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Jeff Danziger talks about editorial cartooning

by Alan Gardner 4 comments January 24, 2008

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

Frank Cho releases 10 year anniversary collection of Liberty Meadows

by Alan Gardner 2 comments January 24, 2008

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. […]

Navy Cartoonist Honored for “Devotion to Navy”

by Alan Gardner 4 comments January 23, 2008

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 on book tour

by Alan Gardner 0 comments January 23, 2008

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.

Phil Frank has coffee blend named after his comic

by Alan Gardner 1 comments January 23, 2008

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.”

Pooch Cafe gets “bloody”

by Alan Gardner 6 comments January 23, 2008

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 […]

Betty Boop fan cruise planned for fall

by Alan Gardner 3 comments January 23, 2008

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) […]

Zits hits NYT crossword puzzle

by Alan Gardner 0 comments January 23, 2008

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?

For Better or For Worse won’t go into re-runs, kind of

by Alan Gardner 20 comments January 22, 2008

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 […]

News Briefs

by Alan Gardner 0 comments January 22, 2008

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.

More Comic poll and other comic changes

by Alan Gardner 1 comments January 22, 2008

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 […]

Chad Carpenter speaks on Comics Coast to Coast

by Alan Gardner 0 comments January 22, 2008

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 gets intimate access to sitting governor

by Alan Gardner 0 comments January 22, 2008

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, […]

Editor sent to prison for publishing Danish Cartoons

by Alan Gardner 0 comments January 22, 2008

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.

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