippet from Bud Sagendorf who worked with Popeye creator E.C. Segar and eventually took over the reins. My working habits are quite loose. Some of my fellow cartoonists are able […]
Jim Toomey has a way of combining throwaway lines and great timing that keeps me amused even during unspectacular story arcs in Sherman’s Lagoon. The current arc has been rather good: A deadly jellyfish comes into the lagoon and terrifies everyone until Filmore remembers that turtles eat jellyfish. Is this the end of the arc? […]
Just received word from John Read about issue five of Stay Tooned!. The cover has been kept under wraps, but he’s allowing me to post it here today. This issue features profiles of Mort Walker (Beetle Bailey), Jack & Carole Bender (Alley Oop), editorial cartoonist Jeff Koterba, caricature artist Joe Bluhm, New Yorker cartoonist Roz […]