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Wacom introduces cool new digital pen

From the “can I get one now” department comes news that Wacom is introducing a new digital pen called “Inkling” which allows artists the ability to draw on paper while the pen and receiver captures the drawing. The receiver is then hooked up to your computer and you can import the drawing into Photoshop, Illustrator […]

Mike Lester moving to Post Writers Group

Editorial cartoonist Mike Lester is moving to Washington Post Writers Group at the end of September. Previously Mike has been syndicated through Cagle Cartoons. Regarding the switch Mike writes in an email:Daryl and I have been friends since he was drawing Muppets and I wasn’t pissing people off. I owe him a great deal and […]

90+ cartoonists to commemorate 9/11

On Sunday, September 11, more than 90 syndicated cartoonist will dedicate their features to pay homage to those who lost their lives or or were injured in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This year is the 10th anniversary of the attacks in New York City, Washington DC and Pennsylvania. The themes will feature a wide range […]

Remembering the work of Jack Kirby

Sunday was Jack Kirby’s 94th birthday (he passed away in 1994). A couple of sites have posted some of his great artwork. Head over to Tom Spurgeon for scroll after scroll after scroll (I don’t want to pay for his hosting fees) worth of Jack’s work.Bleeding Cool has also posted several pieces (in handy thumbnail […]

Skottie Young, Scott Morse launch new webcomic

Skottie Young and Scott Morse (AKA SkottieScott) have launched new bi-weekly webcomic…. with a yet to be decided title. From the announcement on their blog:We’ve decided to make a departure here at SkottieScott from the re-imagined character designs you’ve come to know and love. Instead, we’re opting to CREATE. We’re opting to OWN. We’re opting […]

John Cole is cartoonist in 100 year tradition in Scranton

The Scranton Times Tribune might be one of the smallest papers with a staff editorial cartoonist. The paper has printed a profile of their current cartoonist John Cole who has been there since 2005. The paper boasts of having a staff cartoonist since the early 1900s.When asked about this “tradition,” Larry Beaupre said, “There is […]

King Features’ Brendan Burford begins blogging

King Features’ comics editor Brendan Burford has begun blogging over on Daily Ink. His first post debuted yesterday stating that he hopes to write a weekly post on Mondays covering comics that he likes, interviews and King Feature news.As a quick aside, King Features has been doing a lot of big overhauls with their website […]

CSotD: It’s not ordinary when it happens to you

I don’t often pick a cartoon based solely on its artwork, and this Damien Glez cartoon certainly has a deserving message beyond its art alone.But in other hands, it would be “yep, he’s right” and move on to the next one.There is something obscene, after all, in the western nations obsessing over the problems of […]

Support for Ali Ferzat grows; new details emerging

Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat was beaten and hands broken by Syrian thugs in an attempt to quiet his work last week. The brutality of the attack has gained international attention. The US State Department has condemned the act. Victoria Nuland, US state department spokeswoman, called the beating (and other such tactics against the Syrian people) […]

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