CommentatorsSomeone must have switched Rick Marschall‘s Sanka to real coffee. Suddenly he’s become a dervish of activity. Recently announcing the revival of Nemo, now he is commencing a weekly column of comic related anecdotes and history. The first column is an autobiography of sorts.The column will have its home base at John Adcock‘s Yesterday’s Papers, […]
Scott McCloud released his “Understanding Comics” in 1993. Barnes & Noble has marked the anniversary with this interview.From the site:“I’d like to think that Understanding Comics helped contribute to comics’ broader acceptance by both the general public and by various institutions like libraries, museums, and universities. But guys like me are only half of the solution. We […]
Cartoonist, shampoo actor and noted Australian Jason Chatfield was recently taken to task by a group of individuals who were offended by a recent New Yorker cartoon he created.From Jason’s blog:As a rule, I never engage in social media comments sections– especially when it comes to my work. I like people to just fight among […]
I will confess to going through a burn-out phase at the moment, in which I find today’s Reality Check refreshing.All commentators, including cartoonists, go through these phases where I have of late,—but wherefore I know not,—lost all my mirth, forgone all custom of exercises; and indeed it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly […]
Gary Varvel in the Public Square Gary Varvel is the guest on this weekend’s Story in the Public Square. Editorial cartoonists use illustration to offer a different perspective on the news and in doing so they challenge us to think in new ways. Gary Varvel brings a conservative perspective to his cartoons for the IndyStar.Story […]
The Kansas City Star is reporting on the power of good copy editors in today’s (August 5th) edition.From the story:A word in a 10-paragraph statement of the full-page ad supporting Samons was supposed to say “assets,” the newspaper’s publisher wrote in a public Facebook post Saturday morning.Instead, Samons’ ad contained this sentence: “I believe in taking care […]
Bado has coverage on his blog of an interesting auction, in which the only known copy, outside the Library of Congress, of the newspaper in which Ben Franklin’s original “Join, or Die” cartoon appeared was auctioned off for the minimum bid of $40,000, which went to $50,000 with the buyer’s premium.“Interesting,” in part because he includes […]
AwardsArt Spiegelman, on August 12, will be the recipient of the MacDowell Medal. Wikipedia: The Edward MacDowell Medal is an award which has been given since 1960 to one person annually who has made an outstanding contribution to American culture and the arts. It is given by The MacDowell Colony, the first artist residency program […]
Multiple-award nominee cartoonist Steve Conley is raising funds over at Kickstarter for his beautifully illustrated “The Middle Age.” With a few weeks left, Steve has already greatly exceeded his $5,000 goal.From the Kickstarter page:Sir Quimp of Grawlix is an older knight who is stuck with a sarcastic, cursed sword and is on an against-all-odds quest to rescue his […]
Matt Wuerker introduces our theme for the day, which is futility.The economy has grown four percent and, for all the hoo-hah, you’d think we’d developed a car that runs on plastic straws.It’s a very good number. It’s the best we’ve done in nearly four years, which is to say, we did it under Obama, too, […]
Robb Armstrong is interviewed by CBS News on Franklin’s 50th Anniversary of his debut in “Peanuts.” Robb Armstrong on Franklin’s 50th Anniversary
Walt Wallet returned to the Old Comics Home today in an impressive panel by Jim Scancarelli.Many cartoonists are lovers of the classic comic strips and occasionally pay homage to them in their own comic strips. Mark Tatulli’s Lio, Stephan Pastis’ Pearls Before Swine, Mike Curtis and Joe Staton’s Dick Tracy, Bill Griffith’s Zippy, and Patrick […]
The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) recently announced a change in format for their Reubens’ Awards weekend from a closed membership-only event to an open-to-the-public European-style comics fest. The Daily Cartoonist interviewed former NCS President and current NCS Foundation President Steve McGarry on the updated event.TDC: This is a big change from the Reubens weekend we’ve […]
(A non-political look at the week just passed.)The few days I spent in Denver last month saved my sanity but left me homesick for the Front Range. People joke about “it’s a dry heat,” but it was ten degrees warmer there than it has been here in New Hampshire and I was far more comfortable.The […]
Joining a growing list of newspapers that have forsaken the idea that the Sunday Comics Section is a circulation builder, the Danville, Kentucky Advocate Messenger will soon drop the Sunday section.Beginning Aug. 20, The Advocate-Messenger will change print publication days to Tuesday through Saturday, no longer producing a printed edition on Mondays. The move to […]