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Ted Rall and Michelle Malkin get into blogging tiff

According to E&P editorial cartoonist Ted Rall and conservative Michelle Malkin got into a bit of a tiff on their blogs as Malkin called a recent Ted cartoon a “troop-bashing tantrum.” See the cartoon here.In her blog post she writes: Unhinged cartoonist Ted Rall is throwing another troop-bashing tantrum. Normally, I would not feed this […]

Lulu print-on-demand now ready with 2 Universal books

Last May I blogged about Universal Press teaming up with Lulu.com, an on-demand printing company, to allow comic fans the ability to create their own books and calendars from their favorite comic features. The first two features are now ready for order: Clear Blue Water, by Karen Montague-Reyes, and Come Here Often?’ Bad Pickup Lines […]

Anne Gibbons replaces Carla Ventresca as Thursday Six Chix

King Features has announced that Anne Gibbons, a well known cartoonist in magazine gag cartooning and greeting cards, has replaced Carla Ventresca as the Thursday Six Chix. According to the King press release Carla has moved on to “pursue other interests” (she and her husband, Henry Beckett, launched a new feature called On a Claire […]

Mort Walker creates free magazine

From E&P comes news that Beetle Bailey creator Mort Walker is now publishing a full-color 20 page magazine called Mort Walker’s The Best of Times. The publication has already had a trial run in the Connecticut area last month. As he envision it, it will be a 40 page publication that runs 50% ads and […]

NCS foundation to auction original artwork

From Tom Richmond comes news that the NCS Foundation (the non-profit entity of the National Cartooning Society) will be auctioning off original artwork at this year’s San Diego Comic Con the Foundation. Artist’s work will include pieces from Jack Davis, Ray Billingsley, Bill Morrison, Dan Spiegle, Tom Richmond, Stephen Silver, Chad Frye, Garry Trudeau, Rick […]

Hope you remember simple arithmetic

A word of caution for those who spent too much time doodling in their math class – I’ve added a supplemental spam filter that requires you to perform a simple mathematical equation before submitting a comment to the blog. While my main spam filtering service blocks a couple hundred spam submissions a day – a […]

Cartoon Festival to benefit non-profit groups

Guy Gilchrist is throwing a Cartoon Festival and silent auction to benefit two non-profit organizations this next week. On Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. is an open house at his Cartoonist’s Academy that will include tours, drawing lessons, games and free food. Then on Tuesday July 24th from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. […]

Ed Hall joins blogosphere

Ed Hall, editorial cartoonist for The Baker County Press, has joined the blogosphere. His blog opened up on July 10, which makes me wonder if Ed’s decision to start a blog was influenced by the AAEC convention’s discussion on blogging. Looks like he’s updating it daily with cartoons, roughs, and photos.

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