As reported yesterday, August 31 will be the last new story-line For Better or For Worse before it lapses into redrawn re-runs. In an interview she gave to Nancy Beirman, who attended the Doug Wright awards, were FBOFW creator Lynn Johnston was inducted into the Hall of fame, Lynn gives a few details on what […]
The annual Population Institute’s Global Media Awards competition is now open. The special interest award is designed to encourage greater media coverage of population and development issues. See their web site for entry information in the editorial cartooning category.
Yesterday’s Funky Winkerbean kicks off a three week Superman-themed story-line to salute the Man of Steel. The series takes a trip home where the character of Superman was conceived 75 years ago. Glenville, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, was the childhood home of “Superman” co-creator Jerry Siegel. As the story goes, the idea for a […]
Alison Burrows has announced that her feature PreTeena may not end after all. In the gocomics comments of the announcement that she was retiring the strip, she has posted the news that she is currently working on a series of graphic novels with a new publisher. To all of you, I’m humbled. Your kind words […]
King Features will begin to syndicate Jeff MacNelly’s Shoe starting September 1 for dailies and the 7th for Sundays. The strip is currently produced by Gary Brookins, Chris Cassatt and Jeff’s widow Susie. “We are delighted to be syndicating the creation of one of the country’s all-time top cartooning talents,” said Brendan Burford, King Features […]
Alt-cartoonist Jen Sorensen asks and then answers why she believes there are so few women cartoonists. My short (and admittedly Zen-like) explanation is that there are so few female political cartoonists largely because there are so few female political cartoonists. Drawing cartoons and comics has traditionally been a guy thing-a somewhat nerdy guy thing, but […]
» The News Observer has added two new features in their paper (in trial mode). They’ve started to run Dog Eat Doug and Tina’s Groove. The two will run through September 6.» The Daily News (WA), is replacing outgoing Diesel Sweeties with It’s All About You. They also decided to permanently drop Doonesbury citing how […]
After 11,000 cartoons, Palm Beach Post cartoonist Don Wright leaves the paper tomorrow. He accepted a buyout last month. He’ll finish out the year drawing cartoons for Tribune Media Syndicate before deciding how much a cartooning he wants to do.
If you’re a fan of the Macintosh and all things Apple, you’ll get a kick out of this parody.See more over at Gizmodo.
Allan Holtz over at the Strippers Guide has posted an interesting article written and published by Rube Goldberg in April 1923 about his views on editorial cartooning. People have learned that the comic art ist is not shooting at the moon. He is try ing to hit something that is very near you â?? in […]
Today marks the 75 anniversary for Alley Oop. The feature was originally created by Vincent T. Hamlin’s who worked the strip until he retired in 1973. His assistant Dave Graue took over the strip until 1990 when it was passed to Jack Bender who now works on the strip with his wife Carole. It is […]
E&am;p reports that Continental Features is launching two new features entitled Gilley & Wynn by Daryl Jay Frank’s and Blackouts by Ellsworth E. Jackson. A quick search for cartoon samples could not be found.
A recent Matt Bors editorial cartoon regarding Salim Hamdan, the alleged Al Qaeda terrorist and Osama Bin Laden driver, made its way to Guantanamo Bay where it was translated for Salim by his attorneys. Apparently to his glee.Matt writes on his blog: Through the miracle of e-mail forwarding technology, the comic made its way down […]
Cul De Sac creator Richard Thompson talks to Panels and Pixels blogger Chris Mautner about his career and work before the launch of his syndicated daily. Before there was Cul De Sac, Richard did (and still does) a weekly feature called Richard’s Poor Almanac. Q: How would you describe that strip? Was it a social […]
The New England Associated Press News Executives Association (NEAPNEA) has announced the winners of its 2008 design contest. In the Illustration category Class I, Don Landgren, Jr. of the Telegram & Gazette won first and third place awards. Bob Rich of the The Republican won second place and Dave Granlund formerly of The MetroWest Daily […]