Roy J. Harris Jr. writes over at Poynter about the “evaporated” buzz about this year’s top journalism prize. Why has discussion nearly evaporated this year about who will win in the 14 Pulitzer journalism categories? (There are also seven prestigious Pulitzers for arts-and-letters and music, of course.) In addition to a shrinking supply side ? […]
Arlo and Janis is in the early stages of an apparently long-term story arc in which Gene and Mary Lou take up farming on land her father owns. I’m particularly intrigued by this development because Jimmy Johnson usually cartoons about (1) middle-age, (2) social fads and (3) boats and the shore, with occasional strips inspired […]
No moment, however fleeting, should go unblogged, tweeted, Facebooked and otherwise memorialized in media which will be gone by the end of the week. An observation from Sherman’s Lagoon.I went to the Paint & Pixel Festival in Northampton yesterday, with my comical sidekick Liz , but decided against going as a blogger and decided to simply […]
Cul de Sac presents the perfect strip for Saturday morning, the day with no rules. Only atheist grownups can sleep in on Sunday, so the social contract declares that the TV people will watch your kids Saturday morning, if you promise not to get up and see what’s going on down there.With the right promotion, […]
TOKYOPOP announced on their Facebook page that they are closing their US operations. The Beat reports that an earlier round of lay-off in February left the company with a mere six individuals. TOKYOPOP founder Stu Levy leaves this parting message:Over the years, I’ve explored many variations of manga culture – “OEL” manga, “Cine-Manga”, children’s books […]
I thought last year’s lack of Pulitzer nominee leaks was amazing – this year it’s downright eery. There doesn’t even seem to be the usual buzz and build up to it this year. Michael Cavna has posted his short list. I agree with most of the list. There has been a lot of outstanding and […]
Another sign in the digital shift. Amazon announced during its earnings call that for the first time, it now sells more e-books than paperbacks.
An extended trailer version of Cowboys & Aliens that debuted last night during the American Idol results show. Cowboys & Aliens is based on a the graphic novel of the same title by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg. Film hits theaters on July 29.
The idea in today’s Non Sequitur that a network news organization would report on something this ridiculous on the basis of a single tweet is, of course, ludicrous. But that’s what humor is about: Taking reality and exaggerating it to an absurdity.In real life, they wouldn’t report on it until it had been re-tweeted at […]
Here’s another editorial cartooning video gem. PBS did an episode on three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Paul Conrad and his work with the LA Times called Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire. Watch the episode below.
GoComics has announced that they have added Paige Braddock’s Jane’s World to their line up of online comics. Below is an interview Paige gave regarding the newly released Peanuts movie, “Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown”Geek: Event Coverage – MTV GamesYou can find Jane’s World here.
A recent story-line in Jan Eliot’s Stone Soup has upset teachers from around the country. According to the Register Guard (Eugene, OR) three strips touched up on teacher furloughs and Jan’s view that they cheat students out of classroom time. Many teachers felt that the commentary was an attack on teachers by the way the […]
Over at E&P Rob Tornoe writes about Egyptian editorial cartoonist Sherif Arafa and his role in the Egyptian revolution. As Egyptians protested by the thousands in the streets of Cairo in the weeks leading up to the ousting of President Hosni Mubarak, the government attempted to respond by cracking down on the media and shutting […]
Today’s Loose Parts could be titled “loosely wrapped” but then Dave Blazek’s panel rarely seems to be very tightly wrapped even on an average day.Plastic wrap is one of those inexplicable things that women can do. It’s not as intriguing as when their arms disappear inside their sweaters and then return clasping a bra […]
Found this in the archives of C-SPAN. Jeff MacNelly, Lee Judge and ??? discussing the art of editorial cartooning and the politics of the day (1984) with Brian Lamb.Who’s the guy in the middle? They cut out the intros. His name is briefly mentioned – Bill DeOre?