After 31 years of service, MetroWest Daily News editorial cartoonist Dave Granlund was laid off yesterday due to the paper’s cost-cutting measures. He tells Jessica Heslam, of the Boston Herald: “I was let go because of the money aspect of it,” Granlund told me. “This came out of left field. This was unexpected.” Until today, […]
» A college editorial cartoonist writes “How to be a political cartoonist“» Diesel Sweeties creator Rich Stevens is interviewed by Newsarama about his strip and the difference between his online and syndicated work.» Charles Brubaker has discovered YouTube video of Ford commercials designed by Dr. Seuss.» Mark Anderson’s book “Rub My Tummy and It’s a […]
Post-Dispatch designer and illustrator Dan Martin has curated an exhibit of cartoon art by cartoonists associated with St. Louis Missouri. The 40 original cartoon exhibit includes work from Kevin Belford, Mary Engelbreit, Lee Falk, Clare Briggs, Phil Davis, Clare Victor “Dwig” Dwiggins, Daniel Fitzpatrick, Al Hirschfeld, Joseph Keppler, S. Carlisle Martin, Glenn and Gary McCoy, […]
` Dave Astor has interviewed Beetle Bailey creator Mort Walker about the announcement yesterday that his International Museum of Cartoon Art collection will be merged with Ohio State University’s Cartoon Research Library. Dave also provides a good history of Mort’s efforts to establish the museum and discloses that the Research Library isn’t paying for the […]
Over on the Washington Post, columnist Gene Weingarten and his readers discuss which four cartoonists deserve placement on a Mt. Rushmore of cartoonists. The reader offered up Walt Kelly and Charles Schulz. Weingarten suggested that Schulz shouldn’t be there, but Gary Larson and Garry Trudeau should be.What’s your take? Only four spots available. Also add […]
After over 12,000 votes cast, this year’s Eagles Award winners have been announced. Frank Cho, creator of Liberty Meadows was voted favorite comic artist in the pencils category. A complete list of winners follows:Roll of Honour – Mike MignolaFavourite Newcomer Writer – Matt FractionFavourite Newcomer Artist – David AjaFavourite Comics Writer – Alan MooreFavourite Comics […]
King Features has released a new embed-able comic application called Comics Kingdom that allows any newspaper to deploy a comic page easily. The application allows users to view a 30 day archive of King’s comics, ability to rate and comment on a comic, zoom in for a larger view, and to add the page to […]
Daryl Cagle is in China as part of a US State Department cultural exchange program. Yesterday he met with university students and Chinese cartoonists. He’s posted a revealing exchange on his blog about the student’s views on censorship and the roll of cartooning. Q: Do your cartoons hurt your personal relationships with the politicians you […]
© Nick Anderson. Used by permissionNick Anderson, Houston Chronicle editorial cartoonist, has written a blog post on the personal impact of the Orphan Works Act on artists if it is passed. And written from the artist’s perspective: “Why does this matter to me? Creative control and ownership: No one can use or change my work […]
Parade magazine is using holding a caption contest using a Dave Coverly cartoon. Dave is a regular contributor to the mnagazine’s cartoon. The cartoon (as seen above) depicts Batman and Superman sitting at a bar. The winning caption will appear in a future issue.You can see the rules and submit your caption on the magazine’s […]
Indie comics publisher Top Shelf Productions will launch a new webcomics site this Friday. The site’s initial offerings will include Chris Eliopoulos (The Bravest Nino), Jessica McLeod and Edward J Grug III, Bernie McGovern, David Chelsea, muralist Michael DeForge, Belgian illustrator Stedho, Slovenian creator Domen Finzar, Sean T. Collins, and Kagan McLeod.Leigh Walton, Top Shelf […]
Mort Walker’s International Museum of Cartoon Art (IMCA) will be moving its estimated 200,000 piece collection to the Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library creating the largest collection of original cartoon art in the world.IMCA’s collection consists original drawings from all genres of cartoon art (comic strips, comic books, animation, editorial, advertising, sport, caricature, greeting […]
The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists has released more information about the speaker line up and schedule of their upcoming convention in San Antonio this June. Sessions include a discussion regarding the obituary cartoon, immigration, reader feedback, how contest judges view cartoons, and LBJ’s interest of editorial cartooning. Guest speakers include David Ignatius, columnist and […]
Politico editorial cartoonist Matt Wuerker has written a review of Pat Oliphant’s traveling exhibit entitled “Leadership: Oliphant Cartoons and Sculpture From the Bush Years.” When you walk into the exhibit, you’re first struck by two giant charcoal caricatures, one of the late President Ronald Reagan as a cowboy and the other of former President George […]
Caleb Mozzocco attended the recent opening of Jeff Smith’s Bone exhibit at the Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library and Wexler Center and the panel discussion with Jeff and Scott McCloud. He’s posted extensive notes about the exchange, so if you missed it, this is a very good summary. He spent a few years trying […]