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Randy Glasbergen goes global

by Alan Gardner 10 comments June 16, 2008

Randy Glasbergen, one of the most prolific cartoonists in the industry, has several projects that are going to be launching in various places around the world.Firstly, Randy has signed a 5-year contract with Recycled Paper Greetings (RPG). RPG will be adapting Randy’s single-panel cartoons to greeting card designs for holidays and other occasions. Randy’s Thin […]

The Cartoonist’s Cartoonists: Tom Batiuk

by Alan Gardner 18 comments June 16, 2008

Visit Tom’s web site Check out Tom’s books Tom Batiuk began his cartooning career while teaching Jr. High in Elyria Ohio in 1970 when he created a comic panel for the Elyria Chronical-Telegram. The panel was the precursor to what later became his strip Funky Winkerbean that was launched in 1972. In 1979 Tom created […]

KAL to travel to Azerbaijan, China

by Alan Gardner 0 comments June 13, 2008

The Economist editorial cartoonist Kevin “KAL” Kallaugher will be in Baku, Azerbaijan next week as part of a cultural visit organized by the US Embassy. He will open an exhibition of his political cartoons during the visit and address a wide range of groups including artists, journalists and diplomats. In July, Kal will be visiting […]

News Briefs for June 12, 2008

by Alan Gardner 1 comments June 12, 2008

» Jeff Stahler has a new collection of his comic panel Moderately Confused out in book form. It’s entitled “21st Century Confusion: A Moderately Confused Collection” and can be had at Amazon.com or your nearest bookstore.» Todd Clark also has a new book collection for his comic Lola. Check it out on Amazon.» Arizona cartoonist […]

Library receives grant for original cartoon art

by Alan Gardner 0 comments June 12, 2008

The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC), Syracuse University Library has been awarded a grant of $79,440 by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission to support the arrangement and description of the library’s 134 unprocessed collections of original cartoon art. The funds will help support a full-time project archivist for a period of two years. […]

Chip Bok and Helen Thomas to create kid’s book

by Alan Gardner 1 comments June 12, 2008

Conservative editorial cartoonist Chip Bok will be teaming up with liberal columnist and White House correspondent Helen Thomas to produce a children’s book entitled “The Great White House Breakout” due out in August. The story follows a female president’s son who is fed up with constant Secret Service surveillance and leaves the White House with […]

Cartoonist wages “guerrilla war” in Nicaragua

by Alan Gardner 5 comments June 12, 2008

Time magazine is featuring two Nicaraguan editorial cartoonist Pedro X. Molina and Manuel Guillen and Manuel Guillen and their struggles with a Sandanista government that is intensifying its crackdown on the independent press. After receiving death threats and text messages threatening to crucify his daughter, Manuel moved his family to Miami where he was approached […]

AAEC convention line up changes

by Alan Gardner 0 comments June 12, 2008

The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists have made a few last minute changes to their programming for their upcoming convention at the end of the month. Due to scheduling conflict, Henry Cisneros, the former San Antonio mayor and Clinton administration official who was to keynote the closing banquet, is being replaced by author, historian Douglas […]

Jim Davis talks about 30 years of Garfield

by Alan Gardner 165 comments June 12, 2008

Next week on June 19, Jim Davis will celebrate 30 years doing the Garfield comic strip. His syndicate, Universal Press has released a Q & A about the strip: Q: You’ve been drawing Garfield for 30 years now. Looking back, what was the most exciting event that happened during your career with regards to the […]

OC Register makes hasty retreat from comic drops

by Alan Gardner 14 comments June 11, 2008

After announcing earlier this week that the Orange County Register was dropping Get Fuzzy and Pearls Before Swine, the editors have been “persuaded” to return the two features. Immediately.They write, Late last year, possibly in a moment of holiday giddiness or Santa envy or irresponsible eggnog consumption, Register editors thought to ask Register readers what […]

Comic Page changes for the week

by Alan Gardner 5 comments June 10, 2008

Here are four changes that caught my eye this week. I suspect next week will have a lot more as Doonesbury returns.» The San Diego Union-Tribune has a dilemma now that Garry Trudeau’s Doonesbury is coming off sabbatical next week – which feature should they cut. According to E&P, the three that might be cut […]

News Briefs for June 10, 2008

by Alan Gardner 0 comments June 10, 2008

» Next week’s Rhymes with Orange will be written and drawn by guest cartoonist Suzy Becker whilst Hilary Price is on vacation.» The man who was fired for posting Dilbert cartoon to the bulletin board at work has been hired with the help of Dilbert creator Scott Adams and his blog readers.» Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial […]

Ruben Bolling wins Best Cartoon Award from AAN

by Alan Gardner 0 comments June 10, 2008

Tom the Dancing Bug, the weekly comic strip by Ruben Bolling, won the 2008 Best Cartoon Award from the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies (AAN) at the 13th annual AltWeekly Awards luncheon in Philadelphia on June 7.This is Tom the Dancing Bug’s fourth win of the AAN Best Cartoon Award (it also won in 2002, 2003 […]

James Kemsley awarded Order of Australia Medal

by Alan Gardner 4 comments June 9, 2008

James Kemsley, who drew the Ginger Meggs comic for 23 years before passing last December, has been posthumously awarded Order of Australia Medal. The Daily Telegraph notes that the honor was just not for his work as a cartoonist, but also “for his role as a local councillor and for his other passion, the Bradman […]

Basketcase webcomic picked up by Alma Mater

by Alan Gardner 5 comments June 9, 2008

Kelly Ferguson’s webocomic panel Basketcase has been picked up by his Alma Mater’s paper, the Mustang Daily. Perhaps more impressive is Kelly’s tenacity produce his strip after a construction accident left him a wheelchair with limited use of his hands. “I used to work construction to help pay for tuition and books, and during the […]

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