The third annual “Science Idol: The Scientific Integrity Editorial Cartoon Contest” is now taking submissions. The annual contest seeks to educated people of alleged interferences of government censoring, suppressing, or altering scientific documents.Judging this year’s competition include: Speed Bump creator Dave Coverly, Kevin Kallaugher of The Economist, Non-Sequitur creator Wiley Miller, Mike Keefe of the […]
A Nova Scotia Islamic group is claiming that an editorial cartoon by Chronicle Herald cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon is a hate crime. The cartoon that was published on April 18 depicts a woman in a burka holding a sign that reads, “I want millions” while saying, “I can put it towards my husband’s next training camp.” […]
It’s not often that I get to report on comic page changes outside of the United States, but Hagar the Horrible was recently picked up by a free daily called “.ch” When the Swiss newspaper “Blick” redesigned the paper, it dropped Hagar for lack of space and .ch picked it up. .ch is a free […]
» Scott Adams’ blog has been moved to his newly redesigned web site. Check it out at dilbert.com/blog/» Bleeker creator Jonathan Mahood is featured on the Sunday Funnies podcast.» TDC regular, InkSwig founder, Dawn Douglass has set up a new forum to discuss new and upcoming comics, or as she writes, “Wet Ink is an […]
There are three big animated motion pictures due out this summer. “Kung Fu Panda”, “Wall-E” and “Igor.” If they live up to their premises and the trailers, we’re in for some great entertainment.“Kung Fu Panda” is the first on to hit the screen on June 6th. Panda features Jack Black, Jackie Chan, Dustin Hoffman, Luci […]
Fleen has posted the first an interview with webcomic creator and author Dave Kellett on the importance and relevance of print syndication in today’s comic marketplace compared to going it alone in webcomics. Dave shares his experience as a professional webcomicker and as one having a syndicate contract to run his feature Sheldon on Comics.com. […]
Rocky Mountain News editorial cartoonist Ed Stein has announced that he will be ending his local daily comic strip Denver Square on May 21st. The feature, which first appeared in January of 2007, was an opportunity to explore an average middle-class family living in Denver without getting into politics, according to Ed.Regarding the reason for […]
Mike Witmer’s webcomic Pinkerton that runs on gocomics.com has been picked up by The Clarion, the University Of Denver’s campus newspaper.
Slowpoke creator Jen Sorenson and Tom the Dancing Bug creator Ruben Bolling will be at The Tank in New York City on May 14 to talk about their comics and sign books. Jen will also present a slideshow of her work. Admission is free. UPDATE: Jen writes in to clarify that Ruben will also be […]
According to E&P, several syndicated cartoonists will be appearing and signing book at this year’s Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) Art Festival in New York City. Among those attending include: Dave Coverly, Keith Knight, Rina Piccolo, Hilary Price and Mikhaela Reid. Also appearing is King Features Comics Editor Brendan Burford.The Art Festival is […]
Richard Thompson’s Cul de Sac will have it’s own paperback collection. The book is set to hit book stores in September. From Richard’s blog, he describes the book has having “an insightful foreword; 40+ pages of the original watercolor Cul de Sacs as they appeared in the Wash Post Magazine; the first 6 or 7 […]
Here’s around up of some of the changes that have been reported in the last two weeks on various paper’s comics pages.The Gazette (Cedar Rapids IA) is running a comic survey. First one in 20 years.Newcomer DeFlocked replaces The Buckets in The Free Press (London, Canada).After 500+ votes, Pooch Cafe and Rex Morgan were dropped […]
» Check out Sally Forth writer Francesco Marciuliano’s video that he has written and produced under his Medium Large feature. And don’t forget to check out some of his comics over at medium-large.com» Dan Piraro is doing another stand up comedy show in Santa Cruz.» Mike Rhode has a photo of a statue of a […]
The uniquely American art form of the comic strip is gaining popularity in Africa. The Africa News website has posted a sampling of some of the cartoons now showing in an exhibit in the Netherlands.
An exhibit entitled “Emancipation and Denigration: Thomas Nast Pictures Black America” is now open in Auburn N.Y. according to E&P. The show explores life for many African-Americans after the Civil War as seen through the eyes of Thomas Nast, the father of modern editorial cartooning. Pardon / Franchise, wood engravings, August, 1865, Harper’s Weekly post-Civil […]