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Cartoonists covering the DNC Part 2

by Alan Gardner 1 comments August 27, 2008

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 […]

News Briefs for August 26, 2008

by Alan Gardner 0 comments August 26, 2008

» 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 […]

Comic page changes for the week

by Alan Gardner 0 comments August 26, 2008

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 to launch “The Barn” in October

by Alan Gardner 5 comments August 26, 2008

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 […]

Update on the comment section

by Alan Gardner 0 comments August 25, 2008

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 […]

United Feature to syndicate Mike Lester

by Alan Gardner 2 comments August 25, 2008

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.

New changes regarding comments

by Alan Gardner 0 comments August 25, 2008

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 […]

Jantze to replace Scott at Disney Toonfest

by Alan Gardner 0 comments August 25, 2008

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 […]

Michael Jantze launches new Audio Comics feature

by Alan Gardner 5 comments August 25, 2008

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 […]

Cartoonist at the Democratic Convention round up

by Alan Gardner 0 comments August 24, 2008

» 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 […]

Rob Rogers is cartooning from the DNC (UPDATED)

by Alan Gardner 0 comments August 24, 2008

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 […]

Kevin Kallaugher hits stage, conventions

by Alan Gardner 0 comments August 22, 2008

Kevin (KAL) Kallaugher is touring once again with the comedy group Second City. New shows are scheduled for October 7th in Philadelphia and on November 1st in New York City. See web site for details. Kal will also be attending both the Democratic and Republican conventions and providing daily sketches for the Economist’s web site […]

Dick Locher approaches 10,000 cartoon, retirement

by Alan Gardner 0 comments August 22, 2008

Dick Locher has been the editorial cartoonist for the Chicago Tribune for 38 years and as he nears his 10,000 cartoon, he hints that it might be time to retire. In a story in the Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA) he says that he’s looking forward to other things. Locher. 79, also has drawn the syndicated […]

Rare Arctic Circle caption contest created

by Alan Gardner 0 comments August 22, 2008

The Daily Green, a web site dedicated to living green, is offering its readers a one-time caption contest of a cartoon created by Arctic Circle creator Alex Hallatt. The Daily Green editors will whittle the choices down to 10 and then Alex will pick the winner who will receive a signed and framed print with […]

Drew Litton posts animations for DNC convention

by Alan Gardner 2 comments August 22, 2008

Drew Litton, sports cartoonist for the Rocky Mountain News, has teamed up with Rich Moyer to produce five political animations in time for the Democratic National Convention that will be held in Denver starting the 25th of August. See the other four at Drew’s site.

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