The LA Times has an essay written by Neal Gabler, the author of the recent book “Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination,” who takes on the question of whether Walt Disney was a racist – a charge that is sometimes leveled against him. Since he began making motion pictures, “The Princess and the […]
Kazu Kibuishi, creator of the Flight comic anthology series, reports on where the artist of the first volume have gone in their careers since they were first featured in the 2004 anthology. From his blog: 7 out of 19 have worked on completed films, either as production designers or story artists: Enrico (Ratatouille, Up) Jake […]
The Economist editorial cartoonist Kevin Kallaugher (KAL) will be joining The Baltimore Improv Group (BIG) on Saturday, November 28 for a live comedy show and improvised cartooning act. KAL is regularly featured with BIG and has performed previously in Chicago.
Wiley Miller and Universal Uclick are holding a caption contest of sorts with today’s Non Sequitur. The familiar reader board in Wiley’s strip is left blank inviting fans to submit their best punch line which will be whittled down to four by Wiley. The remaining four contestants will then be selected by goComic.com readers. The […]
The Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco will open an exhibit of original work from the upcoming feature film “Fantastic Mr. Fox” on November 23rd and will run through January 10, 2009. This exhibit features two sets from the stop motion animated film, “Flint Mine – We Took Everything” and “Farmer Scale Yellow Door,” which […]
Gary Brookins has taken a six month reprieve from doing editorial cartooning, according to an email posted on Daryl Cagle’s blog. Gary, who was laid off from the Richmond Times-Dispatch last spring, stepped away from editorial cartooning in June to concentrate on painting. I have taken a “vacation” from drawing editorial cartoons, and do not […]
Mike Keefe, editorial cartoonist for the Denver Post, has been awarded this year’s 2009 Berryman Award for Editorial Cartooning for a wide-ranging series of drawings that poked fun at politicians, journalists and public perceptions. Honorable mentions went to Matt Wuerker (Politico) and Ann Telnaes (washingtonpost.com). A Certificate of Merit was given to former Memphis Commercial-Appeal […]
Animation» The Animation blog reports that Pixar is pushing “Up” heavily for a nomination for Best Picture.» The Washington Post profiles John Tayman who started the Bang Cartoons where he posts NFL related animated cartoons. Comic Strips» The Wizard of Id celebrates its 45 anniversary in newspapers last Monday.Editorial Cartooning» Robert Ariail’s is now featured […]
Beginning yesterday, Ziggy cartoonist Tom Wilson is donating 100% of his personal royalties from his “Zig-Zagging: Loving Madly, Losing Badlyâ?¦How Ziggy Saved My Life” book to LIVESTRONG. LIVESTRONG is a foundation created by cycling legend Lance Armstrong to provide cancer awareness, support for those diagnosed and fund cancer research. Tom lost his wife Susan on […]
About 20 people picketed the offices of Newsday yesterday protesting the publishing of a Mallard Fillmore cartoon last Sunday and demanded that the editor, John Mancini, be fired for running the cartoon according to Editor & Publisher.The cartoon depicts a large dinosaur chasing a smaller saying, “I’m not chasing you because you’re a pachycephalosaurus … […]
Editor & Publisher interviews Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau who has a new book based on the tweets of his Roland Hedley character entitled, “My Shorts R Bunching. Thoughts?: The Tweets of Roland Hedley” Q. Why did you want to do a book in this form? A. The form didn’t drive the book, although it certainly […]
Starting today Uclick’s Comics Sherpa service has adopted the same interface that has been available to GoComics users, accessable through a primary tab on the GoComics website. Now GoComicsPro subscribers will be able to add Comics Sherpa features to their custom comics page along with GoComics features.
I’ve mentioned this in a news brief, but to publicize it more, I’m giving it a full post. Tom Racine’s “Tall Tales Radio” podcast has been nominated for The People’s Choice Podcast Awards in the Cultural/Arts category. If you’ve listened to his program you know what a great job he does and the high quality […]
Editor & Publisher reports that a new study from Scarborough Research reveals that 74% of adults in the US read a newspaper either online or in print in the last week. This number counters the notion that newspapers no longer impact consumers. “Given the fragmentation of media choices, printed newspapers are holding onto their audiences […]
“Merry Madagascar”, a 30 minute Madagascar Christmas special, airs tonight on NBC. The feature stars the original voice talent of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett-Smith, David Schwimmer who starred in the feature films. The Washington Post gives it a favorable review minus the fact that it is broadcasting two weeks before Thanksgiving. Dreamworks’ “Madagascar” […]