Sheldon creator Dave Kellet has posted photos on Flickr of the cartoon originals he has hanging throughout his studio. Collection includes Beetle Baily, Doonesbury, Richard’s Poor Almanac, Baby Blue sketch, a Ballard Street among others.
Former Times Union (NY) editorial cartoonist Hy Rosen has passed at the age of 88 after battling cancer. He retired from the paper in 1989. Rosen was the first political cartoonist hired at the Times Union, as well as the longest-tenured and most prolific. He produced more than 10,000 cartoons for the paper from 1945 […]
Journalist and cartoonist Joe Sacco gave a talk at Dartmouth last night, as part of a visit for the Center for Cartoon Studies across the state line in White River Junction. It was worth going to, and worth breaking with our usual format to report on. In his books, Sacco provides stark but human […]
Universal Uclick has announced that it has taken over syndication management of United Media properties. According to the deal, Universal will manage all aspects of syndication for the Scripps’ subsidiary including sales, editorial, distribution, billing, collections, reporting and licensing fulfillment/management. The agreement also covers features in the Newspaper Enterprise Association. The transition of the services […]
Speaking of comic strips that could be featured here just about every day, Frazz is one of the most consistently intelligent, funny and thought-provoking cartoons out there. Jef Mallett, who not only competes in triathlons but has written (and, of course, illustrated) a book about them, does sometimes hit on physical fitness more often than […]
The Simpsons poke fun at Pixar.
Remember the comic strip Franklin Fibbs (also ran as Little Fibbs)? Fibbs co-creator Wes Hargis has a book on the New York Times best seller list. Book is entitled When I Grow Up and was written by Al Yankovic. Currently sits at #4 right behind “Of Thee I Sing” by Barack Obama (illustrated by Loren […]
If you haven’t watched it. Here it is.
Arctic Circle creator Alex Hallatt writes in:It’s too early to know how to help in the Christchurch/Lyttelton earthquake, but in the meantime we are continuing to help people affected by the devastating Australian floods. Cartoonists in the Australian Cartoonists Association have contributed artwork for auction for the Premier’s Flood Appeal. I’ve put up an original […]
I have, in the back of my mind, a small list of strips which I need to be aware of not featuring too often. In part, it’s because part of what I like to do is to introduce new strips to readers, and in part it’s because I don’t want the blog to become too […]
A couple of weeks ago I reported that a 50+ year old comic about the life and non-violence movement of Martin Luther King, Jr. had been translated into Arabic and distributed among the Egyptian protestors in Tahir Square. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette picks up on how the comic book was found and it’s connection to the […]
The Deseret News interviewed Pickles creator Brian Crane when he came through a couple of weeks ago for a book signing. Article covers how Brian got into comics, how the strip was originally perceived to be a 50 paper comic (now runs in over 700).Crane also originally envisioned Earl and Opal as “more cranky, cantankerous […]
Stone Soup creator Jan Eliot has been a supporter of Habitat for Humanity and has used her strip to do so. She’s written up a post for the Habitat’s blog about why she’s used her strip to bring awareness to the program.My job is to entertain, but my public position in newspapers is an irresistible […]
The National Cartoonists Society has announced the nominees for their prestigious Reuben Award for Cartoonist of the Year. The nominees are:Glen Keane Stephan Pastis Richard ThompsonFrom their blog, here are the bios for each of the three:Glen Keane is an animator, author, illustrator and director who?s credits include The Little Mermaid (Ariel), Aladdin (Aladdin), Beauty […]
The Chicago Tribune profiled editorial cartoonist Dick Locher and his career behind the iconic Dick Tracy comic strip.“Never show him slumping, never show him blue, never show him depressed and never show him defeated,” said Dick Locher, who spent 32 years drawing the world’s most famous gumshoe. “He’s in charge. People expect that.” … Dick […]