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” […]

The New York Times reports that a new Forrester survey reveals that 80% of Internet users in the US and Canada are not willing to pay for access to newspaper and magazine websites. According to a new Forrester survey, almost 80% of Internet users in the US and Canada would not pay for access to […]

Sohmer and Lars, creators of the webcomic Least I Could Do have announce the creation of a new scholarship for a career-oriented webcomicker to attend The Center for Cartoon Studies in Vermont. Sohmer writes: I have always been vocal about my beliefs regarding a career in webcomics. It takes a great deal of work and […]

The Toonseum has moved locations to the Cultural District in downtown Pittsburgh on Saturday. The grand opening featured a speech by executive director Joe Wos and a ribbon cutting ceremony by Toonseum president and Post-Gazette editorial cartoonist Rob Rogers with former city mayor Sophie Masloff. The current exhibit on display is “Enchanted Drawings: A Century […]

Editorial cartoonist Kevin Kallaugher (aka “KAL”) was recently asked to provide caricatures for a fundraiser featuring Baltimore native filmmakers Barry Levenson (Rain Man, Wag the Dog, Diner, Liberty Heights), John Waters (Hairspray, Serial Mom) and David Simon (Homicide, The Wire) who were being honored by the Maryland Film Festival. His drawing was signed by the […]

The family of the late Stephen Slesinger, who gave Winnie-the-Pooh his trademark red shirt, has sued Disney over alleged unpaid royalties. The family had previously sued Disney and lost over licensing rights. The court decision established Disney as the owner, but the family was due 2% royalties which the family now alleges Disney is underreporting. […]

Last week the news that Tom Richmond and Ray Grigg’s “Bobble Rep” iPhone app had been rejected from the iTunes App Store went viral across Mac and cartooning blogs. Saturday, Tom was notified that Apple had reversed its decision and the app is now in the App Store. Bobble Rep, the iPhone app conceived and […]

Stone Soup creator Jan Eliot, fresh off of a featured guest appearance at an international cartoon exhibition in Algiers and speaking engagements in Morocco, is on her way to Thailand on November 15 to take part in Habitat for Humanity’s Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project.Eliot will travel to the Chiang Mai province of northern […]

This year’s Friends of Lulu Award winners have been announced. The Lulu Award “recognizes the people and projects that helped to open eyes and minds to the amazing comic and cartooning work by and/or about women. The category award winners are below:Kim Yale Award For Best New Talent: Kate Beaton for Hark, a VagrantLulu of […]

Comic Strips» A reader of the Cape Cod Times wrote in a letter suggesting cartoonist Jim Borgman annd Jerry Scott should be “penalized for submitting such inappropriate and offensive material in the future by a substantial monetary withholding” after reading a recent Zits comic spoof of the “Love is…” comic that featured the Jeremy and […]

Chicago Tribune editorial cartoonist Dick Locher was selected to create a new trophy for the annual rivalry football game between Northwestern and Illinois. The schools previously battled for the Sweet Sioux Tomahawk Trophy, but that prize was retired out of respect for Native Americans. Dick’s trophy, the Land of Lincoln Trophy, was modeled after President […]

Three stories caught my eye regarding graphic novels and libraries. The good news is that the Milford public Library (NJ) has received a $3,000 grant from the state Library to grow its graphic novel collection. The money will also be used to pay for panelist visits from experts to come and talk about various aspects […]

The International Animated Film Society has announced this year’s recipients of the Winsor McCay Award. This year’s honor goes to Tim Burton, Bruce Timm and Jeffrey Katzenberg. The award is given for a “lifetime or career contributions to the art of animation in producing, directing, animating, design, writing, voice acting, sound and sound effects, technical […]

Sandra Guzman, who was fired from her editing job at the New York Post for being critical of the paper after it ran Sean Delonas’ dead chimpanzee cartoon has filed a lawsuit against the paper. The suit filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan alleges the she was “subjected to a hostile work environment in […]