The Committee to Protect Journalists is reporting that six Libyan journalists are missing after three spoke out against Moammar Gaddafi. One of the journalists is editorial cartoonist Mohamed al-Amin. At least six local journalists who spoke critically of government policies are also missing, although there is wide speculation that they are in the custody of […]
In the current Cul de Sac arc, Petey succumbs to peer pressure and agrees to sign up for soccer, poor lad. Not only does this jolt our little Oblomov out of his bed, but it puts him squarely in the sunshine, among grass and peers.No good can come of this.When my boys were boys, I […]
Chris Onstad’s webcomic Achewood is going on hiatus – at least temporarily. Chris outlines his plans on a temporary blog after the news swamped his servers.On why he’s putting it on the backburner:Another nagging idea which slowly grew from a whorl in the tub to a Pacific gyre was that, as I wrote piece after […]
The Dueling Banjo blog showcasing various illustrators drawing on the theme of “banjo playing pigs” will quickly become an exhibit. The exhibit will open at on April 1 and run through April 29 at the Terra Nova Gallery in Provo Utah. If you’ve participated on the blog visit the announcement or contact Stacy Curtis or […]
Parade Magazine put “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” creator Jeff Kinney on the cover of Parade Magazine and profiled inside yesterday’s edition. Kinney visited this same store four years ago to sign copies of the first Diary of a Wimpy Kid. At the time, no one knew whether a book based on a Web comic […]
Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman are using their popular Zits comic to remind teens about the dangers of texting while driving.Zits creators Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman say the theme was inspired by their experiences as parents and distracted drivers. “It seemed very natural for Jeremy to get caught doing something like texting. This whole […]
Joe Murray( Rocko’s Modern Life/Camp Lazlo) with the help of Kickstarter, has launched an all animated web channel called KaboingTV .The mission of KaboingTV is to provide an alternative channel for quality animation that serves both the cartoon fan, and the animation community of artists and writers.The first series to premiere on KaboingTV “Frog in […]
Jason Chatfield, President of the Australian Cartoonists Association and Ginger Meggs artist, was dragged aside a speeding taxi last Saturday in a hit and run accident. After spending an evening with friends watching a comedy show, Jason and his girlfriend, Sophie, had trouble hailing a taxi to head home. They called a taxi service to […]
Well, timing is everything and sometimes it’s nothing, but you’re probably better off for it. I just got “Waiting for Superman” from Netflix but haven’t watched it yet, which forestalls a long rant about this Signe Wilkinson cartoon.But it doesn’t preclude a shorter one which will be quite long enough, I’m sure.She’s right, of […]
This would be a good time to dip into Dick Tracy for a few weeks and see how you like it.The strip had been drawn by Dick Locher since 1983, but he has just retired and handed it over to a new team, artist Joe Staton and writer Mike Curtis, longtime fans of the 80-year-old […]
Sometimes stupid is what you wanted, and today’s Sherman’s Lagoon is a really stupid comic strip that gave me a chance to write a really stupid headline.It was a near thing. Given the purported location of Sherman’s Lagoon, it would perhaps be more logical to suspend the fan from a dugong rather than a manatee, […]
The Charles M. Schulz Award for best college cartoonist went to John Vestevich of Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Mich. this year. The Schulz Award is sponsored by the The Scripps Howard Foundation. John will receive $10,000 and a plaque.Finalists for the award were David Zaleski, Los Angeles Loyolan Newspaper, Loyola Marymount University, Los […]
Mike Thompson has been awarded the Scripps Howard Award for Editorial Cartooning. Mike takes home $10,000 and a trophy. His submission contained traditional editorial cartoons as well as his animation.The Scripps Howard Foundation also announced that Ted Rall and Steve Breen were finalists.
Another nugget of excellent advice from Rina Piccolo, creator of Tina’s Groove regarding the keeping of sketchbooks. I used to be afraid of brand new sketchbooks. The blank, pristine pages were intimidating, and seemed to look back at me with a demanding stare: Draw Something! The pages wanted something else from me, too ? they […]
Mike Rhode continues interviewing cartoonists whose comics are returning to the City Paper. Today he writes about David Malki! and his comic Wondermark. WCP: What do you think the future of comics will be? DM: The future of comics will be a single giant Garfield panel that everyone can type their own name into, and […]