Michael Cavna talks to La La Cucaracha creator Lalo Alcaraz on his involvement on the newly announced Fox animated show Bordertown. “The writers’ room is actually pretty diverse, and we are focused on doing political and social satire with some meaning,” says Alcaraz, a California native of Mexican American descent. He is a vocal commentator […]
From Salon’s Andrew O’Hehir: Any “Calvin and Hobbes” fan will enjoy watching Schroeder’s film, which is more a love letter to the strip and its publicity-shy creator than anything else. “Dear Mr. Watterson” is a work of charming reportorial energy, in which Schroeder (who wrote, directed and edited the movie) interviews many prominent fans and […]
A friendly reminder – today at noon (Mountain standard time), I will be creating a perk for an original Jeff MacNelly Shoe for a donation of $1,000 to my Fund The Daily Cartoonist campaign. If $1000 is too steep for you, you can gamble and wait a day. If nobody claims it, I’ll repost it […]
I really like today’s Deflocked for no particular reason except that it’s cynical and funny and true, despite having not quite plugged all the gaps.That is, I suspect some readers would argue that Thanksgiving also celebrates our bloodthirsty need to possess things, but I’d say the charge, while certainly not baseless, is a bit misplaced. Let’s […]
Today kicks off the last week of the Fund The Daily Cartoonist campaign. I can’t say how thankful I am for the generosity of those who donated to the campaign and those who provided the perks/incentives to the donors. Thank you, thank you!I’m excited to announce that Mark Parisi is donating two of his Off […]
Conservative editorial cartoonist Scott Stantis has changed his position on same-sex marriage. The Chicago Tribune editorial cartoonist ran a cartoon last week depicting Abraham Lincoln holding a rainbow colored flag in response to Illinois state lawmakers approving same-sex marriage for their state. He states that he had always been protective of the sanctity of marriage, […]
The Fox network has picked up a new show called Bordertown by Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane. MacFarlane has tapped comic strip creator La Cucaracha Lalo Alcaraz to be one of the writers. Lalo tweets that he’s already had his first day as a writer.From the Deadline Hollywood: Set in a fictitious desert town near […]
It took me a little while to comprehend my dislike of a relatively new format, the animated comic strip, but, once I found the simile, it fell into place: If we’re sitting around reading the paper and you come across a comic strip you think is worth reading, I want you to pass the paper over, […]
This year’s Fund The Daily Cartoonist has been amazing. The support from those donating money to the campaign for a better The Daily Cartoonist has been overwhelming. I’ve had terrific support from generous individuals and companies that have offered their original artwork, books, sketches and products to be given away as incentives and perks. It’s […]
Running my own crowd-funded campaign has made me more sensitive to the hard work that goes into a campaign. Here are a few that have come across my email that you might be interested in (after you support TDC???)Tundra creator Chad Carpenter is raising $50k for a live action comedy/suspense movie. With a few hours […]
Jim Morin’s cartoon amuses me, but it also depresses me.We’re at a point where negativity is gaining an edge, and health care is only a portion of the issue.Thing is, he’s absolutely right. But … well, yeah, he’s right, and what the hell difference is it going to make?I mean, if talk radio hosts and […]
The webcomic Penny Arcade turns 15 on the 18th of this month. We?ve done a lot in the last 15 years. We were among the first people to create webcomics. We?ve used the strip to tear down and applaud countless games. We accidentally sold the rights to the comic and then got them back. We […]
Last Monday, I posted an original Jeff MacNelly Shoe as a perk to a lucky (and quick!) donor to the Fund The Daily Cartoonist campaign. It was claimed in less than an hour.Susie MacNelly, who has always been a generous supporter of the blog, has offered to provide an original so we can do this […]
Time Magazine looks at the success of Matt Bors in the comic world.“I’m a lot more interested in breaking out from this little rectangle,” Bors said in a recent interview. His style demonstrates this well: Bors uses rich colors and strays from the standard white background that has become so ubiquitous in his craft. He […]
The Fund The Daily Cartoonist campaign has 10 days left to meet the goal of $5,000. In my mind, this is the toughest stretch. Those who are regular readers or friends of the blog have already donated. This last stretch is convincing those who haven’t yet contributed that it’s worth it.Let me recap what I’m […]