Allison Barrows, creator of Preteena, recently raised $1,000 for the annual “Doodle for Hunger” auction. The yearly celebrity auction helps fund the Capuchin Food Pantries in New York feed, clothe and provide counseling for the poor. This year’s event raised over $400,000. Allison’s doodle of PreTeen characters Teena, Stick and Jeri, started bidding at $350.
Scott Hilburn’s Argyle Sweater has been picked up by Universal Press Syndicate. Argyle Sweater started out on uclick’s Comics Sherpa and then moved over to Gocomics in December of 2006. Scott’s feature has an April launch date (I’ll get a specific date soon). Universal Press has posted samples, and of course there are a lot […]
Jeff Danziger, whose editorial cartoons is syndicated through the New York Times Syndicate, has posted a video on YouTube discussing the current state of editorial cartooning. I also see that he has a blog.Via Mike Lynch
Fans of Frank Cho’s Liberty Meadows will be excited to know that a hardcover 10 year anniversary collection of the strip will be released on February 27th. See how it all began from the very beginning in this all-new hardcover collection of the first issues of Frank Cho’s fan-favorite humor series! Collects Liberty Meadows #1-9. […]
Jeff Bacon, who has drawn the weekly single panel comic “Broadside” for the Navy since 1986 (and also draws “Greenside” – a sister comic for the Marine Corp Times), has been awarded the Surface Navy Association’s highest award for his devotion to the Navy. His cartoons were described as “edgy but not disrespectful, politically challenging […]
Hilary Price, creator of Rhymes With Orange is out on tour to promote her new book “Pithy, Seedy, Pulpy, Juicy” which includes her comic and commentary. She’ll be featured on The Greater Voice radion show on January 28 and will be at various coffee shops in Mass for book signings.
Peet’s coffee was a favorite in Phil Frank’s comic, Farley – “the bears would come out of hibernation to find a fresh pot of Peet’s waiting.” In Phil’s honor Peet’s has named a special blend after the comic. The coffee is “a quarter pound of Peet’s Sumatra, Guatemala, Sulawesi and Arabian Mocha-Java coffees.”
We’ve discussed the appropriateness of swear words on this blog before, but Paul Gilligan writes on his Pooch Cafe blog about the troubles finding the appropriate euphemism that doesn’t have double meanings for international audiences. Anyone who has spent even a small amount of time with the strip will have noticed Poncho’s penchant for spouting […]
A five day cruise from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas Mexico has been planned for fans of King Features’ Betty Boop. The cruise offers fans special events, Q&A sessions, screenings, parties, photo opportunities, collectible trading opportunities, a look-a-like contest, a chance to meet the Betty Boop creator’s grandson, and (I’m not making this up) […]
E&P reports that Judge Parker was dropped earlier this month in The Times-Tribune (Scranton, PA), but has since been reinstated. E&P does not cite a source or a reason why.
Sunday’s New York Times crossword puzzle included a four letter word with the clue “Jerry Scott/Jim Borgman comic.” The answer was obviously “Zits.”Jim Borgman, wrote on his blog that he “finally got to fill in an answer in ink!”How cool is that?
Lynn Johnston has clarified information published in a Ventura County Star story that reported her For Better or For Worse feature was ending the hybrid model and going into reruns. In an interview with Dave Astor of E&P, she says she will wrap up the current story-lines by September of 2008, freeze the characters age […]
More stories of interest. Frazz features Kalamazoo coffee shop. Stephan Pastis to participate in a discussion on his inspiration and creative processes at the Carolina Comedy Festival. Hector Cantú spoke at Colorado Summit Middle School.
The Standard Examiner (Ogden, UT) has announced that it is soliciting feedback on which comic should join their line-up. Comics to be considered include, Richard Thompson’s Cul de Sac, Tony Carillo’s F-Minus, Mark Tatulli’s Lio, Michael Fry and T. Lewis’ Over the Hedge, and Brian Crane’s Pickles. No deadline has been set for a change.According […]
Here’s the Comics Coast to Coast interview I’ve been waiting for. I’ve been a fan of Chad Carpenter’s Tundra since early 2006 when he beat out Bound and Gagged in my local paper. Since then, Chad’s self syndicated strip has grown to over 150 papers. They also speak to Chad’s marketing guru Bill Kellogg.