After the talk of the growth and acceptance of graphic novels as literature, I stopped into the local, independently owned bookstore around the corner from where I work. The selection was sparse and heavily geared toward DC and Marvel super hero novels. Not that I have anything against spandex laden men and women (capes optional), […]
The cartoon custody battle over Ben Wicks’ cartoons was resolved in 2007 and the family has decided to donate the collection to York University in Toronto. The collection has 2,500 cartoons dating from the late 1960s and early 1970s. Ben died in 2000. The cartoons were originally lost when the family moved homes in the […]
Daily Cartoonist poster and Tall Tale Features member Lucas Turnbloom’s comic strip IMAGINE THIS will be featured on GoComics.com starting April 8th.Even cooler still is the line up of guest cartoonists Lucas had contribute to his strip while he and his wife welcomed their second little Turnbloom into the world. You can check out that […]
Last week I mentioned a mention that Pulitzer Prize humor columnist Gene Weingarten was working on a comic with his son and that it will be syndicated through Washington Post. In this week’s Chatological Humor, Gene divulges a bit more information. The strip is called Barney and Clyde and is also being produced by David […]
I finally found a clip of Saturday Night Lives skit with various comic strip characters sitting around trying to save newspapers.Not one of the funnier skits.
From Publshers Weekly is a notice that webcomic creators Kate Beaton, Willow Dawson, Emily Horne, Brian Mclachlan, and Ryan North will be speaking tonight at the North York Central Library in Toronto about online publishing of comics. Certainly to be discussed will be how webcomics can become viable moneymaking businesses like Penny Arcade, PVP, Deisel […]
Wall Street investors are worried that Pixar’s upcoming movie “UP” doesn’t have enough retail merchandising appeal according to a recent article in the New York Times. Richard Greenfield of Pali Research downgraded Disney shares to sell last month, citing a poor outlook for “Up” as a reason. “We doubt younger boys will be that excited […]
The 2009 Joe Shuster Awards nominations have been announced. The Shuster Award recognizes the contribution and work of Canadian cartoonists in the comic industry. The nominations are:Artist Marc Delafontaine – Les Nombrils, Tome 3 : Les liens de l’amiti’e (Dupuis) Dale Eaglesham – Justice Society of America #12, 14-15, 18-22 (DC Comics) David Finch – […]
Our friend Dave Astor has been co-awarded 2nd-place in the New Jersey Press Association for his humor column he writes for The Montclair Times. His daughter, Maggie, placed first in another category for a piece she wrote in the same paper.Dave continues to write for the Huffington Post. His latest about the new Yankee stadium.
Mike Rhode was invited to attend this year’s Herblock Award ceremony where Pat Bagley, editorial cartoonist for the Salt Lake Tribune, was honored for his work here in Salt Lake City. Mike has posted a few photos and observations. The local NPR station, KUER, caught up with Pat to talk about the award and his […]
Lee Judge, editorial cartoonist for the Kansas City Star, has been named as this year’s winner of the John Fischetti award for excellence in editorial cartooning. The winning cartoon shows a soldier’s helmet perched on a rifle with the caption “Price of Gas.” This is the second such win by Lee. He won the very […]
» Jules Feiffer interviewed by Bookslut about his career.» John McPherson profiled in the Daily Gazette (Schenectady NY).» Brian Crane’s Pickles was picked up by the Ukiah (CA) Daily Journal. » Michael Cavna continues to interview cartoonists about their twitter usage. This time: Detroit Free Press’ Mike Thompson.» Hat tip to Mike Rhode who alerts […]
The graphic novel segment of the cartooning industry is exploding, so I wasn’t surprised that this year’s AAEC convention will feature Gary Groth of Fantagraphic Books. I read a couple of stories over the weekend that offer a few more hint of just how widely accepted graphic novels are in literary circles now.From the last […]
The BBC has a great story about the impact of the now famous Danish Mohammed cartoons. Last week’s NATO summit hit a snag because Turkey threatened to veto the appointment of Denmark’s Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen because the PM has not apologized for the cartoons. As the BBC reports, the question of importance regarding […]
» Canadian editorial cartoonists Janet Larkman (The Nova Scotia Policy Review), Bruce MacKinnon (The Chronicle Herald) and Greg Perry (Telegraph-Journal) have been nominated for the Atlantic Journalism Award» Tim Martin with the British paper The Telegraph writes on comic books have become accepted as a literature.