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Cartoon Contest to Promote PBS Satire Show

by Alan Gardner 2 comments August 7, 2007

According to E&P, Drew Rougier-Chapman has announced a cartooning contest to promote “Party Toons” – a weekly satire show he’s been developing for PBS to showcase editorial cartoons in a roundtable discussion. “I am offering $500 for the cartoon, either animated or in print, that best expresses why editorial cartoons are so vital to democracy […]

First of many “How I’ll draw the next president” written

by Alan Gardner 2 comments August 6, 2007

In what often seems to be a story to check off of the to-do list every 4 to 8 years (depending on how many terms the current president is fulfilling), the first of many ‘how will editorial cartoonists draw the next president’ has now been filed – The Miami Herald looks at how editorial cartoonists […]

Library of Congress to digitally preserve Doonesbury and Oliphant

by Alan Gardner 0 comments August 6, 2007

The U.S. Library of Congress has announced that through its National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program, it will begin digitally archiving a broad range of creative works including photos, cartoons, motion pictures, audio and video games. As far as cartoons: Universal Press Syndicate: Universal Press Syndicate, a newspaper syndication company, will use a collection […]

Marshall Ramsey to Live Blog Election Night

by Alan Gardner 3 comments August 6, 2007

Clarion-Ledger editorial cartoonist Marshall Ramsey will be live blogging tomorrow nights election results. For cartoonists not yet blogging, their greatest concern (and only contribution to their newspaper) is wondering how to draw election result before the election is final. To my knowledge, Marshall will be the first cartoonist to live blog an event – posting […]

Pickles wins comic poll; Kudzu replacement sought in Virginia

by Alan Gardner 8 comments August 3, 2007

After receiving 72% of the vote, Brian Crane’s Pickles has earned a spot in the Daily News-Record funny pages. Pickle’s run begins on Monday.With the untimely death of Doug Marlette, papers are now having to replace his strip Kudzu. The Winston Salem Journal is kicking off their guest comic rotation with Stephan Pastis’ Pearls Before […]

John Hambrock recounts his road to syndication

by Alan Gardner 6 comments August 3, 2007

Over on John Hambrock’s blog, he recounts his long personal journey to syndication. The 15th anniversary of my comic strip journey is coming up in a few weeks. I remember the day the bug bit me. The year was 1992, although it doesnâ??t seem that long ago. For several years during my employment with the […]

Cartoonists in the news: Robb Armstrong

by Alan Gardner 2 comments August 2, 2007

Robb Armstrong, creator of Jump Start, recently spoke to La Follette High School in Madison WI. Robb, who speaks to over 5,000 students a year, came to speak to speak about overcoming challenges and starting your life track early.

Neal Obermeyer Looks at Editorial Cartoon Yahtzee

by Alan Gardner 0 comments August 2, 2007

Editorial cartoonist Neal Obermeyer has written an extensive post regarding a recent “Yahtzee” (multiple cartoonists draw very similar cartoons). This Yahtzee deals with the how Daryl Cagle (MSNBC.com) and Jeff Koterba (Omaha World-Herald) handled the topic of Barry Bonds.Hat tip: Daryl Cagle

Family Circus goes into thematic re-runs

by Alan Gardner 1 comments August 2, 2007

Starting this week through August 25th, Bil and Jeff Keane’s Family Circus (dailies and Sundays) will be re-running favorite vacation panels from the last 30 years as the two work ahead of deadline. The strips will appear as they did when they were first printed with slight modifications to bring them up to the 21st […]

Ted Rall to Appear on Comedy Stage

by Alan Gardner 0 comments August 2, 2007

According to Ted Rall’s blog, Ted will be making an appearance at the Ace of Clubs on Monday August 6th during Lizz Winsteads act. Lizz is a comedian and ex-Air America Radio personality. She does a two-part act – the first being “a bunch of satirical sketches” and the second a guest segment of which […]

Comic Relief exhibit to open in South Dakota

by Alan Gardner 1 comments August 2, 2007

A new comic exhibit entitled “Comic Relief” is opening up in Sioux Falls (SD) and will feature cartoon art from Lynn Johnston, Mort Walker, Gary McCoy, Jerry Scott, Jim Borgman, Marcus Hamilton, Stan Goldberg, Dan Piraro, Hy Eisman, and Tom Richmond. The show is organized by Ken Alvine – a member of the National Cartoonist […]

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