Latest News

Batiuk lawyers force down Funky commentary blog (UPDATED)

WordPress.com received a cease and desist letter from attorney’s representing Funky Winkerbean and Crank Shaft creator Tom Batiuk demanding they remove two blogs: sonofstuckfunky.wordpress.com and stuckfunky.wordpress.com for violations of “unauthorized use of the Funky Winkerbean name, trademark, or comic strips.” The site was a daily commentary blog – similar to Comics Curmudgeon – that focused […]

Borders files for bankruptcy protection

Sad news for book publishers. Borders was once seen as the brainier of the large chains, beginning in 1971 as a used bookstore in Ann Arbor, Mich. In the 1990s, that image began to fade as the chain expanded wildly and helped wipe out many mom-and-pop independent stores. Now the company is set to close […]

Glyph Comic Award Nominees announced

This year’s Glyph Comic Award nominees have been announced. Winners will announced at the 2011 Glyph Comics Awards ceremony held in conjunction with the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention (ECBACC) on May 20.Story of the Year Afrodisiac; Jim Rugg, co-writer and artist; Brian Maruca, co-writer BB Wolf and the 3 LPs; JD Arnold, […]

Evil, Inc turns 11; Cul de Sac turns 7

A couple more milestone to report. Gary Tyrrell reports over on Fleen that Brad Guigar’s Evil, Inc is now in it’s 11th year.Richard Thompson reports that his Cul de Sac feature is seven years old now . It first launched as a weekly feature in the Washington Post on Valentines Day in 2004. The feature […]

Lois Lane inspiration Joanne Siegel passes

NYT reports that Joanne Siegel has passed away at the age of 93. Joanne was a Cleveland teen during the Depression and was the model used by Joe Shuster to create the Lois Lane character.A high school girl with an ambitious nature and stars in her eyes, young Joanne, like teenagers everywhere, was seeking a […]

Adrian Tomine creates comic for his wedding

NPR reports that graphic novelist and The New Yorker illustrator Adrian Tomine created a comic to give to his wedding guest. When Adrian Tomine and Sarah Brennan started planning their wedding, they puzzled over what to give their guests as favors: a customized chocolate bar? A personalized mug? Then Brennan had an idea. Tomine is […]

Sunday’s Doonesbury fact-checked and passed

Politifact.com decides to fact check Sunday’s Doonesbury strip that claims since 9/11 “270,000 Americans were killed by gunfire at home.”We began by contacting Garry Trudeau, the cartoonist who has drawn Doonesbury for more than four decades. He got back immediately with a summary of his methodology. “The final figure lacks precision, because it’s extrapolated,” Trudeau […]

Changes coming for The Comics Journal?

Tom Spurgeon cites reports on rumors that Comics Comics will be taking over The Comics Journal “in some fashion” in the near future.This morning’s rumor cited here and here is that the Comics Comics team in some fashion will be taking over The Comics Journal, which would be awesome, would certainly fit the criteria for […]

CSotD: Distinctions, not differences

Madam & Eve touches on a cultural footnote that came up in South Africa’s recent World Cup tournament: For all the changes that have gone on in that country over the past quarter century, you can’t simply legislate some things.Rugby is largely a white sport, with its fanbase in the Afrikaner community. Football (soccer) is […]

Profiled: Nick Galifianakis and his new book

Nick Galifianakis has a new book entitled, “If You Loved Me, You’d Think This Was Cute: Uncomfortably True Cartoons About You” – and as you might guess it’s about love and relationships.NPR talks to Nick about the book. Mike Rhode, Tom Toles, Richard Thompson and Washington Post advice columnist Carolyn Hax were on hand for […]

Mark Anderson’s Andertoons turns 10

This year Mark Anderson’s Andertoons.com turns 10. Mark started the website to post samples of his work but kept adding cartoons and features. Now it’s a leading cartoon bank with thousands of cartoons for purchase or to commission an original. Mark plans on taking his cartoons on the road this summer to various fairs and […]

Search

Subscribe to our newsletter

Get a daily recap of the news posted each day.