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Bob Rich takes buy-out at The Republican

by Alan Gardner 3 comments November 8, 2013

The Republican (Springfield MA) is with out an art department after their illustrator, Bob Rich took a buy-out. From Bob: It was my choice, probably long over due. For a while now I have wanted to dive into the world of freelancing and, when the paper announced the buyout, I figured this was the time. […]

CSotD: Earning honor

by Mike Peterson 1 comments November 8, 2013

I said yesterday that there had been cartoons about the Dolphins’ harrassment issue but none worth passing along. Now here’s one that is, from Rob Rogers.The story is getting coverage beyond the sports page, as it should, for a couple of reasons.One is that, if you’re going to lecture our kids about bullying, you can’t […]

Tunisia President Says He’ll Free Man Jailed for Posting Cartoons

by Alan Gardner 0 comments November 7, 2013

Jabbeur Mejri was sentenced to seven and a half years in jail for posting caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed on his Facebook page. He’s been in jail since March of 2012. Tunisia’s President Moncef Marzouki says he will free him.Maybe it’s just me, but he doesn’t sound very convincing. Here’s the quotes from IOL: “I […]

Interviewed: Wulff & Morgenthaler on their launch of Wumo

by Alan Gardner 5 comments November 7, 2013

Back in September I reported that Universal Uclick was going to launch their first comic in three years. The feature was a Danish comic called Wumo that had a large following in Europe. You can read my interview with UU President John Glynn for details on the business side of the launch.On the creative side, […]

CSotD: Accepting the challenges

by Mike Peterson 0 comments November 7, 2013

 Brian McFadden is often too talky for my taste, but this time, his art-to-chat ratio works out well. I heard a little coverage of these hearings and some posturing Senator was demanding that Sebelius resign over the rollout, and I thought if I were in her place that I’d remind him that I served at the […]

Cartoonists tattoos blank panels on arm

by Alan Gardner 10 comments November 6, 2013

A UK comic book artist solved his dilemma of what tattoo he should have, but having four panels tattooed to his arm and then he fills them in with his own comics. A comic book artist by trade -and therefore well placed to design his own tattoo each day – Patrick Yurick wanted to combine […]

#fundTDC New Perks: Lots and lots of books and calendar

by Alan Gardner 2 comments November 6, 2013

Yesterday I received a very large shipment of books and calendars from Universal Uclick/Andrews McMeel Publishing. They’ve provide a number of items for the fundTDC campaign I’m running on Indiegogo.Starting today, I’ve listed new perks at the $25 level. The Argyle Sweater 2014 Day to Day Calendar, Scott Hilburn The Mighty Alice, Richard Thompson The […]

CSotD: A few laughs, a new bookmark

by Mike Peterson 3 comments November 6, 2013

Gonna start out with a couple of quick takes before getting onto a more substantive topic: It’s not so much that I like the current Sherman’s Lagoon, though I have been chuckling this week. But today’s was a good demonstration of the way Toomey handles a punchline.I haven’t made much of a secret of my […]

CSotD: Recalibrating

by Mike Peterson 6 comments November 5, 2013

Dana Summers may not want to take this line of thought where I do, but he’s on the right track.  The shooting-up of LAX has inspired some cartoons like this one by Darrin Bell, which is a general reflection on shootings in general …  And this more (heh) targeted one by Steve Benson. I like all […]

#fundTDC: New perks and incentives for week two

by Alan Gardner 1 comments November 5, 2013

Over the weekend, I was offered the opportunity to add an original Jeff MacNelly Shoe comic strip as an incentive. I thought I had put the donation value high, but apparently not too high – it was claimed within an hour. I’m jealous of the person who claimed it, but immensely happy – it’s going […]

NYT looks at Garry Trudeau’s Alpha House

by Alan Gardner 0 comments November 4, 2013

The New York Times looks at the recent trend of politically based television shows – specifically Alpha House created by Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau. In the instances of ?House of Cards? and ?Alpha House,? they are even presenting the same general subject matter, albeit taking different approaches ? ?House of Cards? is a whodunit-to-whom drama […]

CSotD: Just dragging a few creeps away in a bus …

by Mike Peterson 0 comments November 4, 2013

Sheldon with a literary approach to the slippery-slope argument, or, from a slightly different perspective, the “How did we get here?” question.As to the specifics here, I remain unconcerned about the massive collection of data, simply because, as said I’ve expressed several times, it’s self-defeating on their part and has been self-defeating pretty much forever. […]

#fundTDC: One lucky donor to own an original Jeff MacNelly comic

by Alan Gardner 7 comments November 4, 2013

Click to see larger viewOf the cartoonists of the 20th century, Jeff MacNelly was a very influential one. He won three Pulitzer Prizes for editorial cartooning – his first in 1972 when he was only 24. He was also twice awarded the National Cartoonists Society’s top price The Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the […]

CSotD: Cultural touchpoints

by Mike Peterson 9 comments November 3, 2013

Thankyouthankyouthankyou Keith Knight for today’s Knight Life. I was afraid it was just me.I like the ACLU. But a couple of years ago, they offered a bumpersticker that said something about upholding and defending the Constitution in return for a donation, and, since I feel strongly about the Constitution and the donation was simply a cover […]

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