After the Larry Craig fiasco, why the Republicans would want to hold their convention in Minnesota is beyond me. But they are and so some cartoonists are on the ground. » Rob Rogers is in the Twin Cities covering the storm that has the Republican National Convention a buzz – John McCain’s VP pick. He […]

Bill Melendez, the only person Charles Schulz authorized to animate his Peanuts comic strip has passed away at the age of 91. His career started in 1938 at Walt Disney Studios but went on to work for Warner Bros and United Productions of America, Playhouse Pictures and John Sutherland Productions where he was a director […]

After 32 years with the Cincinnati Enquirer, Jim Borgman is leaving behind editorial cartooning, both for his paper and his syndication work for Universal Press. For the last 12 years, he’s been doing both the editorial cartoons and his comic strip Zits which he co-created with Jerry Scott. The combined workload “adds up to a […]

The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that their longtime editorial cartoonist, Jim Borgman, has “applied for, and was granted, severance under the company’s voluntary severance program.” His daily editorial cartoons will continue through the month of September and then he’ll provide a new weekly cartoon feature later this year that will run on the Sunday Community […]

Lynn Johnston’s For Better or For Worse is finally into its “new-runs” – successfully making the transition on Monday. I’ve tried to ascertain just how much of the comic page landscape has changed since Monday and preliminary notes would indicate that it hasn’t much. Kathie Kerr, Universal Press Syndicate Assistant Vice President for Communications, tells […]

Bob Andelman, AKA Mr. Media, will be talking about the latest changes with Lynn Johnston’s For Better or For Worse tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 EST on BlogTalkRadio. To help clarify the latest chapter in Lynn’s feature, I’ll be the special guest. You can call in by calling (646) 595-3135 and during the show you can […]

Daryl Cagle, MSNBC editorial cartoonist and Cagle Cartoons founder, has a bone to pick with the L.A. Times. When comparing the Times with the L.A. Daily News, he prefers the News because it staffs an editorial cartoonist (Patrick O’Connor) and runs more cartoons on the editorial page per week than the Times.It probably doesn’t also […]

Dayton Daily News editorial cartoonist Mike Peters will be honored at this year’s Kids Voting’s annual Bipartisan Bash which will celebrate Mike’s 40 years for cartooning. Speaking at the bash will be Mike Luckovich of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jim Borgman of The Cincinnati Enquirer and Chip Bok of the Akron Beacon Journal who will “poke, […]

Last February I reported that one Alaska legislator was hoping to name Tundra creator Chad Carpenter Alaska’s Cartoon Laureate (“like a poet laureate, but funny and easy to understand”). Today, Chad was officially recognized Alaska’s Cartoon Laureate for 2008. Representative Wes Keller pushed for the citation saying, “Chad is one of my most famous constituents. […]

As reported yesterday, the Washington Post has opted to drop For Better or For Worse – at least for print. It will keep it online. Starting Monday, the Post will run Little Dog Lost in the FBOFW slot. E&P has been watching an online poll conducted on the Post’s web site that reports that 64% […]

Last night was the big one. The night that Barak Obama became the first African-American presidential nominee. Here’s how it was covered:» The prolific Rob Rogers tangles with security, meets Vice President nominee Joe Bidden, gets frustrated at security, CNN, but he’s really happy to be there and has some final thoughts on the Obama […]

Comicology.tv has posted an interview with Beetle Bailey creator Mort Walker on the topic of “Early Artistry.” The original episode aired last year. Parts 2 and 3 will be posted later this year.

The Washington Post ran two opposing views of Lynn Johnston’s For Better or For Worse comic strip. Mike Cavna writes a lengthy, but excellent article on Lynn’s career and accomplishments and Hank Stuever writes a piece entitled “Something for Everyone to Hate” which sums up his opinion.Mike Rhode notices that at the end of Mike’s […]

I’ll be out of town this weekend when many of the announcements are made regarding which papers are dropping For Better or For Worse and which features are taking its place. In an effort to document all the changes, I propose that we use the comments section as a central location to document the changes. […]

I’m expecting a surge of announcements this weekend as papers announce changes on their comics pages. While I predict Lynn Johnston is going to keep the lion-share of the For Better or For Worse slots, there will be editors who take this opportunity to look at the “portfolio” and make a change. Already we’ve got […]