Fast Company’s Matthew E. May profiles Scott McCloud and how some of his theories of comics apply to the business world. And as for the “invisible art,” we learned that the magic and mystery of comics does not live in what is drawn. Rather, it is the “gutter”–the white space between the frames–that holds the […]

CNN’s Karin Caifa talks to Buffalo News editorial cartoonist Adam Zyglis about editorial cartooning in 2012.

As Chris Baldwin notes over at the latest Space Trawler, the two of us went down to Elmira, NY, yesterday to research a children’s story we’re working on. And he’s right that the archivist at the Chemung County Historical Society is a rare resource. Rather than just trotting out the usual pieces and telling us […]

Tom Spurgeon, the editor/writer at The Comics Reporter, has donated a sizable personal collection of 1,300 mini-comics to The Dylan Williams Collection at the The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum.From the press release: As soon as The Dylan Williams Collection was announced, Spurgeon answered the call for donations. “I admired Dylan […]

The Press-Telegram profiles The Pajama Diaries creator Terri Libenson who’s strip recently replaced For Better or For Worse. Libenson says pushing the envelope is “a part of the honesty of the strip, because Jill has a relationship with her husband regardless of having kids. “But like me … she’s trying to be everything to everyone, […]

Cul de Sac creator Richard Thompson has posted a great account of his experience having brain surgery. He’s also posted a couple of remarkable sketches. In his words: Dr. Kalhorn counted off how deep he was positioning the first wire. When it got to where it’d do the most good he’d turn on the current […]

Phil Dunlap has decided to retire his strip Ink Pen. It was launched in 2005 and even optioned for animated film in 2006. Phil will keep the strip alive on GoComics with weekly strips.Regarding the decision to end his syndication run: Yes, Ink Pen will be ending as a syndicated daily newspaper feature, for all […]

This Frank Reynolds panel from Punch is one of the most beloved classics in the medium among, of course, those who identify with the poor fellow in it. As a weekly newspaper columnist for several years and now nearly three-year daily blogger, I have no patience for the “I couldn’t think of anything” column, in […]

Today’s Google Doodle (Google logo on its homepage) pays tribute to Winsor McCay with an interactive display of art reminiscent of McCay’s Little Nemo in Slumberland. Today is the 107th anniversary of the birth of the iconic strip.Michael Cavna gives us details of Google’s approach to the topic of Winsor McCay and a history of […]

Cul de Sac creator Richard Thompson went under the knife last Friday to have a chip implanted in his brain to alleviate some of the symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease. Friend and fellow cartoonist Nick Galifianakis was there and fed fellow friend Mike Rhode updates on the progress and condition.You can read the posts in chronological […]

There are times when Retail gets into crabby, insider niches that only those who have worked at their local mall will find funny. On the other hand, “refreshingly honest” is a compliment, and it can also be a public service.For instance, I can justify making the “It must be free!” joke when an item won’t […]

My final comment on yesterday’s unscheduled discursion into healthy relationships, via Deflocked:  Meanwhile, a technical screw-up allows for an explanation of how Sunday comics work. Here’s how today’s Barney & Clyde looked on GoComics: Strange, no?For those not immersed in the business, here’s what’s up: Printing involves working with CMYK files, meaning that, while a color picture […]

There have been many Lance Armstrong cartoons this week, mostly (yawn) featuring a Livestrong bracelet with variations on the inscription.And, of course, when you work that hard to establish some kind of iconic object to be your public image, it’s going to show up, though you hope in the context of a crappy Pearly Gates […]

Universal Uclick has announced that its president, Lee Salem will take a three-month leave of absence beginning February 15, 2013 with a date to retire on March 31, 2014. After the leave of absence, Lee will return with the title “president emeritus and editorial director.” John Glynn, UU vice president and editorial director, will become […]

Each day, “That is Priceless” takes a piece of classic-era art and gives it a gag caption.  Steve Melcher is funny — which he ought to be, since he’s a TV writer — and his blog, though a little unattended lately, has a backlog of gags, including several rude enough that they probably won’t make […]