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Crowds protest John Cole cartoon

A John Cole editorial cartoon that ran on October 4th depicting a local Scranton, Pa. Catholic Bishop as part-elephant (symbol of Republican Party) holding a paper that said, “thou shalt not vote on any issue but abortion” was protested by about 45 people who gathered outside of the Times-Tribune office accusing the paper of “anti-Catholic […]

News Briefs for October 23, 2008

» La Prensa, an Ohio latino publication, writes about Hector D. Cantu and Carlos Castellanos efforts to use their comic strip Baldo to education and fight against hispanic stereotypes.» I’ve mentioned before that Richard Thompson is drawing the cover for the November Nickelodeon magazine. He’s posted a preview. The magazine hits the stands October 21.» […]

Bill Leak recovering from head injury

Award winning Australian cartoonist Bill Leak, who had to have two brain surgeries after a fall, has reportedly awaken from his induced coma and even shared a joke with family members according to The Australian. His son tells the paper that his father “has a long way to go” but his ability to move limbs […]

The Garry Trudeau news roundup

Berkeley Breathed isn’t the only reclusive cartoonist whose out and about, Doonesbury’s Garry Trudeau has been in the news lately. Firstly, he was in Minnesota on Tuesday for a private fundraiser for Senate candidate Al Franken (yes, THAT Al Fraken). According to the MinnPost.com blog, Garry is traveling the United States campaigning on behalf of […]

The Berkeley Breathed news roundup

The normally reclusive cartoonist (except when he has a book out) has made some appearances and given some interviews. The Santa Rosa Press Democrat has a follow-up to his speaking and book signing appearance at the Charles M. Schulz museum last Saturday. Naturally the big topic is his decision to end his Opus Sunday comic […]

Hilary Price launches new Rhymes with Orange site

Rhymes with Orange creator Hilary Price has launched a new web site to showcase her comic feature. She told Dave Astor at E&P, “it will make it 10 times easier for me to make additions, post favorites, and maybe even blog a little.”On a Hilary-related-note, she’ll be at the The Cartoon Art Museum in San […]

Charlos Gary resurrects Diss ‘N’ That

Charlos Gary, creator of Working it Out and Cafe Con Leche, is planning on bringing back Diss N That two times a week select minority and alternative publications, according to his blog. The feature, he explains, originally appeared in the Chicago Defender four years ago. The premise of the panel is readers can send in […]

Edison Lee delves into election story-line

John Hambrock, creator of The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee, has steered his comic into a two-week story-line about this year’s presidential election. The story ends on Nov. 4 – election day.Too bad John has to write so far in advance. Edison Lee would be a fun feature to follow if it could follow the […]

Webcomics Weekly News Roundup October 22, 2008

» The WebComic Reader Choice Awards were announced. Read the press release or visit Comixtalk for a nicely formatted list of the winners.» Pinkerton’s That’s The Smell Of Freedom collection is now shipping from Th3rd World Studios for only $3.99» Fans of John Lotshaw’s webcomic Accidental Centaurs will want to visit his site tomorrow. Have […]

Dave Astor laid off from Editor and Publisher

Dave Astor, the senior editor at Editor and Publisher who covered syndication news, has been laid off in a cost-cutting measure. Dave has been with E&P since 1983 when he was hired as an associate editor to cover advertising and syndication. Shortly thereafter he began covering syndicate columnists and cartoonists exclusively. In 2000 he was […]

Powell-traitor cartoon receives condemnation

A recent cartoon by Gordon Campbell is being called out of bounds due to its racially charged message depicting Revolutionary War general Benedict Arnold with a black face with the words “Benedict Powell… Race Patriot” referring to former Secretary of State Collin Powell as a traitor because of his endorsement of presidential nominee Barack Obama.Clay […]

The Stars of political cartooning

All month, Comic Book Resources has been posting profiles and samples of artwork from notable political cartoonists through American history. Due to a change in my work schedule, I’ve fallen behind in posting links to these artists. So here they are: ROLLIN KIRBY JAMES GILLRAY EDMUND DUFFY JAY NORWOOD â??DINGâ? DARLING GEORGE CRUIKSHANK PHILIP ZEC […]

Finding comic history using Google’s news archive

Charles Brubaker has been using Google’s news archive to look for gems of comic history. So far he’s found short run comics such as: Kelly & Duke (or just Kelly as it was titled in its first two years); Boomers Song by Seattle Post-Intelligencer editorial cartoonist David Horsey; Arnold by Kevin McCormick; Nutheads by famed […]

Rich Moyer posts new video on Obama’s change

Rich Moyer, creator of the formerly syndicated Ick comic panel, has posts new YouTube Obama animation parody of Barack Obama winning over the most racist Americans. So far the video has been viewed nearly 12,000 times. Rich wrote and animated the parody and Mike Kaminski did the voice portion.Rich was also Drew Litton’s animation partner […]

KAL launches USDemocrazy with UMBC students

The Economist editorial cartoonist Kal Kallaugher (KAL), has launched a new informational web site called “US Democrazy” the was created by students and staff at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). The site creators set out to capture the color and character of each of our 50 states. To help in this endeavor, KAL contacted […]

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