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?
Lynn Johnston has clarified information published in a Ventura County Star story that reported her For Better or For Worse feature was ending the hybrid model and going into reruns. In an interview with Dave Astor of E&P, she says she will wrap up the current story-lines by September of 2008, freeze the characters age […]
More stories of interest. Frazz features Kalamazoo coffee shop. Stephan Pastis to participate in a discussion on his inspiration and creative processes at the Carolina Comedy Festival. Hector Cantú spoke at Colorado Summit Middle School.
The Standard Examiner (Ogden, UT) has announced that it is soliciting feedback on which comic should join their line-up. Comics to be considered include, Richard Thompson’s Cul de Sac, Tony Carillo’s F-Minus, Mark Tatulli’s Lio, Michael Fry and T. Lewis’ Over the Hedge, and Brian Crane’s Pickles. No deadline has been set for a change.According […]
Here’s the Comics Coast to Coast interview I’ve been waiting for. I’ve been a fan of Chad Carpenter’s Tundra since early 2006 when he beat out Bound and Gagged in my local paper. Since then, Chad’s self syndicated strip has grown to over 150 papers. They also speak to Chad’s marketing guru Bill Kellogg.
J.D. Crowe just sent me this funny exchange. It’s also over on this blog. Before a recent meeting with Press-Register reporters and editors, Gov. Bob Riley told cartoonist J.D. Crowe that his book, “Smell the Love,” was the most popular thing in the Governor’s Mansion. It even ended up in one of the mansion’s bathrooms, […]
Tom Spurgeon has the best coverage of all Danish Cartoon residual news. He reports that Aleksandr Sdvishkov, who was the editor of the Zgoda weekly newspaper in Belarus has been sentenced to three years in a high-security prison for “incitement f religious hatred” after publishing the famed Danish Muhammed cartoons in February of 2006.
Billy Friend, Second Chief of the Wyandotte Nation, has taken issue with a recent editorial cartoon by Kansas City Star editorial cartoonist Lee Judge. The cartoon depicting the opening of Wyandotte’s Seventh Street Casino with the caption “It really classes up the place…And next year, God willing, a whorehouse.” The casino appears to be some […]
Chicago Tribune editorial cartoonist and Dick Tracy writer and artist, Dick Locher has been inducted into the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame. The honor is bestowed on nationally or internationally recognized individuals with Fox Valley connections. Dick is a Fox Valley resident.
Tom Spurgeon has posted an extensive interview with Cul de Sac creator Richard Thompson. Topics covered include the origin of Cul de Sac, dealing with doing a daily, his Richard’s Poor Almanac weekly strip that runs in the Washington Post, and Richard’s cartoon influences. SPURGEON: Am I right in that Cul De Sac grew out […]
USA WEEKEND has announced that for the first time ever, they will run a weekly online comic on their web site. Previously, they’ve published panel cartoons that have run in their paper. Casey Shaw, USA WEEKEND’s creative Manager, does the Thurbear comic that will be updated on their site every Thursday. “While I’ve contributed more […]
Back in the early years of newspapers, publishers used comics to increase their circulations. If there was ever an example that cartoons could do that again for online newspaper, this would be a good case study. The New York Times reports that for the second straight month, Newsday’s web traffic has ranked into the top […]
David Horsey, editorial cartoonist for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, has a new web site and blog with a discussion forum. After years and years of doing things the old fashioned way with India ink, drawing paper, brush and pens, I am taking the leap into the brave new world of interactive, multi-media journalism. Like Barry Bonds […]
The Concord Monitor has initiated its “second annul Great Comics Contents”. There are scads of new, creative and genuinely funny comic strip artists out there, many of whom struggle to break into daily newspaper pages that are filled with old favorites, as well as strips that are just plain old. We’d like to introduce Monitor […]
I’m traveling today and am way short on time (and internet connection), so here’s the round up for the day.Stephan Pastis, creator of Pearls Before Swine received a whooping 70% of the vote in a recent comic poll conducted by The Winston Salem Journal. Lio appears to be decisive. For Better or For Worse’s hybrid […]