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Scott Adams using strip to launch new business

by Alan Gardner 28 comments January 22, 2009

Dilbert creator Scott Adams continues to push the Dilbert brand into new markets. Scott’s latest business is a file transfer service called “Dilbertfile.com” which allows users to upload large files (that can’t be sent through email) that then can be downloaded later by another user. Scott wrote on his blog back in November that he […]

McGruder denies report regarding Obama’s race

by Alan Gardner 38 comments January 21, 2009

Aaron McGruder, creator of the Boondocks comic strip and television show, has issued a statement regarding the flare up in the blogosphere that has arisen after the Palladium-Item reported that Aaron claimed President Barack Obama wasn’t black because he wasn’t a descendant of slaves during a speech at Earlham College on Martin Luther King day. […]

Webcomic News Briefs for January 21, 2009

by Alan Gardner 2 comments January 21, 2009

» Webcomicker pro Dave Kellets, creator of Sheldon, will be at the Miami Books and Books talking about building a living wage career online with comics. I’m sure book signing is also in order as well as a Question & Answer period.» Tak Toyoshima, creator of Secret Asian Man, will be one of many exhibited […]

Doozies meet Zits

by Alan Gardner 25 comments January 20, 2009

Tom Gammill does a comic called The Doozies that runs on GoComics.com. Over the last couple of months, he’s created several self-deprecating videos to help promote the strip. In his latest video, he features Jim Borgman and Jerry Scott, co-creators of Zits.

Aaron McGruder’s MLK speech lands flat

by Alan Gardner 110 comments January 20, 2009

Via ¡Journalista! comes a news report of a speech given by Boondocks creator Aaron McGruder to Earlham College to mark Martin Luther King day. The topic invariably turned to Barack Obama’s new administration. Here’s what Aaron had to say. “I don’t think you’re going to see any dramatic change from Barack Obama,” said McGruder, who […]

Cartoonists marks Bush’s last day with unique art

by Alan Gardner 2 comments January 19, 2009

JP Trostle is marking the final day of George W. Bush’s presidency with a unique piece of art that is on “display” for today only. The art piece, entitled “Legacy” is a black and silver monoprint of Bush which will be installed on a construction dumpster outside the Venable Center in Durham. When Bush leaves […]

Boris Drucker passes at age 88

by Alan Gardner 0 comments January 19, 2009

Boris Drucker was a popular cartoonist in The New Yorker, Saturday Evening Post, Punch, Playboy and Family Circle. He passed away last Thursday of a stroke. From the Philadelphia Inquirer:During World War II, he served in the Army in the China-Burma-India Theater. While completing meteorological reports for U.S. pilots flying over the Himalayas, he sketched […]

Atlanta Journal-Constitution restores two comics

by Alan Gardner 18 comments January 19, 2009

After 18,000 votes, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has brought back two comics that were dropped last week. The two features returning are Kevin & Kell and Judge Parker. The exact votes were not reported for any of the poll results, but is the list of the features in descending order from high to low votes: Hagar […]

Cartoonists covering the Obama Inauguration

by Alan Gardner 3 comments January 19, 2009

Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s Dave Horsey is in D.C. for the Barack Obama Inauguration as is Rob Tornoe, a freelancer for Editor and Publisher.Already in the area, look for cartoons by Matt Wuerker of Politico, Nate Beeler of the Washington Examiner, Bill Garner of The Washington Times and Tom Toles of the Washington Post.Cul de Sac creator […]

Lost Jeff MacNelly painting found

by Alan Gardner 0 comments January 19, 2009

A Jeff MacNelly painting of a local Inn in North Carolina that he created in the late 1960’s, while Jeff was still attending UNC-Chapel Hill, has been found after decades of being missing. Jeff painted the inn as a freelance project for needed cash and the painting quickly became the inn’s iconic image – used […]

News Briefs for January 16, 2009

by Alan Gardner 2 comments January 16, 2009

» Mike Cavna continues talking to editorial cartoonists and what they’ll miss about President George Bush.» Speaking of missing “W”, Daryl Cagle also writes about what it means to cartoonists not to have George Bush in the Oval Office. » Arizona Daily Star editorial cartoonist David Fitzsimmons will be featured at Clinton County Leadership Institute?s […]

Dan Piraro paneling discussion on Western and Native portrayals in comics

by Alan Gardner 0 comments January 16, 2009

Bizarro creator Dan Piraro will be featured along with writer John Ostrander (Batman, Star Wars, Wolverine, The Kents, Apache Skies) in a panel discussion entitled “Western and Native Portrayals in Comics” in Indianapolis, IN on January 24th at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art. Dan was invited because of his frequent use […]

Star Tribune files for bankruptcy

by Alan Gardner 6 comments January 16, 2009

The second major paper to file bankruptcy is Minneapolis Star Tribune which made the filing to “reduce our operating costs, restructure our debt and create a financially viable business for the future” according to a report over at E&P. The filing was also a promise made good by the paper after failed negotiations between the […]

Atlanta Journal-Constitution cuts one full page of comics

by Alan Gardner 35 comments January 15, 2009

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution announced earlier this week that they were cutting one full page of comics. I haven’t been able to find a list of which features were spared or cut. From a CNN blog, Todd Leopold (CNN.com Entertainment Producer) only mentions Judge Parker and Mary Worth as those among the cut with Curtis and […]

Peanuts Beethoven exhibit getting national attention

by Alan Gardner 5 comments January 15, 2009

The New York Times ran a very interesting piece on the “Schulz’s Beethoven: Schroeder’s Muse” that opened earlier this fall. The exhibit demonstrates that Charles Schulz use of Beethoven’s music in the strip was deeply researched. When Sparky drew strips featuring Schroeder playing the piano, the musical notes drawn were actual notes from Beethoven work. […]

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