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The Public Editor for the News and Observer has written a column on their reader’s bemusing of Bruce Tinsley’s Mallard Fillmore placement on the funny pages while Garry Trudeau’s comic Doonesbury is squirreled alway on the op-ed pages. One reason for the inconsistent treatment of the politically flavored comics is the newspaper’s internal setup. The […]
The News and Observer has picked up Signe Wilkinson’s Family Tree as their latest guest comic. Thad Ogburn, the features editor, mentions that last month’s trial comic, It’s All About You didn’t get much of a response, but he opines that may have been because so much discussion has been made of the paper’s decision […]
Paul Gilligan has announced that his feature Pooch Cafe is in works with RingTales to animate Pooch Cafe strips for distribution through the web, mobile phones. RingTales was co-founded by Michael Fry (Over the Hedge writer) with the objective of animating print comics. In my interview with Michael a year ago, he had mentioned that […]
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?