Cleveland Plain Dealer Reader Representative Ted Diadiun writes the Cleveland Plain Dealer’s response as to why they pulled a recent Non Sequitur from their line up and due to time constraints left the space blank save an editorial message stating it had been pulled and a replacement couldn’t be found in time for print. The […]
As mentioned earlier, three members of the Canadian chapter of the National Cartoonists Society were visiting the McMaster Children’s Hospital to draw for children and family members. Chapter president Mike Cope, Patricia Storms and Jonathan Mahood made the trip on Friday. The Hamilton Spectator did a nice write-up. Mike and Jonathan have both posted photos […]
Dan Piraro just celebrated 27 years of his comic panel Bizarro and has now drawn over 10,000 cartoons. He sums up his thoughts on his blog:So happy anniversary to me and to Bizarro. Here is a brief list of highlights from my career: 1985–got syndicated 1990–still syndicated 2000–syndicated some more 2010–can’t afford to quit 2012–more […]
So many of the characters in Pros & Cons appear totally demented that it’s interesting to see how rational Kieran Meehan decided to make this fellow appear.It’s really the only way the gag could work: He has to appear completely rational or the focus of his madness becomes irrelevant and he might as well just […]
As reported earlier, Cul de Sac creator Richard Thompson has put the strip into reruns for a few weeks while he undergoes some Parkinson’s therapy, but, since Sundays are generally on a different schedule and I don’t remember ever seeing this one, I think it’s new.And I don’t much care if it’s a rerun because […]
Oh, lord, where to begin?Matt Bors did this very funny cartoon in response to the bizarre marketing campaign for the 10-calorie version of Dr. Pepper. When I say “bizarre,” I mean this commercial, which Matt has linked with his comic at Daily Kos, probably because, if you haven’t seen it, you wouldn’t get the point […]
Well, kind of. Dave Astor, who covered syndicated columns and comics as a reporter and editor for 25 years for Editor & Publisher, has written a 86,000 word book about his experience working for E&P and witnessing the dramatic changes in journalism during that time. He tells me the book will also include humorous anecdotes […]
Dave Astor, former editor and reporter covering syndication for Editor & Publisher, writes about some of his experiences covering four legendary cartoonists Stan Lee, Bil Keane, Jerry Robinson and Charles Schulz. He also mentions he’s written a memoir, “Comic (and Column) Confessional.”The partly shy Schulz was also a good dancer. I watched him move gracefully […]
The headline from the Daily Mail pretty much sums it up:University atheist society president forced to resign after cartoon of Muhammad having a drink with Jesus is posted on FacebookThe controversy is over a recent Jesus and Mo comic. The bi-weekly strip has been running since 2005.And here’s the offending cartoon.UPDATE:I was contacted by the […]
R. Stevens, creator of Diesel Sweeties, is releasing a free ebook version of his first Diesel Sweeties collection. It was first published in 2003 and includes the first hundred or so comics. The eBook has no DRM.
Over on Patheos, an author that goes by Eren, has written a piece looking at how American cartoonists typically depict Muslim women in cartoons:When it comes to Muslim women as represented in political cartoons catered to non-Muslim Western audiences, a few prevalent themes can be easily identified. I tend to collect political cartoons of Muslim […]
I’m currently working on a series for kids about Theodore Roosevelt and conservation, and, as part of that, was going through political cartoons of the era.This two page spread by Puck cartoonist L.M. Glackens ran in that publication in 1906, when William Randolph Hearst was a candidate for governor of New York (click on it […]
From University of Wisconsin-Madison:As part of her residency, Barry will offer four free public lectures about cartooning and writing featuring renowned guests Ivan Brunetti, Ryan Knighton, and Dan Chaon, with special guest Chris Ware. A full schedule is included below.Watch for public lectures starting on February 15.
Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque, better known as the Malaysian cartoonist Zunar, will hold his first solo exhibit but it won’t be in his native country where he has been arrested and censored by the Malaysian government. His first exhibit will be in London.Mr. Zulkiflee has been detained, has had his office raided and books banned, and […]
King Feature’s DailyINK app was voted People’s Champ in the Funny category in the 2011 Pixel Awards. The app is the mobile version of their online comic service. The Pixel Awards honor compelling websites and apps “that have shown excellence in web design and development.” Other nominees in the Funny category included: JibJab Media Inc, […]