I want to take a moment to thank Aaron Taylor for once again assuming the reins of the Daily Cartoonist to make sure news was posted everyday while I was away on vacation. I knew before I left that there would be some big announcements (like Boondocks not returning), and I equally knew that Aaron would catch it all and get it posted.
Thank you, again, Aaron.
I’m assuming that anyone who’d be interested in entering this competition is already informed of the coming deadline, but for the sake of complete coverage…The deadline for the National Press Foundation’s Berryman Award for Editorial Cartooning is this Friday (Oct. 6).
Open Season opened as the number one movie in America on it’s debut weekend. According to “Movie Web,” Open Season grossed $23 million knocking Jackass Number Two to, well, number two and edging out new movies The Guardian and School for Scoundrels.Open Season’s executive producer is Steve Moore.
Nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist Daryl Cagle wrapped up his visit to Wabash College with a public lecture Thursday night, during which he talked about the craft of cartooning, the business of running a syndicate, and how, sooner or later, cartoonists make just about everybody angry.
As a fan of music, Charles Schulz named Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich in a strip, which started a correspondance and inspired the composer to create music based on Peanuts characters. The latest performance is being recorded for PBS to air on stations in October.
Editorial cartoonist and columnist Ted Rall talks about his new book with fellow political cartoonist and reporter J.P. Trostle. The book, “Silk Road to Ruin: Is Central Asia the New Middle East?,” is described by Rall “as a blend of graphic journalism, travelogue and analysis.”
On October 12 through the 14, the International Comics Art Festival will be held at the Library of Congress and feature a talk and exhibit by Jules Feiffer, an exhibit of Herblock’s work, and a discussion of “Krazy Kat,” according to Editor and Publisher.
“Cartoon America: Highlights from the Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and Caricature” will run from Nov. 2 to Jan. 27 at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.. On display will be original artwork from Rube Goldberg, Bill Mauldin, Pat Oliphant, George Herriman (“Krazy Kat”), Lynn Johnston (“For Better or For Worse”), Winsor McCay (“Little […]
New Hampshire resident Allison Barrows talks about her comic strip “PreTeena” which is syndicated by in over 100 papers by Universal Press Syndicate.
An interesting Q&A of Washington Post editorial cartoonist in anticipation of his return to Buffalo deliver the keynote address at the â??Challenging the New Censorshipâ? seminar presented by the University at Buffalo and the Erie County Public Library. Tom Toles was the editorial cartoonist at the Buffalo News before filling the vacancy at the Washington […]
Plans to erect a statue in memory of famous cartoon character Andy Capp are pressing ahead after the idea was backed in a poll.
Garry Trudeau, the award-winning creator of the Doonesbury cartoon strip, stopped by the Pentagon to visit with wounded servicemembers and to sign his latest book. According to the story, Trudeau will be launching a military blog on doonesbury.com on October 8 and will feature entries from servicemembers in Iraq and Afghanistan.
According to the Editor and Publisher, fellow cartoonists Willey Miller, Darrin Bell, Houston Chronicle editor Jeff Cohen, and Chicago Tribune associate managing editor Geoff Brown all weigh in on Aaron McGruder’s decision to not continue with “The Boondocks.”
Wiley Miller, whose comic strip â??Non Sequiturâ? is distributed by Universal Press, is releasing a new illustrated childrenâ??s book called The Extraordinary Adventures of Ordinary Basil.
“Funky Winkerbean” creator Tom Batiuk’s own fight with cancer triggered a story line in which character Lisa Moore has her cancer return. The 59-year-old Batiuk was diagnosed with prostate cancer three years ago.