The Bangor Daily News has posted an interview with Piers Baker, the creator of the freshly launched Ollie and Quentin. It’s a very informative interview on how Piers got into syndication and the road leading to it. BDN: You’ve created one of the most charming, whimsical buddy stories I’ve ever read. Who are Ollie and […]
Ed Power and Melissa Dejesus, the creators of My Cage have announced two contests for their fans. The first is a writing contest (500 words or less on “Why I like My Cage”), and the second is a fan-art contest. Contest ends February 10 and the winner will be appear in a future My Cage […]
The Growing old with BC – A 50 Year Celebration book that I reported to be out this fall has already sold out from the manufacturer. The first run contained 10,000 copies. The publisher, Checker Book Publshing Group, says they will be doing another run soon. Some copies are still available at retain and online […]
Detroit News editorial cartoonist Henry Payne wrote three op-ed columns in December that were published in major publications in December. Henry, who also writes for the Detroit News as well as cartoons wrote Murder City for the Wall Street Journal, Mandate McCain for the National Review and Dingell Bells for the Weekly Standard. Topics included […]
From E&P we learn that the Charles M. Schulz Museum requested the original Non Sequitur comics satirizing the recently released Schulz and Peanuts biography from Wiley Miller, which he happily donated. The strips ran from October 3 through November 3rd.Regarding the dontation, Wiley said, “The most important tool for a satirist is to have a […]
E&P reports that Sunday’s Prince Valiant was the 3,700th installment. The feature is currently being created by Gary Gianni and Mark Schultz. Prince Valiant debuted in 1937 by Hal Foster and then was taken over by John Cullen Murphy.
Retail creator Norm Feuti has posted his two letters that he received from former King Features comics editor Jay Kennedy. Both letters show an encouraging editor he was.
The Washington Post has reprinted a PC World article listing five web comics “that will make you ditch your newspaper.“ Let’s face it: Most newspaper comic strips are pretty dull, rehashing, over the past few decades, the same formulas (and often the same characters). That’s why comics connoisseurs have been turning to the Internet, where […]
Last week I reported that the The Observer-Reporter, (PA) dropped Lio in favor of a new-comer Ollie and Quentin. Now I read that the Quad-City Times (IA) has also dropped Mark Tatulli’s Lio so it could pick up Piers Baker’s Ollie and Quentin. Two instances probably doesn’t establish a pattern or mean much in the […]
The Seattle Seahawks beat the Washington Redskins over the weekend which means Free Lance-Star editorial cartoonist Clay Jones will be writing a song about the Seahawks’ greatness and posting it on YouTube. This is all part of a bet wagered between Clay and Eric Devericks, editorial cartoonist for the Seattle Times.I’ll link up to the […]
Sun-Times Media Group announced that it is considering laying off as many as 35 of their newsroom staffers within the next month. I contacted Jack Higgins, the paper’s editorial cartoonist, who told me that he has been assured that his position is safe. He also noted that he does almost exclusively local cartoons.
Dave Astor reports that former Tribune Co. boss Dennis FitzSimons is receiving a buyout package of approximately $41 million. When contacted by E&P, AAEC President Nick Anderson for a response, Nick and others of the AAEC board drafted up a top 10 list of fund-raising ideas to make sure FitzSimmons receives his fair portion.The list […]
I’m seriously late with this notice, but the Comics Coast to Coast guys have interviewed Retail creator Norm Feuti.
Signe Wilkinson’s Family Tree has been launched and according to the Yakima Herald-Republic it launched in more than 75 newspapers. Piers Baker’s’ feature, Ollie and Quentin has also launched today. I don’t have numbers for Piers’ feature. I have the press kit and will be posting my review of Family Tree and Ollie and Quentin […]
Comics Reporter Tom Spurgeon has posted an email interview he did with me regarding last years events and the state of newspaper cartooning. Feel free to disagree, ask follow up questions, or add your own in the comment section below. This year saw Gardner’s site deepen its reputation as a must-visit repository of strip and […]