Draper Hill, the long-time Detroit News cartoonist, and eminent cartoon historian, passed away earlier this week. In addition to his decades of work as a staff cartoonist, he published biographies of Thomas Nast and James Gillray, and was long considered the “institutional memory” of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC).A past president of the […]
Sit Down, Shut Up, an animated sitcom that premiered on FOX in April, is shut down due to low ratings.The fifth episode, which was originally slated to air this Sunday, has been pulled from the schedule.
Order of Tales is an epic/fantasy graphic novel about a Teller named Koark. The orphaned son of Duke Themb, he is on a quest to fulfill the last request of his father. His family was charged with collecting and preserving the tales of all of the races of “a strange world.” Through his adventures he […]
Animation» Gerald Scarfe, cartoonist and illustrator who directed animation for Walt Disney’s Hercules, will host this year’s annual Dundee Literary Festival in Dundee England. Festival runs June 25 to 28.Interviews» Stone Soup creator Jan Eliot on cartooning and blogging: “Being online doesn’t give me ideas. Daydreaming does.”Museums/Exhibits» Speaking once again of Jan Eliot, she’ll have […]
Jeff Kinney, the creator of the “The Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series has been named as one of Time magazine’s World’s Most Influential People coming in at number 52. Kinney’s local upbringing and off-beat humor helped inspire his series of children’s books, “The Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” which chronicles the life of Greg […]
Comic Strips» Ziggy inks a greeting card deal with American Greetings» KCChronicle.com picks up Zits.Editorial Cartooning» Jon Stewart remarks that this news comedy show, “The Daily Show” is the equivalent of a 22 minute editorial cartoon. h/t Rob TornoeGraphic Novels» Reviewed: “Modesty Blaise: The Lady Killers” by Peter O’Donnell and Neville Colvin
During a comic festival in Brussels, a scaled up reproduction of a Tintin adventure was created on the Brussels Grand Place. It measures 672 square meters (7,233 square feet). The article doesn’t mention if the feat was to be submitted to the Guinness Book of World records. The current record holder is a team in […]
Bone creator Jeff Smith is the subject of a documentary entitled “The Cartoonist: Jeff Smith, Bone, and the Changing Face of Comics.” Unfortunately the movie is only showing at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio next Friday the 22nd. Here is the trailer. Hopefully it will be made available for purchase on […]
Jonathan Shapiro (AKA “Zapiro”), the South African cartoonist who has drawn the ire, as well as law suits, from the new president Jacob Zuma, has decided to remove the shower head from atop Zuma’s cranium as a demonstration of optimism. I thought I will take stock of where we are and give the presidency a […]
Sandra Bell-Lundy, the creator of Between Friends, has created a three day story-line to promote breast cancer screenings for the Canadian Cancer Society to coincide with Mother’s Day. The strips were also given voice and animation for the Thingamaboob.ca web site. When I was approached to help out with this campaign, I was excited for […]
INDenverTimes.com, the new online venture by former Rocky Mountain News staffers, has added a comic section to their website “in response to overwhelming reader requests.” The news site added 39 comics using what appears to be Creator’s Rev Up comic service.
» Tundra has been picked up by the News Tribune (Tacoma, WA) replacing F-Minus.» Over in RACs, a Philadelphia reader noted that the Philadelphia Inquirer added a page to their Sunday comics after readers complained that an earlier reduction in the size of the strips made them unreadable.» Also from RACs, D.D.Degg notes that The […]
Cartooning» Benita Epstein is profiled twice this week. Enjoy Magazine talks about her work as a entomologist before becoming a cartoonist. A News Cafe reports her work is adorning the walls of GreenGo’s, a natural organic restaurant in Redding, CA.» The Daily News Miner profiles Dan Darrow. » The Index Journal profiles Mike Beckom.Editorial cartooning» […]
The Wall Street Journal has an interesting article on the shortage of sequential art writers in Belgium. Kids grow up wanting to be the illustrator/artist, not the writer. The article talks about Jean Van Hamme, a giant in the industry (he’s a writer) and his angst in finding good talent. Now, as Mr. Van Hamme […]
Ed Stein has been named on of the 2009 Aronson Award Winners. The award is given to “journalists who measure business, government and social affairs against clear ideals of the common good.” Ed’s work was recognized for “the graphic sophistication and range of his work in 2008 on the economy, torture and other crucial issues.”h/t: […]