At 78 years of age, Al Scaduto is still going strong doing the daily They’ll Do It Every Time. The Connecticut Post has a write up on Al’s history working on this feature that was first started in 1929 by Jimmy Hatlo.
If you’ve been reading Girls and Sports lately, you’ve noticed that Andrew Feinstein and Justin Borus have added a baby and a puppy to their feature to poke fun at comic polls that seem to indicate that features with these characters tend to perform well.
Tony Cochran, creator of Agnes, is scheduled to appear on Ohio public television February 17-23 to talk about his journey from painting and auto body work to syndicated comic strip cartoonist. Those in the Ohio area can check here for time listings.
Only two changes this weekend in the funny page line up. The Tribune Democrat ran a month long survey to find a couple of new features. The comics under consideration were Glenn and Gary McCoy’s The Flying McCoys, Carla Ventresca and Henry Beckett’s On a Claire Day, Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott’s Baby Blues, Rick […]
If you’ve been reading Mallard Filmore of late, you’ve noticed a running series that Bruce Tinsley has been using his strip to garner support to urge Walter Williams to run for U.S. President. The economics professor has stated that he’s received hundreds of emails as a result of Bruce’s campaign. The Washington Times pickups up […]
Aaron Taylor, editorial cartoonist for the Daily Herald, was recently asked to participate on the Dave and Bob on the Back Porch internet radio program to his job as a staff editorial cartoonist. That broadcast had over 81,000 listeners. Dave and Bob have asked Aaron to be a regular feature on the show to discuss […]
Milton Caniff fans have another reason to spend their time over at Humorous Maximus. Not only did Dan Thompson negotiate the rights to reprint Milton’s Steve Canyon on his site, but he also has permission to post Milton’s Dickie Dare and Male Call.Also teased on the site is a notice that George Crenshaw’s Belvedere is […]
I’m a bit late with this one, but it’s a good read (and listen if you’re into the podcast scene). Mr. Media has an extensive interview with Mark Tatulli who created last years comic breakout strip Lio.Here’s an excerpt from the interview: ANDELMAN:Have you ever in the time you have been doing this strip, have […]
E&P has a couple of stories about some upcoming books to be released. Lynn Johnston, creator of For Better or For Worse, has a new book called Teaching Is a Learning Experience! that will be released next month. Stephan Pastis, creator of Pearls Before Swine also has a book collection due out next month entitled […]
Ziggy will be a part of the newly renovated Copyright Office in Washington, D.C. The 1993 Ziggy strip features the Yellow Kid who is shoeless and begging while wearing a shirt that says “Copyright ran out – please help.” Other American icons to be showcased include the Statue of Liberty, Oscar, and Coca-Cola.
To mark the 15th anniversary of Wiley Miller’s Non Sequitur, Universal Press will be re-releasing the first Non Sequitur strip in February 16th. It was originally a Sunday feature, but Wiley has prepared it as a daily.
Scott Adams has announced on his blog that he is launching a web site to sell his original cartoons. He says that there is a limited number of original Dilbert strips because in his beginning years he used a water-based ink that fades and these last few years he’s been doing all the strips directly […]
Moved by the damage he saw after multiple tornadoes ripped their way through Central Florida, News-Press Editorial Cartoonist Doug MacGregor loaded his car with water, granola bars, toilet paper and a chain-saw and took off to find a way to help alleviate those devastated by nature. “There were three tornados south, from what I’m told. […]
From Drawn! is a link to a 1977 Doonesbury special that aired on network television. The episode (at least as it’s posted on YouTube) is broken up into 5 segments: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5. The videos were added to youTube about a month ago, but have only been viewed […]
If you’ve been following Greg Evan’s Luann lately, you’ve noticed a story-line involving the character Bernice finding out she has an older brother that had been put up for adoption. That story-line is real for Greg who is writing about a daughter that he and his wife put up for adoption when they were both […]