Tom Racine’s latest Tall Tale Radio podcast episode is now available. Head over to Tall Tale Radio and give it a listen. In this episode: Two of the biggest names in both comics AND kids books are here to talk about a very cool event they’re involved with…Drawn Together! This Saturday, June 20th, Stephan Pastis […]
I knew reporter/journalist/news anchor Jake Tapper had inspired to be a cartoonist, I wasn’t aware that he was once a cartoonist for Roll Call. That aside, the paper asked him to provide a cartoon for their 60th anniversary, which he did (see below).I think Jake might be a candidate for the National Cartoonists Society’s ACE […]
A blonde-haired boy and his pet stuff-animal tiger Hobbes were recently separated at the Tampa International Airport before boarding a flight to Houston, TX. Hobbes was found by airport employees and when the boy’s mother reported Hobbes as missing, they assured her that Hobbes would be there when the family returned back to Tampa. An […]
The Wall Street Journal profiles Jules Feiffer, how he got into cartooning and how at age 86, he’s still going strong drawing graphic novels.I began drawing at age 3, and the more I drew, the better I became. I soon discovered that if I took this skill out in the street using chalk, the kids […]
Today 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios released a new trailer for THE PEANUTS MOVIE!. It’s the most extensive peek into this anticipated release (November 6, 2015). My first reaction to the announcement was of worry that this was going to totally wreck any positive feelings for the original Peanuts. As more of these […]
As if the news of Iranian activist and artist Atena Faraghdani’s being sentenced for 12.5 years for posting a cartoon on Facebook was outrageous enough, Global Village is reporting that Atena’s attorney has also been arrested for … shaking her hand.From The Global Village: Mohammad Moghimi, the attorney of the Iranian activist and cartoonist Atena […]
I want to thank this last week’s sponsor, Carvtober.com. Carvtober.com is a unique project that provides cartoonists such as yourself a way to help fund your favorite charities with no financial risk to the charity or yourself. Simply create a pattern with your line-art, register your charity and upload your art to Carvtober.com. The pattern […]
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Harold LeDoux, the artist behind Judge Parker for more than 52 years, has passed away according to the Port Arthur News. The obit is below. He ghosted the strip for about 13 years before his name appeared on the strip. He retired from the strip in 2006. Harold Anthony LeDoux (88) , born in Port […]
Dick Tracy, also known as the first person to ever get an Apple Watch, will be promoting anti-bullying in future strips. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette has a story how Dick Tracy writer Mike Curtis came to learn about modern anti-bullying efforts.Comic writer Mike Curtis of Greenbrier attends church with Collin Engler, 11, and his mother, Millie […]
T Lewis and Michael Fry’s comic strip Over the Hedge has hit the 20 year mark in the funny pages. Reed Jackson, over at GoComics writes:The main source of their enjoyment is humans, whom the animals have ample time to watch and analyze from their perch in the suburban wilderness. And that’s the other key […]
From the New York Times:Back in 1990, comics pretty much looked like a Y chromosome. Marvel and DC?s male superheroes still dominated; alternative comics, having emerged from the death of the old undergrounds scene, were primarily male; and it was almost newsworthy to see a woman at a convention. Today, Ms. Bechdel and Marjane Satrapi […]
Barney Google and Snuffy Smith cartoonist John Rose was was recently honored with the Lum And Abner Memorial Award by the National Lum and Abner Society for his contributions to rural humor through the strip. The Lum and Abner was a popular network radio comedy program that aired from 1931 to 1954.Congrats to John.
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We have a new sponsor this week. Carvtober.com is a unique project to provide easy pumpkin carving patterns for Halloween and help artists support non-profit charities at the same time. It’s quite simple, create a pattern with your line-art, register your charity and upload it to Carvtober.com. The pattern is then available for purchase. With […]