Baldo creators Hector Cantu and Carlos Castellanos have announced that to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (September), they are featuring the talent of six hispanic comic artists every Sunday starting on the 11th through October 16. Hector says turning over their Sunday feature to other artists is a “way for us to shine a spotlight on […]

Well, Eric Cantor seems willing to back up his heartless insanity, I’ll give him that. Kevin Siers has the best take on a situation that is a part of something that will make future generations scratch their heads.I think most people know that we’re not talking a few wet basements here in NH/VT. We’ve got […]

I wasn’t aware there was an animated series of Lynn Johnston’s For Better or For Worse.Here’s the beginning and ending credits. I’m quite impressed about how Lynn-esque it is. They really kept the show in line with the spirit and look of the strip.Here’s an episode:The series lasted two seasons (eight episodes each) in 2000.

Alison Bechdel, creator of Dykes to Watch Out For, has posted what she’s experiencing in Vermont as a result of Hurricane Irene’s damage in the area. Hol and I had a crank radio that we listened to from time to time and we heard people calling in with reports of flooding and bridges washing out. […]

Forever Geek posted 20 mashups of Bill Watterson’s Calvin and Hobbes often mixing the famous comic with pop culture references to “Lion King,” “Lost” and “Harry Potter.”I can think of no other modern comic strip that inspires such fiercely passionate fandom as Calvin and Hobbes. Bill Watterson’s masterful work has also inspired some fans to […]

The Center for Cartoon Studies has put out another call to help with its library. Two days ago, word came that a middle-of-the-night call went out to help move library books and material out of the Schulz Library that was being threatened by a nearby flooding river. The material was safely moved but it’s still […]

My son asked if I were going to write about the attack on Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat, who was set upon by thugs who attempted to break his hands for drawing cartoons critical of the Assad government.  I replied that the format of CSotD requires a relevant comic strip to kick off the discussion, and, […]

Over at The Comics Journal Bob Harvey looks at Bill Griffith’s 25 years of doing Zippy the Pinhead.“After a year of appearing daily in a large American newspaper,” Griffith said, “I thought that was as weird as things were going to get for me. Little did I know they were going to get even stranger. […]

Cartoon Movement has posted a report (in cartoon form, of course) from Susie Cagle who attended the Cartooning for Peace conference in Bastia, Corsica. Cartooning for Peace is a non-profit organization set up by French cartoonist Jean Plantureux (AKA Plantu) to promote cross-cultura. understanding through cartooning.

Siegel and Shuster Society is trying to collect signatures to petition the making of a special license plate for Ohio with the iconic Superman “S” and the legend “Ohio — Birthplace of Superman.”From Cleveland.com:State Senator Tom Patton, a Republican of Strongsville, has agreed to propose the plate to the Ohio legislature when the signatures are […]

Bob Weber Jr.’s The Slylock Fox and Comics For Kids is now an app in the iTunes App Store. The game “Spot the Difference” is a packaged app with 50 of Bob’s favorite spot-the-difference panels from his strip since 1987. The game is targeted at kids through adults. “Spot the Difference” is available for both […]

Stripped, the documentary on comics by Dave Kellett (creator of Sheldon and Drive) and cinematographer Fred Schroeder have met their funding goal on Kickstarter. The two raised their required $58,000 within the first 6 days. With 22 days available for fundraising, they’re requesting comic fans to continue donating so they can add more features such […]

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 […]

Rina Piccolo hits the nail on the head with today’s Six Chix panel.There are jobs out there, as long as you don’t mind taking two or three and being paid for one.This is not theory talking; I was unemployed for about eight months after my last newspaper job ended with the death of the paper.I […]

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 […]