Comics Reporter Tom Spurgeon writes: With the passing of Senator Ted Kennedy, you can expect to see the same dilemma played out that was on display after Michael Jackson died. Only this time it’s Chappaquiddick and the death of Mary Jo Kopechne versus Kennedy’s distinguished Senatorial career as opposed to Thriller versus the possibility Jackson […]
Just a reminder for those wanting to vote in this year’s Harvey Award, that tomorrow at midnight is the deadline to submit your ballot. You can download a ballot as a PDF documet or as text. You can e-mail ballots, using the text file.For those not familiar with the Harvey Awards, here is a description […]
Rob Tornoe spotted this story regarding the Malaysian government seizing the premiere issue of “Gedung Kartun” (translated: Cartoon Store) : Officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs seized over 400 copies of the inaugural issues of “Gedung Kartun” (Cartoon Store) from the publisher’s office in Kuala Lumpur. Zainal Abidin Othman, the home ministry’s chief enforcement […]
The Boston Globe has a slideshow of editorial cartoons of Senator Ted Kennedy going back to 1962. Over all 33 cartoons from the last four decades.
Guy Gilchrist has announced that he’s ending his Sunday feature Night Lights and Fairy Flights as of September 6th citing dwindling sales. Guy says that making this decision was an emotional one. From his Facebook page he writes – reprinted here by permission, This is an emotional ending for me. I’ve been drawing it, writing […]
A new exhibit to promote peace and reconciliation will be opening in Israel on September 12. The exhibit entitled “The Parents Circle” features original cartoon art by Pat Oliphant, Jeff Danziger, Liza Donnelly, Jim Morin and Palestinian cartoonist Baha Bukhari of Ramallah. The exhibit will also travel to the United States and Europe.
Books» John Kovaleski’s new graphic novelette entitled “Great Scott: A Day in the Life” is now available.Comic Strips» The News and Advance talks with Mary Lou Parker, wife of the late â??Wizard of Idâ?? cartoonist Brant Parker.Calendars» Richard Thompson will have a Cul de Sac calendar in 2010.Interviews» Tom Racine interviews Jeff Keane about legacy […]
Legendary storyteller Harvey Pekar has teamed up with Smith Magazine and four artists to create a webcomic “The Pekar Project.” From the project website: Harvey Pekar’s been mining the mundane for magic for more than 30 years in his autobiographical American Splendor comics. Now he has teamed with SMITH and four remarkable artists to create […]
Pittsburgh will be hosting this year’s international G-20 economic summit and the ToonSeum will feature an international exhibit entitled “Drawn to the Summit: A G-20 Exhibition of International Political Cartoons” featuring editorial cartoons from the leading cartoonists from those countries. Exhibit opens September 18 and runs through October 18. The cartoons will provide an alternative […]
This year’s nominees for the Ignatz Awards have been announced. They are:Outstanding Artist Tim Hensley, Mome (Fantagraphics), Kramer’s Ergot #7 (Buenaventura) Nate Powell, Swallow Me Whole (Top Shelf) Richard Sala, Delphine (Fantagraphics/Coconino) Josh Simmons, Mome (Fantagraphics) Carol Tyler, You’ll Never Know, Book One: A Good and Decent Man (Fantagraphics)Outstanding Anthology or Collection Abandoned Cars, Tim […]
Dear Fellow Professional Cartoonists:Thanks to all of you who’ve written and please accept my gratitude for your concern. I don’t do self-pity any better than I do humble (or battery) so forgive me if I just do “human”. Of course I would have preferred the incident not to have happened and to not be in […]
Editorial Cartooning» JD Crowe gets roasted by “a death panel of peers and disgruntled politicians.”» Dick Locher is immortalized in a mural in his hometown of Naperville. The wall is “being painted on the outer wall of the Naperville Art League and depicts famous artists creating their well-known works.”Interviews» Sandra Bell-Lundy interviews Stephanie Piro about […]
A “thank you” documentary about the effect of Bill Watterson’s Calvin and Hobbes has had on readers and fans is in production for a 2011 release. A teaser has been released recently (see below).Teaser from DMW on Vimeo.The producers are using social media to allow fans to participate in the project using YouTube videos, photos, […]
I’ve received a couple of promotional emails from the folks at the Baltimore Comc-Con regarding their line-up of guests and panelists. The Guest of Honor will be George Perez. The line-up of guests so far include: Jason Aaron Mike Allred Laura Allred Dick Ayers Brian M Bendis Ryan Bodenheim Doug Braithwaite Pat Broderick Buzz Jim […]
Tom Spurgeon has begun what I’d consider a massive project – naming the top 100 comics for the years 2000-2009. The categories he’s outlined so far include: Anthologies, Archival Editions, Original Long-Forms and Definitive Collections, Comic Books, Manga, Newspaper, On-Line, and Works On The Subject Of Comics. He’s already penned an impressive list of comics […]