Dan Thompson writes in with the story behind Humorous Maximus‘ temporary closure. Apparently (and allegedly) the site’s own web master copied all the ‘toons off of Humorous Maximus and started his own little site with them and then deleted all the pages from the HM site. Needless to say, Dan and fellow co-founder Jerry King […]
Despite living in the Chicago area for nearly two decades, Hal Foster’s work, Prince Valiant was never published in the area newspapers, nor any of his art work been displayed in area museums. But one 78 year-old fan has worked to create an exhibit of 50 enlarged and restored reprints that will open Monday at […]
Lynn Johnston, creator of For Better or For Worse, will be in New York City tomorrow at the Book Expo signing books and then on June 10 and 11, she’ll be at the Book Expo Canada in Toronto signing books. See link above for locations and specifics on time.
The Winston-Salem Journal has a write-up on Leigh Rubin and how he comes up with his material for Rubes. A typical day for Rubin starts when he gets up and takes his dog – part Akita, part-mutt – for a walk. “That’s my good excuse to get going in the morning. Then breakfast, then shower, […]
Jeff Keane, who works on his father’s Family Circus, has been elected president of the National Cartoonist Society beginning this year through 2009. Other members of the board include Dave Coverly, Bill Hinds, Rick Kirkman and Mike Lynch.
Superior Court Judge Thomas Lederer has ruled that the original art work of Ben Wicks be returned to his family who accidently left them behind at a home they sold 15 years ago.
When Charles Brown (yeah, that’s his real name) contacted Mort Walker to see if he would autograph a historical book about Camp Chowder – the Army camp that Mort was stationed at during World War II – Mort did more than just autograph the book – he sent Charlie (yeah, he also goes by “Charlie”) […]
The Washington Post has announced that they are adding Sherman’s Lagoon and Lio to their daily round up and dropping B.C. and The Wizard of Id.I can understand editor’s willingness to drop B.C. – the original creator has died and it’s uncertain how well it will continue in “legacy mode”. But to drop The Wizard […]
Earlier this month, I told you that John Hambrock launched a web site to showcase his comic, The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee. He’s now opened a forum for guests and fans to talk about his work.
Mike Lynch has posted more photos of his Reuben Weekend experience. Tony Carillo, creator of F-Minus has posted his photos on his blog.Tom Richmond writes about freelancing over the Reuben Weekend from his hotel bathroom.
Yes, the Peanuts gang has some of the world’s most recognized characters; is a national treasure; and of course, beloved by all. So when you’re all that, you become a target for parody. The movie ends with this: The creator of this picture wishes to state that he does not in any way wish to […]
I mentioned this back in January, but I’m seeing syndicated stories about John Marshall who’s name will now be cited as an artist on the Blondie comic strip. Then he got a call from King Features in 2002 to work as an assistant artist on “Blondie.” He had done inking work on the strip “Hagar […]
Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau spoke at the Goucher College graduation ceremony over the weekend and apologized for being “yet another baby boomer peddling wisdom to the micro-managed children his generation has produced.”
Sandra Bell-Lundy mentioned the name of a water color artist she admired in her Between Friends feature to the surprise and delight of the 82 year old painter.
Johnny Hart’s features (B.C. and Wizard of Id) have lost a couple more papers. Here’s a review of what is being added and dropped in the last couple of week:Stephan Pastis’ Pearls Before Swine has picked up the South Bend Tribune (replaces the The Wizard of Id) and The Richmond Times-Dispatch where he displaces B.C.. […]