Editorial and comic panel cartoonist, Jeff Stahler, receives a mention in the Columbus Dispatch for his work on his comic panel, Moderately Confused.Says Jeff: “I’m used to observing the front pages of the news and commenting with a cartoon for the Columbus Dispatch editorial pages,” said Stahler, who doubles as an editorial cartoonist. “But every […]

The Washington Post Writers Group web site has a page for a new strip they plan to launch beginning March 27, 2007 called Little Dog Lost by Steve Boreman. From the WPWG web site is this description of the feature: A lost little dogâ??s picture hangs on a telephone pole, a note begging for his […]

Pulitzer Prize winners Mike Luckovich and Walt Handelsman were interviewed by NEWSWEEK on Air on their most controversial and favorite cartoons of the year. They also talked about what subjects they see coming into the new year. You can listen to it online.

Salt Lake Tribune editorial cartoonist Pat Bagley will be at Sam Weller’s Bookstore in downtown Salt Lake City to sign his latest book Clueless George Takes on Liberals!.

After reading the “spirited” discussion in the comments regarding the launch of Diesel Sweeties, I’ve invited Ted Rall, who is responsible for acquisition and development for United Media, to respond to any questions you might have about the launch/selection of Rich Stevens’ feature. Email me with your questions and I’ll forward him the most frequently […]

Diesel Sweeties © Richard Stevens. Used by permission of United Media. All Rights Reserved. What looks to be the first comic strip launch of 2007, United Media will launch Diesel Sweeties by Richard Stevens. Diesel Sweeties is about a love relationship between a robot named Clango Cyclotron and his human girlfriend. The feature has been […]

Back in July I interviewed the management of most of the major syndicates regarding how they viewed their future in an industry that many think is in decline. For the most part, they were very upbeat, positive and even bullish on the newspaper industry. They probably could have sensed from my line of questioning, that […]

Mike Rhode over at the ComicDC blog mentions that the Cartoon American exhibit in the Library of Congress has been extended for another month. The new close date is February 24th.

Brian Fairrington, syndicated editorial cartoonist with Cagle Cartoons, is designing the new look for “Artie the Artichoke” – the school mascot for Scottsdale Community College. You can see Brian’s work on the voting page where students vote for their favorite. Fairrington said he enjoyed working on the project. But the cartoonist said it’s challenging to […]

Nate Beeler, editorial cartoonist for The Examiner in DC, began blogging in November. His blog posts contain his cartoons with commentary about it.

Here’s a quick run down of the pickups and droppings this week. The Observer in Dunkirk, NY has picked up Lynn Johnston’s For Better or For Worse which will replace Bill Amends FoxTrot that is dropping its daily feature.Darby Conley’s Get Fuzzy is on a trial run at the Gazette-Times (Corvallis, OR). To make room, […]

Bill King, the editorial cartoonist for the Asbury Park Press has died at age 84.

Over on the AAEC web site are the deadlines and information to enter the 10 annual major editorial cartooning contests. The list includes: National Headliner Awards Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award The Thomas Nast Award Scripps Howard Foundation National Journalism Awards The Herblock Prize The Pulitzer Prize Sigma Delta Chi Award For students: Mark of […]

According to the AAEC web site, Jeff Darcy, editorial cartoonist for the Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Ohio, will resume his duties at the paper sometime in 2007 after suffering a stroke in early November of this year. He quips: “This means that from now on I can only draw cartoons on the right,” he quipped […]

According to a story in the Indianapolis Star, Bruce Tinsley, creator of Mallard Fillmore, was arrested on the 4th of this month on for driving while intoxicated. His blood-alcohol level was .14 – twice the state level.This is his second DUI in the last four months. The previous incident occurred on August 26th.