Editorial cartoonist Jeremy Nell, who goes by the pen name Jerm, has joined eNCA – the largest television news network in South Africa and will be providing four cartoons a week. His first cartoon appeared Tuesday. Says Jeremy Nell, editorial cartoonist: “While print media dwindles, I am chuffed to be at the forefront of South […]
Here’s the opening panel of a cartoon by Bill Roundy called “Orientation Police: I’m gay. I date men. Some of those men have vaginas.”You should click on that link and read the rest of it.I think the timing is good, because society has begun to stop turning away from “alternative lifestyles” but remains, at this […]
From The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY): Local author and cartoonist Frank Cammuso spoke to children at Syracuse’s Salem Hyde Elementary today and gave out about 400 copies of his new graphic novel. Frank’s new book is The Misadventures of Salem Hyde: Spelling Trouble and it sounds like a fun premise – Salem Hyde thinks she’s entering […]
Peanuts Worldwide has announced that will create 500 90-second animated shorts based on the Peanuts comic strip and characters. The animation will be done by Normaal Animation and Télévisions. Distribution is set for the fall of 2014. The press release only states that the purpose is to “build its content portfolio” and mentions the new […]
Bug Martini on the requirements of public mourning, which throws me into the depths of a conundrum. And please, no “Lumpy Gravy” references of “Did you ever live in a conundrum?” because I’m focusing more on Pancho Pillow from “The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test,” to whom Kesey delivered the oft-quoted-here line, “Why should I take […]
The iconic military strip Beetle Bailey is no longer in The Stars and Stripes. The daily edition was slimmed from 40 pages to 32 due to falling advertising and the 10% sequestration cuts the military was handed earlier this year. The daily comics page has been reduced from three pages to one and the Sunday […]
A Tumblr blog that removes dialog from Peanuts and replaces them with lyrics from The Smiths has cleared one legal challenge. According to Under The Radar, Universal Music sent a cease and desist letter to Tumblr alleging copyright infringement. The music company stopped the desist request after The Smiths frontman Morrissey said he was a […]
The San Diego Union-Tribute has released an iPhone/iPad app for readers to get a month’s worth of Steve Breen editorial cartoons. The app is a free download, but requires a subscription fee (different for paper subscribers or non-subscribers). The app includes every Breen cartoon for the month.While you’re in iTunes, be sure to check out […]
Post-Gazette editorial cartoonist Rob Rogers has been honored by the city of Pittsburgh with a declaration naming today, October 8, 2013 as Rob Rogers Day. The declaration honors Rob’s three decades of drawing editorial cartoons and using “wit, deft artistry, and a large dose of love for Pittsburgh, Rob Rogers has for years charmed readers, […]
Matt Bors has been named this year’s John Fischetti Editorial Cartoon competition winner given by the Columbia College Chicago.From the announcement: Bors’ winning image portrays two men sitting outside a trailer listening to a radio account reporting that for the first time in the United States, children of color will be the majority. “Second,” says […]
Richard Thompson’s Cul de Sac became an instant classic when it was introduced in 2007. When he announced he was retiring the strip in 2012 due to his battle with Parkinson’s Disease, it was was met with sadness by fans and admirers of his work. Luckily it was soon announced that a complete collection was […]
Stone Soup has been addressing the issue of civilized behavior this week, as Val attempts to take her daughters to a restaurant at which food is served on plates instead of wrapped in paper.This sets off one of my pet rants, which (A) is that we are allowing our children to be raised Tarzan-like, by […]
You can have a star named after you for $30, but if you want an astroid named after you, it has to be approved by the International Astronomical Union. xkcd webcomic creator Randall Monroe’s name was nominated and approved for an asteroid that orbits between Mars and Jupiter. From Robot6: “The first thing I did […]
Peter Tonguette profiles the new Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum for The Columbus Dispatch. In 1990, a roomier space was procured in the basement of the newly opened Wexner Center for the Arts on N. High Street, but the ballooning collection would outgrow its 6,800 square feet there, too. This year, at last, the […]