Bob Andelman recently interviewed Baby Blues creators Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman and Zits creators Jim Borgman and Jerry Scott. Topics discussed include raising their own kids, what they’d think if their kids wanted to become a cartoonist, collaborating with each other, side projects (or avoidance of), feature optioning, and coming up with the character’s […]
Local coverage:» Rob Rogers Bill Clinton and Joseph Biden speeches: “He just bites his lower lip, squints his eyes and says with a slight southern drawl, “John McCain: bad … Barak Obama: good.” Joe Biden, although not quite as hypnotic, followed with even stronger words. He said, “John McCain: really bad … Barak Obama: really […]
I’ve turned comments back on. Last night I ran into an issue where WordPress only displays usernames (not first and last names) of registered users in the comment section. Given that I’m asking everyone to use first and last name, it seems this must be resolved before I can move forward. If you’re a WordPress […]
The comic book blogosphere is a bit up in arms that a new app called “Comic Reader” has been banned from the iTunes App Store. The lead comic in the app is called Murderdrome which Fortune magazine describes as “a dark, bloody comic strip marked by the type of over-the-top violence.” Apple’s Software Developer Kit […]
Rob Rogers explains the caste system that is convention credentials and access to the great hall.Dan Perkins/Tom Tomorrow writes about Hillary’s speech: “But tonight, Hillary sang the song the audience needed to hear, and did it like a pro.”Remote coverage comes from David Horsey who explains why Michelle Obama is all-American, but not necessarily a […]
» African cartoonist Jeremy Nell has been nominated for the Most Outstanding Cartoon in the South African Comedy Awards 2008.» One of the two Tunisians arrested on charges of allegedly planning to kill Kurt Westergaard has voluntarily left the country. I guess that will show him not to plot to kill cartoonists.» Chuckle Bros. co-creator […]
The newspaper market is ever changing these days. E&P is reporting that two papers in Texas have shrunk their comic selections down to one page. The Mineral Wells Index dropped Alley Oop, Soup to Nutz, Big Nate, Over the Hedge, and Monty. The Weatherford Democrat dropped Over the Hedge, Sam & Silo, and Monty. Both […]
Creators Syndicate will launch a new comic strip on October 27 entitled The Barn by Ralph Hagen. Ralph has been drawing professionally for over 30 years. He was the editorial cartoonist for two papers in Stony Plain, Alberta for 16 years and has been featured in The Saturday Evening Post, Reader’s Digest and has done […]
Regarding yesterday’s post about closing down the comments, I am still receiving quite a few emails. Thank you all for the kind words of support and appreciation for the blog. Please feel free to continue to send me your thoughts. I read every one of them, though at this point, I won’t be able to […]
Conservative editorial cartoonist Mike Lester has been picked up by United Feature Syndicate for national syndication. His cartoons will be available both in black and white as well as color starting September 1. Mike is the cartoonist for the Rome (GA) News-Tribune.
The tone and level of constructive discussion in the comment section of The Daily Cartoonist has degraded in the last few months. I have tried to have a very liberal, open policy (with only three small rules) hoping that the community could police those who became unruly, but the comments are no longer an intelligent […]
E&P is reporting that Jerry Scott will not be attending this year’s Toonfest due to a “medical condition requiring surgery” and that Michael Jantze will be joining Dave Coverly, Jan Eliot and Greg Evans instead.Toonfest is held each year in Walt Disney’s home town of Marceline MS and will be held on September 19-20. The […]
The Norm creator Michael Jantze has launched a new feature called “Audio Comics.” According to the Director of Animation at the Jantze Studio, Kelly McNutt, the emphasis of this new feature is the performance of the strip. Michael has named them Audio Comicsâ?¢ because the emphasis is on the performance of the strip; using motion […]
» Rob Rogers tries to find protestor, but can only find disgruntled Hillary supporters.» David Horsey explains why he isn’t attending this year’s convention. (h/t: Rob Tornoe)» Tom Tomorrow/Dan Perkins writes of his experience covering his fourth convention.» Denver locals Mike Keefe, Drew Litton and Ed Stein continue to post their cartoons.» Jen Sorensen has […]
For those who follow politics like sports (blood sports, nowadays), today marks the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Denver, CO. Attending in person to cover the event is Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Rogers. He’s posting his cartoons and musings on his new blog. Last week I reported that Drew Litton, the sports cartoonist […]