I some how missed this, but last Friday there was an article in the San Francisco Chronicle about the confusion and uproar that occured when Sunday readers of the Chronicle opened up the funnies to see Garfield on the front page and Doonesbury moved to page two.For them I have good news: Doonesbury is alive […]
In the last couple o’ days there have been some newspaper industry news (Knight Ridder may go on another cutting spree; New York Times Company earnings down 40% last quarter; Wall Street thinks news print businesss is dead) and when newspapers need to cut expenses an editorial cartoonist is shown the door.I’ve always wondered how […]
Mark Pett’s Lucky Cow has been dropped from the Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT). According to Pett, the Deseret News occasionally drops features to gauge its popularity based on the number of people who complain. He writes:If you are a reader of the Deseret News, and would like to see “Lucky Cow” back on […]
As far as I know Drew Litton is the only sports editorial cartoonist in the nation. Instead of skewering politicians, he slams athletes. He was recently the on the Rocky Mountain News’s chat and they’ve posted the transcript. Questions ranged from influences, how he comes up with his cartoons, and his take on several comic […]
Arizona Republic editorial cartoonist Steve Benson will be visiting the Utah Valley State College for a public lecture wherein he’ll speak on “Drawing Democracy: The Role of Political Cartooning in American History.”Utah Valley State College will host a public lecture and demonstration Friday at 11 a.m. in room 101 of the Physical Education Building, featuring […]
Most conservatives would consider Ted Rall a four letter word, but in last Friday’s New York Times crossword puzzle, “ted” was definitely a horizontal three letters.One of the clues in Friday’s New York Times crossword puzzle was “Editorial cartoonist Rall.” The answer, of course, was “Ted.” Rall, who’s syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate, said on […]
From Brian Anderson’s blog, comes news that the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has dropped his feature “Dog Eat Doug.”Time to rally the troops. St. Louis Post-Dispatch has been sampling DeD this month. They say the response has not been favorable. If you?re in that area, or know anyone in that area have them drop the paper […]
Kevin Siers and the Charlotte Observer, announced the winner of their first editorial cartoon caption contest.The winning caption: “Honest — I’m just here to protect Kaye McGarry!” –submitted by Katie Williams of Charlotte. Her caption refers, of course, to the security-conscious Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board member, and that body’s latest spat. She’ll be receiving our grand […]
From the Houston Chronicle comes news that Clyde Peterson, their editorial cartoonist for 41 years, is stepping away from the drawing table.AFTER an astonishing run of 41 years and more than 12,000 drawings, editorial cartoonist Clyde Peterson is leaving the Chronicle. Too young to retire, he says, he will be pursuing a number of long-postponed […]
Off topic, but interesting. A network has been created to get comics on iPods.Clickwheel is a whole new way of using your iPod, and a whole new way of reading comics. Looking for a simple innocent laugh? A dry, sophisticated chuckle? A true story of crime, disaster or ordinary life? A brain-bending exercise in comic […]
From the Southeastern Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society’s web site comes news that it will be responsible for judging this year’s Newspaper Panel category for the Reuben Awards. This is an important function that our Chapter performs, and it’s a lot of fun, too! Although only NCS members are eligible to vote for the […]
The Wisconsin Journal asked John Kovalic, creator of “Dork Tower“, to critique the National Security Adminstration’s kids site“I really think the characters are terrific,” responds cartoonist John Kovalic, creator of Dork Tower. “Kind of the perfect mix between Disney World and Guantanamo Bay. I can’t wait for the theme park.” He adds that “being a […]
In an interview with the Metro West Daily News, Brain Anderson, creator of “Dog Eat Doug” talks about the incredible timing of his strips debut.For the last several years, Brian Anderson worked an office job, but just before Christmas he got the news that he was being laid off. Rather than being depressed, the Natick […]
According to Daryl Cagle, Jack Abramoff’s attorney is on a spending spree buying editorial cartoons regarding his client.A number of cartoonists (myself included) have been contacted by Abbe David Lowell, the attorney for infamous lobbyist, Jack Abramoff, wanting to purchase Abramoff cartoons. There have certainly been a lot of Abramoff cartoons, and none of them […]
On canadiancartoonists.com, they’ve posted an article about editorial cartoonist Vance Rodewalt of The Calgary Herald. It’s a rather long piece, but delves into Vance’s history of how he became a cartoonist, the vanishing number of editorial cartoonists and how political correctness is affecting editorial cartooning.The rise of political correctness, which, says Rodewalt, “kind of snuck […]