Mike Lester, editorial cartoonist for The Rome News-Tribune, already has a goodly sum of book titles in his portfolio that he’s illustrated. The latest book is called “Ninety-Three in My Family” and is written by Erica S. Perl. The book’s release date was September 1 and is published by Abrams Books for Young Readers.
Next week I’ll be taking a much anticipated vacation as my wife and I celebrate our 10 year anniversary. I’m completely okay with leaving the kids behind for 10 days, but leaving the blog unattended is putting a twist my knickers. I’ve asked Aaron Taylor to help things going, but not wanting to place too much burden on him, I’m opening the door to others who would like to take a turn behind the reporters desk of the Daily Cartoonist. Read on for details on how to register to post news on the Daily Cartoonist.
The Dallas Morning News has run four comics in the vacated space left by Aaron McGruder’s Boondocks these last six months and now it is time to vote on the new favorite. Up for a vote are:
I reported last week of a University of Virginia student who had two highly controversial cartoons published in the student paper – the Cavalier Daily. The cartoonist has issued an apology and has asked that the cartoons be removed from the paper’s web site.
Dan Piraro was the special guest during an assembly recently at Lee Elementary School to urge kids to read and don’t eat meat (Dan is a vegetarian).
Earlier this week, I told you that a Baldo creators Carlos Castellanos and Hector Cantu inserted the likeness of one of their fans into their feature as part of a fund raising effort. In a very familiar story out of the Toledo Blade – Neal Rubin, a Detroit News columnist who writes Gil Thorp, was contacted by an individual asking him to use the likeness of an area high school coach Chris Hardman.
Two editorial cartoonist are getting into football fever this year. Mike Lester, editorial cartoonist for the Rome News-Tribune is designing t-shrits for the Auburn University Tigers football team and Joe Heller, Green Bay Press-Gazette editorial cartoonist is drawing placards for the Green Bay Packers.
The National Cartoon Musuem will not be opening next spring in the Empire State Building in downtown Manhattan according to Comic Reporter Tom Spurgeon.
Keith Knight, who does the K Chronicles, will give a special presentation to the Great Lakes Chapter of the NCS on October 7th. Visit the GLC web site for more info on the chapter meeting.
Coming next summer will be a second installment of Winsor McCay’s classic Little Nemo. The popular “Little Nemo in Slumberland: So Many Splendid Sundays” did so well that a second volume will be created that will include Winsor’s work from 1910 to 1914 and 1924-1926. The volume will be 120-130 pages.
Ted Rall has posted his confirmed book tour schedule. You can catch him at the following cities:
An exhibit entitled “Peanuts on Ice” has opened at the Schulz Museum. This new exhibit opened yesterday and runs through January 15th of 2007.
Washington Post Writers Group has added Lisa Benson to their portfolio of editorial cartoonists. Lisa, according to E&P, is a freelance artist and graphic designer from Victorville, CA and has drawn local cartoons for the Daily Press since 1992. In an effort to find more information on her, a google search brought up this article from the Daily Press from 2005.
MSNBC editorial cartoonist Daryl Cagle will be lecturing at Wabash College (men’s college in Crawfordsville, IN) where he will give a speech entitled “Being an Editorial Cartoonist: Everyone Wants to Kill Me and You May Too!” on September 28th. Daryl is also scheduled to speak visit the poli-sci department and meet with the school’s editorial cartoonist.
Chad Carpenter’s Tundra is a self-syndicated comic strip out of Alaska that is growing in popularity. Back in March the strip ran in 10 newspapers which has grown to 60 and Chad is hoping that by the end of the year he’ll top 100.