A reminder that tonight’s PBS American Masters program is featuring Charles M. Schulz. Program begins at 9 p.m. EST. Meet back here tomorrow to discuss.Updated: I’m still watching the program (Mountain Standard Time) while I’m watching those on the East coast beginning to write in. Keep the comments coming. I’ll post my thoughts when it […]

Mike Witmer’s feature Pinkerton has been picked up on GoComics and will begin its daily run on November 5th. Mike also does the feature 44th Union Avenue that also appears on GoComics. You can see Pinkerton over on his web site, which will also continue to post the feature.

The Oshkosh Northwestern quietly dropped last week’s Crankshaft rape cartoon opting to run a replacement without notifying readers of the reasons behind the decision. It is not generally known but I have a gentleman’s agreement with Crankshaft. If he leaves me alone and behaves himself, I’ll leave him alone. I heard a lifetime of complaints […]

E&P reports that Justin Bilicki will be doing a weekly local cartoon for The New York Press. You can see his lastest cartoon here.

Mark Anderson attended the Festival of Cartoon Art and blogged the experience. Head over to Mark’s blog for his report on day 1 (day one photos), day 2.Mike Rhode has written up a short review as well as posting photos over on Flickr.UPDATE #1: Mark posts a final Q&A about his thoughts of the festival.

Over on RACS, D.D.Degg reports that yesterday’s Parade magazine didn’t feature Bunny Hoest’s Howard Huge, a cartoon staple of the magazine since 1980. Earlier this month I reported that the magazine had begun running other cartoonists including cartoons by Dave Coverly, Carla Ventresca, Dan Piraro, Donna Barstow and Gary McCoy.

The Winston-Salem Journal is running Secret Asian Man in demo mode for the next month. They’ve posted a short interview with Tak Toyoshima, the feature’s creator. Questions asked: Where did you grow up, and were you drawing from a young age? What led you into a career as a newspaper cartoonist? What inspired you to […]

I’m on the road visiting family this weekend. Don’t expect much more to be posted today. Enjoy the weekend!

E&P reports that a feminist blogger took issue with Wednesday’s Crankshaft because of a infered joke regarding rape. In the strip by Tom Batuik and Chuck Ayers depicts the Lois character standing over the contents that spilled out of her purse including a can of pepper spray and Crankshaft comments, “You’re sixty-eight, Lois. You can […]

I’m not sure who this guy is who maintains this web site, but he’s probably got the most extensive collection of information on Bill Watterson and Calvin and Hobbes on the internet. He’s documented the few known collectables related to Watterson. Last year, while contemplating bidding on an “authentic” Calvin and Hobbes sketch on eBay, […]

Milton Caniff’s Steve Canyon strip was so popular that it was made into a television show that ran in 1959 on NBC. It ran only one season – a total of 34 episodes. The Caniff estate has rights to that show and are releasing a DVD with four of those episodes. Those interested in the […]

Editor and Publisher has posted their 4th podcast with with this episode including E&P senior editor Dave Astor who talks about the controversial biography of Charles M. Schulz entitled Schulz and Peanuts. Dave draws on his many conversations that he’s had with Sparky as well as his son Monte.

Continental Features, who provides Sunday color comic packages to nine southeastern states has been sold to Rae Media, according to E&P. In addition to color comic packages, Continental syndicates a small number of columnists and editorial cartoonists including Christopher Doyle, Margaret and Gene Engeldinger who create the Engelzingers feature, and caricaturist PIKE.

Jack Elrod, who has worked on the Mark Trail comic since 1950, will be honored with the Outstanding Forestry Journalism Award from the Society of American Foresters during that organizations national convention in Oregon this week. The award is given for journalist coverage of topics that increase American’s understanding of forestry and natural resources. Jack […]

Dinette Set creator Julie Larson will be at the Schaumburg Township District Library on Monday to talk about how she got started, how syndication works and comic strip development. Admission is free.