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 […]
Charles Fincher has announced that his political cartoon “The Illustrated Daily Scribble” came to end yesterday. Charles cites the rote actions of “Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld” as the reason for his creative stumbling block.Why? “We seem to have a ‘Groundhog Day’ White House with Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld saying the same things and making the […]
According to E&P, Terry and Patty LaBan’s feature “Edge City” will run a special passover 12 part series that can be run all together or separately.In the sequence, Abby’s mother wants to cook her traditional brisket dinner. But Abby is hosting the Seder, and wants to cook something different. The strips (12 daily and a […]
Aaron McGruder never mentioned why he was taking his six month hiatus from his feature, Boondocks. Among the list of reasons mentioned on bulletin boards was that he either burned out or needed more time to work on the second season of his television show. In a story in today’s Vibe online magazine there is […]
Full Tilt Features has announced goGags a service that allows cartoonists to put their cartoons on mobile phones – a growing market. Any cartoonist can join. There is a registration fee of $50/year (only $25 until end of March), but the cartoonist keeps 50% of revenue. If you want a piece of the pie, this […]
Earlier this month, I posted a story about “Baby Blues” (co-created by Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman) topping the 1000 client milestone. The Arizona Republic has a story on Rick and his role in the success.Many scenarios originate from everyday parenting woes the cartoonist dealt with when his two children were little (they’re now 18 […]
Kevin Kallaugher, or KAL, has landed at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County as the artist-in-residence at UMBC’s Imaging Research Center where he will be involved in 3D political cartooning.KAL: In November, The Baltimore Sun announced they were having some cut backs in staff. They offered buyouts to everyone in my department. My boss told […]
F Minus by Tony Carrillo will by syndicated through United Media starting April 17 of this year. The feature has been on comics.com since May of last year.?I draw my material from my experiences at a wide array of failed careers,? says Carrillo. ?Over time, I have worked as a pizza cook, website designer, dancing […]
Bruce MacKinnon of The Chronicle Herald, Serge Chapleau of Montreal?s La Presse and Brian Gable of the Globe and Mail have been nominated for the prestigious National Newspaper Award.From the Canadian Cartoonist’s web site:Mr. MacKinnon, whose work in The Chronicle Herald has garnered international recognition in the past, has been nominated for a 2005 National […]
Slightly off topic – but Marvel and DC comics are demanding that they joint-own the word “super-hero.”Marvel Comics is continuing in its bid to steal the word “super-hero” from the public domain and put it in a lock-box to which it will control the key. Marvel and DC comics jointly filed a trademark on the […]
Boondock is gone as is Alley Oop to make room for Sudoku. Read quote below for other changes.You will also notice some changes to our comics page. Gone will be the Boondocks and Alley Oop strips. Aaron McGruder, the creator of Boondocks has opted to take a six-month hiatus. We decided not to run previously […]
Slightly off-topic, but of interest. An article on this weekends NY Times about how chatty modern animation has become and how they’ve lost the art of pantomine. It’s an interesting read by itself, but with the announcement of a new feature called “Lio“by Mark Tatulli – which is being sold as a pantomine feature, I […]
The Oklahoma Cartoonists Collection recently received a gift of over 2,000 comic books, magazines and comic strips. The OCC can be seen at the Toy and Action Figure Museum in Pauls Valley. They have an impressive number of work from very influential cartoonists.Those Oklahoma cartoonists with work in the collection now include Chester Gould (Dick […]
Those in the Toledo OH area, can visit the Toledo Museum of Art to see Houston Chronicle editorial cartoonist Nick Anderson’s original editorial cartoons on display. Nick is a Toledo native. The Show runs March 31 through June 25. A new exhibit at the Toledo Museum of Art draws its inspiration from those cartoons that […]