From a press release from United Media, Mark Heath’s feature “Spot the Frog” will get it’s first collection book this May (actually the press release says May, you can buy it now from Amazon). From the press release:Spot the Frog: A Cartoon Collection (Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC, $10.95, May 2006) is the first book collection […]
Phil Frank, creator of Farley was recently invited to speak at a local librar in Napa County (CA). There’s a good article about how his feature has evolved since it was first created back in 1975.“Farley was a kind of a wandering individual who was going from place to place as an interesting way for […]
For those interested in comic history, there is an article over on the Hudson Reporter about the history of Felix the Cat. Felix quickly became the star of silent animation for audiences in the United States and Europe, and even starred in his own successful comic strip, which began in 1923. However, Messmer wasn’t always […]
The National Cartoonists Society has posted the nominees for each of the Reuben award categories. Here is what has been announced so far: Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year “Foxtrot” creator BILL AMEND “Speed Bump” creator DAVE COVERLY “Pickles” creator BRIAN CRANE editorial cartoonist MIKE LUCKOVICH “Bizarro” creator DAN PIRARO Other categories: Advertising Illustration: ROY DOTY […]
Wiley Miller’s “Non Sequitur” picks up a the Northwest Arkansas Times while Aaron McGruder is on hiatus. The Times did not say whether “Boondocks” will return to the funny pages once Aaron starts it up again.Non Sequitur, a comic by cartoonist Wiley Miller that examines the absurdities of life, begins today in the Northwest Arkansas […]
Lance Aldrich and Gary Wise’s feature “Real Life Adventures” is celebrating 15 years. Aldrich and Wise, after working with each other for 21 years, have developed an unconventional approach to collaboration: they stay away from each other. Working together through a series of faxes and phone calls between Aldrich’s home in rural Michigan (he is […]
Greg Cravens (artist for “Buckets“) and current Reuben Award nominee for Best Newspaper Illustration division has a glowing write up in the Memphis Commercial Appeal.Advertisers target the entire spectrum of ages and social groups. And for ads that need to be fun or that target children, there’s no one better than Cravens, said Blaine Loyd, […]
The St. Petersburg Times will be trying out four new features during the Boondock’s hiatus. The article didn’t say which four – though the article did have a picture of Dog Eat Doug next to it.Time to experiment. On Sunday we’ll announce the addition – on a trial basis – of not one but four […]
Jef Mallett’s Frazz will turn 5 years old on April 2. “Five years of Frazz is wonderful, but I think it says more about my readers than it does about me,” Mallett said. “I started this strip with the conceit that readers were smarter than a lot of features were assuming, and I’ve layered the […]
NCS President and Soup to Nutz creator, Rick Stromoski will be throwing the first pitch at a Cubs game during the weekend of the NCS yearly gathering in Chicago. According to Rick – he and Pat Byrnes (Chicago NCS chapter chairman) contacted the Cubs to findout if there were any games that weekend of the […]
Found a link to the Digital Funnies today from the Drawn! blog. The attempt of the Digital Funnies is to perserve collections of very early comics. There’s definitely some great treasures in there – worth you time.Welcome to Digital Funnies, dedicated to preserving the history of this most neglected of art forms and reintroducing it […]
I know I’ve mentioned in passing before, but this story reminds me post something new. The Masters of American Comics exhibit that is wrapping up in Los Angeles will be hitting the road to other select cities in the U.S. Next up is Milwaukee (April 27-Aug 13) then on to New York and New Jersey.The […]
Scott Stantis will be fielding questions about the funny pages as part of a Washington Post online meet the artist feature. Comic enthusiasts can join the discussion tomorrow at 1:00 (I assume that’s EST) and can submit questions ahead of time through the WP’s web site.Join Washington Post Comics page editor Suzanne Tobin online once […]
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel had a very good piece about how the success of “Boondocks” is affecting other minority – specifically African-American based features. The reporter, Lori Price, gets comments from Darin Bell (Candorville) and Cory Thomas (Watch Your Head) – both of which produce comics that feature African-Americans (as well as other minorities). Both […]
Some time back I posted a story regarding Rob Harrell’s eye surgery and how many Universal Press cartoonists stepped in to draw the strip during Rob’s recovery. The story received some great press and Tuesday it was featured on CBS News. You can see the video segment from CBS News web site.Props go out to […]