The New York Comics & Picture-story Symposium has posted their fall line-up of speakers and topics. Each symposium is free to the public and online though you need to register. To register, visit their newsletter on Substack for the email address one week prior to the event. Sept. 1 – Roman Muradov: My Idea of […]
Don Trachte and the Fake Norman Rockwell This story has been told before but Neha B at Scoop Upworthy brings it back: “Cartoonist painted fake versions to fool ex-wife during divorce. Cartoonist painted fake versions to fool ex-wife during divorce.” For nearly half a century, Norman Rockwell’s famous painting “Breaking Home Ties,” sold for $15.4 […]
Printing and comics historian Glenn Fleishman has launched a Kickstarter campaign to publish a print hardcover edition of articles and stories he’s written over the last 15 years on the topic of type, printing and language. The 128-page book is called Not To Put Too Fine a Point on It. According to his Kickstarter, the […]
I don’t know if New York’s lieutenant governor was a Democrat or a Republican in 1920, but here’s a peek into the duties of the office back then. Happy Humpday in the middle of a busy week when I could use a few laughs.When I was in TV advertising, my sales manager went, not to […]
Paul Burke, a former comics publisher and entertainment executive, posted on the Library of American Comics Newspaper Strip Appreciation Facebook group that he is selling 10 posters from a fundraiser he did with 69 cartoonists back in the early 1970s.He wrote: I created this artwork with 69 artists 40+ years ago to raise funds to […]
John Freeman, creator of the British comic focused news site downthetubes, has launched a GoFundMe to raise funds to cover his rising hosting fees. He writes: As regular readers know, downthetubes is a comic site primarily promoting British comics, run by me, former Marvel UK and Titan editor John Freeman, my work complemented by contributions from a fantastic […]
Hannah Brown for The Jerusalem Post reports Exhibition of Ultra-Orthodox Military Draft Cartoons Vandalized: An exhibition of political cartoons about the exemption of the ultra-Orthodox from military service was vandalized on Monday ahead of the opening of the Animix International Animation, Cartoon and Comics Festival at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque. The festival, which opened on […]
Lee Enterprises seems to jump from one syndicate to another in search of lower costs. Five Years Ago – the Tulsa World, a Lee Enterprises newspaper: It’s 2021 and the Tulsa World editor, like the other 70+ Lee Enterprises newspaper editors, have a free hand in deciding which and how many comic strips and panels […]
The big news of the day is that Senators Tillis and Cornyn have resolved their doubts about confirming Todd Blanche as attorney general, since he has fulfilled two conditions: One, to sit down and talk with a group of Epstein victims, and the other, to certify an end to the proposed slush fund for paying […]
The Guardian Australia is not renewing its contract with editorial cartoonist Fiona Katauskas.From Fiona’ Bluesky account: So, I found out on Friday that my gig at the Guardian is coming to an end in late August. Needless to say I’m rather bummed by this development AND in need of a new job so if anyone’s […]
There is a certain joy of anticipation when the Monday comic strips come around. Monday is when changes (art and stories) usually happen, though there are outliers (Tauhid Bondia seems to ignore this tradition). So Monday comes around and we have so many questions springing to mind: Will Rachel Merrill return as the Gil Thorp […]
Graphic designer, author, and comic book historian Steven Brower has passed away. Steven Ian Brower June 23, 1952 – July 24, 2026 Steven’s wife Kati announced to the public of his passing. From Fantagraphics mini-bio: Steven Brower is an award-winning former Creative Director for Print, a former art director at the New York Times and […]
First, a word about reporting on perspectives. Editors often assign a reporter to go out there and find out what people are thinking. Some even assign reporters to go out there and confirm what the editor has already decided people are thinking.Either way, it’s a fool’s errand, because to do it right would require an […]
Kevin KAL Kallaugher hosted Jack Ohman for an hour long visit between two of the most respected editorial cartoonists in the business today. The two friends have nearly a joint 100 years of experience (48 years each) in the business and they discuss the thens and the nows, and the whats and the whos (yeah, […]
The Lakes International Comic Arts Festival has announced their scheduled events for this year’s festival being held Oct. 2-4 in Kendal, UK. For more information on guests, tickets, and transportation. Visit their website.Friday Oct. 2Asterix vs. Tintin – The Rematch! LICAF’s most popular opening night event dates back to 2016 when we entertained our audiences […]