Industry news for the professional cartoonist
Bob Andelman (AKA Mr. Media) interviews Bleeker: The Rechargeable Dog creator Jonathan Mahood: Audio Excerpt: JONATHAN MAHOOD: “With newspaper comics, it’s got to be easy for the reader to get on board. I got my first iPod and I was sitting outside with my dog. I was thinking about how these two things follow me…
Bob Andelman (AKA Mr. Media) has interviewed Bill Griffith, the creator of Zippy the Pinhead. BILL GRIFFITH audio excerpt: “I’m sure somebody will be offended, which will be nice-to still offend somebody after all these years. People who only know Zippy comics through King Features will probably be surprised to see that Zippy was more…
Mr. Media, AKA Bob Andelman recently interviewed Ray Billingsley, creator of Curtis about the strips first collection: “A Boy Named Curtis”
Interviews » Scott Nickel interviews Pearls Before Swine creator Stephan Pastis. » Bob Andelman, (AKA Mr. Media) interviews Pajama Diaries creator Terri Libenson. He also talks with Tim Pilcher of Erotic Comics: A Graphic History, Vols. 1 & 2.
While I try to keep up with this stuff, a few audio interviews have passed me by unnoticed. Bob Andelman, AKA “Mr. Media” has interviewed Gary Groth and Kim Thompson, Editors of The Comics Journal, Fantagraphics, Paul Fitzgerald, Will Eisner and PS Magazine author, Brendan Burford, Editor of Syncopated comics and King Features Syndicate, Jonathan…
» The BBC talks to Ed Stein about his career and state of the industry. » Arkansas News Bureau’s Vic Harville will be doing a fictional series of cartoons starting next week depicting what life would be like without newspapers. » Mother Jones magazine interviews Steve Brodner. (Via Mike Rhode). » Guy Gilchrist’s Night Lights…
Here are a few of the interviews that took place last week: » Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Warren Brown talks to formed Cincinnati Enquirer editorial cartoonist Jim Borgman. Look for the link to the right for the video piece that goes with this interview. » Mr. Media (AKA Bob Andleman) talks with Mutts creator Patrick McDonnell….
Mike Lynch was on Mr. Media last Friday. Download or streaming audio is now available. Dave Astor was on Ray Hanania’s show. Can’t find any audio for it, but here’s E&P’s announcement. Hector Cantu, the co-creator of “Baldo,” will be the guest lecturer at Cleveland State University’s “Cultural Crossings” lecture series on Wednesday, Oct. 15….
» Editorial cartoonist Clay Bennett was on Blog Talk Radio with Mr. Media. (Direct mp3 download or pop-out in new browser window) » Arctic Circle creator Alex Hallatt was interviewed on Comics Coast to Coast. » In an effort to save Superman’s home (or at least the boyhood home of Superman co-creator, Jerry Siegel) several…
» Lynda Berry will be in San Francisco this Thursday at Booksmith to promote her book “What it is.” She then moves onto Washington D.C., New York, Wisconsin, Toronto, Montreal, Portland and L.A. Drawn and Quartered has links to many of those events. » Clay Bennett is this week’s guest on Mr. Media today at…
For those who have listened to my interview with Mr. Media where we discussed the possible end of Berkeley Breathed’s Opus or have been reading the comments of an earlier post about Opus, you know that I can only report what Amy Lago at Washington Post Writers Group has told me (thrice now), they have…
» Jeff Stahler has a new collection of his comic panel Moderately Confused out in book form. It’s entitled “21st Century Confusion: A Moderately Confused Collection” and can be had at Amazon.com or your nearest bookstore. » Todd Clark also has a new book collection for his comic Lola. Check it out on Amazon. »…
» E&P reports that another couple of Charles Schulz original Peanut strips have sold at auction for a combined $115,269. The first strip dated June 3, 1962 is a Sunday featuring a kite-flying scene and it sold for $79,100 and the second is a daily featuring Snoopy dated January 11, 1964 which sold for $36,160….
» Peter Parker and Spidey are slated to hit to Broadway in late 2009 or 2010 in a musical directed by Julie Taymor (who won a Tony for her work on “Lion King”) and the music score by Bono and The Edge of U2. » Garfield will by highlighted in Total Licensing Magazine. » Andrews…
I’m a bit late with this one, but it’s a good read (and listen if you’re into the podcast scene). Mr. Media has an extensive interview with Mark Tatulli who created last years comic breakout strip Lio. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: ANDELMAN:Have you ever in the time you have been doing this strip,…