Amy Lago from the Washington Post Writers Group was the second speaker in the Success in Comics seminar in Las Vegas. She gave a very frank presentation on the advantages and disadvantages of syndicating and self-syndication along with things to think about when submitting to a syndicate.As to things to think about when submitting, she […]
Today kicks of the two day Success in Comics seminar in Las Vegas organized by Tundra creator Chad Carpenter and marketing guru Bill Kellogg. The two were also the first speakers each telling how they grew Tundra to produce a living outside of syndication. Chad talked about the first dozen years were he started the […]
Ironic that two of the artists behind the infamous Mohammed cartoons would be speaking at Yale, whose publishing house that bears its name, refused to include the cartoons in a book about the cartoons. Kurt Westergaard and Lars Hedegaard will speak to Yale students on October 1, three days after the book, “The Cartoons That […]
This weekend is the long anticipated Comic Seminar hosted by the Tundra folks, Chad Carpenter and Bill Kellogg in Las Vegas. As an invited guest I will be blogging some of the things that are discussed over the weekend. Those that follow me on Twitter will probably get the most play by play action, with […]
Tom Richmond has posted an email he’s received from the Board of the Illustrators’ Partnership on the status of the Orphan Works bill and the implications on how the lawsuits against Google for it’s digitizing books will affect copyright law. In 2004, the Authors Guild and Association of American Publishers sued Google for copyright infringement. […]
Several members of the National Cartoonist Society boarded the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard to spend a day drawing cartoons for service men returning from pre-deployment certification exercises. Cartoonists in the group included Jeffrey Bacon (a retired Navy captain and the creator of the Navy Times’ Broadside and Marine Corps Times’ Greenside.), Chad Carpenter, […]
Pittsburgh Post Gazette editorial cartoonist Rob Rogers has front row seats to the biggest international political show going on right now – the G-20 Summit. Check out his sketch blog for comics and commentary. He’s curated the “Drawn to the Summit” exhibit currently running at the Warhol Museum featuring cartoons from around the world which […]
Comic Strips» Dear Mexican defends Garfield’s use of the sombrero.» The first ever exhibit of creator Sandra Bell-Lundy’s original artworks will be on display at Artway Gallery in Brampton, Ontario just west of Toronto, from October 31 to November 27, 2009. Editorial Cartooning» Pulitzer Prize-winning seattlepi.com editorial cartoonist David Horsey will be the featured speaker […]
“Jolly” Roger Bradfield, the creator of the syndicated comic Dooley’s World (1972-1978) is coming out of retirement to work on a sequel to his 1967 book “Pickle-Chiffon Pie” after a resurgence of interest in the original book. During his retirement, his old books quietly resurfaced. “His book ‘Pickle-Chiffon Pie’ was one of the most requested […]
The 2009-2010 Board of Directors for the American Association of Editorial Cartoonists have been announced. The new leadership includes:President: Rex Babin President-Elect: Steve Kelley Vice President: Mikhaela Reid Secretary-Treasurer: V. Cullum Rogers Directors: Mark Fiore, Jeff Parker, Mike Thompson Ted Rall will also serve on the 2009-2010 Board as Immediate Past President. During the AAEC […]
Elderberries cartoonist Corey Pandolph is taking the strip into a depressing story-line. Really, the story-line is about Boone dealing with depressions. The topic is close to Corey who admits that he too falls victim to depression. Over on the GoComics blog he explains, This year, when the crippling anvil of depression hit, I remembered that […]
Graphix is discontinuing it’s Duoshade and Unishade products. The specialty paper allows a developer solution to be brushed over an inked drawing creating horizontal lines for shading. You can see the product effectively in Investor’s Business Daily editorial cartoonist Michael Ramirez’s work (see example). According to Hayley Prendergast, President of Grafix, Consumer Products, the production […]
Universal Uclick acquisition editor John Glynn has announced the finalists for the Lio Look-A-Like photo contest. Check out the finalists here and you can vote here (right hand side of page).
Comic Strips» Rudy Park has been brought back to The San Jose Mercury News. Comics» Tom Spurgeon opines about “Five Basic Ways Comics May Have Changed Over The Last Five Years”Editorial Cartooning» RJ Matson took some heat for including a cross emblem on a KKK logo. The editor responded that the cross was indeed part […]
Yoshito Usui, best known for his Japanese cartoon series “Crayon Shin-chan,” was found dead from an apparent fall from a cliff. The artist had been missing since September 11. He had told family that he was going to hike in the mountains north of Tokyo but never returned.