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Bob Andelmanâ??s Mr. Media blog will feature Pearls Before Swine cartoonist Stephan Pastis. This interview will also feature a call-in number, so you can talk to Stephan himself. Details about this interview can be found here. Thanks to Mark Tatulli for the tip.
Bob Andelman’s Mr. Media blog will feature Beetle Bailey creator Mort Walker next month. Right now, the featured guest is David Michaelis, biographer of the controvercial “Schulz and Peanuts” book. Mort was one my recent Cartoonist’s Cartoonists. Check out the cartoonists he admires or had an influence on him.
According to E&P, Ray Billingsley, creator of Curtis will be the next guest on Bob Andelman’s “Fridays with Mr. Media” blog. The topic for the day will be “the unique pressures on African-American cartoonists” and last’s month’s death of King Editor in Chief Jay Kennedy.” You can check out the blog by going to mrmedia.com
Mr. Media has posted a lengthy and interesting interview with Lee Salem, President and Editor at Universal Press Syndicate. Mr. Salem fields questions about his first impressions about Doonesbury, The Far Side, Calvin and Hobbes, Cathy, For Better or For Worse, Foxtrot, Boondocks, Bloom County and Lio. There’s also an interesting discussion on the Universal…
From The Daily Pennsylvanian: Interim Penn President Larry Jameson criticized recent political cartoons published by a lecturer at the Annenberg School for Communication. In a statement published on University social media Sunday night, Jameson said that the cartoons do not reflect his or the University’s views, describing them as “reprehensible, with antisemitic symbols, and incongruent…
… In other words, just as the popular concept of American democracy has been modified (some might say vulgarized) to include capitalism as a leading example of its primary function, so too has the practice of satire and political cartooning been amended to require amusement as its foremost intention, a sure sign that it can…
Great news from Variety: Gravitas Ventures has acquired all North American rights to “Dear Mr. Watterson,” Joel Allen Schroeder’s documentary about Bill Watterson’s “Calvin and Hobbes” comic strip. Gravitas Ventures will partner with Submarine Deluxe on a Nov. 15 theatrical release and VOD release.
Cartoonist and animator Michael Jantze is teaching a Master Class on January 8th at the Charles M. Schulz Museum. The subject is New Media and Michael will delve into iPads, online animation, web comics, and more. Michael is well suited for this class, he currently teaches art and animation at the Savannah College of Art…
I’m not sure I have all the pieces put together. From what I’m gathering, starting today the “Mister Boffo” has a “tag” printed inside the strip that when scanned by a mobile device (requires an app download) reveals an animated comic. I’m reading about this in the Star Tribune’s (MN) paper, so it may be…
Mr. Fish (AKA Dwayne Booth), the alternative cartoonist for the Village Voice and LA Weekly has been let go from his position in a “cost-cutting” measure. He wrote Daryl Cagle a letter of explanation which has been posted on cagle.com. Here’s the salient part: Haven’t we learned anything from the New Coke fiasco from the…
A “thank you” documentary about the effect of Bill Watterson’s Calvin and Hobbes has had on readers and fans is in production for a 2011 release. A teaser has been released recently (see below). Teaser from DMW on Vimeo. The producers are using social media to allow fans to participate in the project using YouTube…
Bob Andelman, aka Mr. Media, has passed away. Robert Stephen (Bob) Andelman October 9, 1960 – February 24, 2020 journalist, author, talk show host From the St. Petersburg Catalyst obituary: Journalist and author Bob Andelman, a longtime presence in St. Petersburg media, died Monday after a short battle with a rare form of cancer….
Famed Universal Press Syndicate editor Lee Salem has passed away. Lee J. Salem July 21, 1946 – September 2, 2019 From the obituary: Lee served as editor and then president of Universal Press Syndicate, now called Andrews McMeel Syndication. In his nearly four decades at Universal, he is credited with editing and developing some…
Bob Andelman (AKA Mr. Media) talks with editorial cartoonist Daryl Cagle on a variety of topics including the boundaries of free speech, the speech given by Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau. © Daryl Cagle
Bob Andelman (AKA Mr. Media) has been busy interviewing cartoonists of late. He just posted an interview with one of this year’s Reuben Award Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year Rick Kirkman. Rick is the co-creator of the strip Baby Blues. Listen to the interview: Bob also interviewed Nate Fakes, creator of Break of Day. Nate…