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John Trever to retire from Albuquerque Journal

Rob Tornoe reports that editorial cartoonist John Trever is retiring from the Albuquerque Journal after 34 years. You’ve been drawing political cartoons for the Albuquerque Journal since 1976, over 30 years. What made now the time to pull back? I guess I should feel guilty, giving up an editorial cartoonist’s position in this environment, but […]

Westergaard reprimanded in court for outburst

Mohammad cartoonist Kurt Westergaard was reprimanded in court for exclaiming, “He’s just a cowardly liar, a terrorist!” Westergaard was attending the trial of Mohammed Geele who was arrested for trying to break into Westergaard’s residence with an axe New Years Day. Geele told the court that he was merely trying to frighten the artist.Mr Westergaard […]

Teacher sentenced to prison for cartoon child porn

If you remember, back in October I reported that an Idaho middle-school teacher Steven Kutzner had plead guilty to possessing cartoon child porn – including images of characters from “The Simpsons.” Sentencing has been set and Kutzner will spend 15 months in prison, supervised release for three months and participate in sex offender treatment.Idaho Statesman […]

CSotD: Because I could not stop to speak …

Bug is a relatively new (the archives go back to October, 2009) webstrip that is suddenly generating a lot of buzz. It’s simple and anarchic and thoughtful, which seems to be a trend in strips that generate buzz.I came across it on a list of new strips being considered for some kind of Lucite plaque, […]

Herblock featured at Kentucky museum

The Kentucky Gateway Museum Center will host a new Herblock exhibit entitled From Crayons to Cartoons on Jan. 22. Also featured are former Ledger Independent cartoonists James Mulcahy and John Van Meter. Herb Block worked at the Chicago Daily News before going to the Washington Post in 1946. He worked at The Post under five […]

Robert Downey Jr. to voice Mr. Peabody

Entertainment Weekly reports that DreamWorks has signed Robert Downey Jr to voice Mr. Peabody – the genius dog that appeared with Sherman during the Rocky & Bullwinkle Show.The cartoons were created in the late 1950s and ’60s, but remained popular for decades, though they may have fallen off the radar for those under 30. The […]

How cartoonists depict House Speaker John Boehner

I usually don’t see these types of articles during the non-presidential elections, but The Washington Scene is looking at how editorial cartoonists are caricaturing House Speaker John Boehner. Interviewed: Mike Lester, Taylor Jones, AAEC President Steve Kelley, Chris Weyant, Mike Peters, Steve Brodner and Ann Telnaes.Aside from getting their readers to recognize Boehner, many cartoonists […]

Families of missing cartoonist/journalist need help

If so moved, learn more at the Journalist Assistance Fund. Sri Lankan cartoonist and political reporter Prageeth Eknelygoda disappeared almost one year ago today. He was last seen leaving the Colombo offices of the political Website Lanka eNews, where he worked, late on the evening of Sunday, January 24, 2010. No one has heard from […]

CSotD: Leave the light saber …

There are so many reasons to adore today’s Rhymes With Orange that I hardly know where to start.But start here: If you don’t get an extra laugh out of the Don’s name, you have violated the instructions. You forgot the cannoli.The cat, mind you, is a James Bond convention rather than a Godfather or Star […]

Stephan Pastis hitting speaking circuit

From Stephan’s blog: For the first time since the strip began back in 2002, I?m now emerging from my hermit shell and booking a fair number of speaking engagements. I talk about the strip, tell the strange tale of how I went from being a lawyer to a syndicated cartoonist, show a number of readers? […]

New webcomic Ratfist getting attention

Graphic novelist Doug TenNapel has started a webcomic (or web graphic novel) called Ratfist. After making 10 graphic novels I thought it would be a good time to try the medium of the on-line comic. I?ve watched Ethan Nicolle tear the internet apart with AXECOP for the last year and he makes it look so […]

Interviewed: Breen on Living in the Shadows project

Michael Cavna interviewed San Diego Union-Tribune editorial cartoonist Steve Breen about his “Living in the Shadows” project. MICHAEL CAVNA: Did you do the reporting for your cartoon, Steve, or was that gathered by other journalists as part of the Union-Tribune’s larger immigration coverage? STEVE BREEN: This cartoon took months of work here and there, but […]

Find the e-book pricing sweet spot for comics

As e-books become more popular so too will e-book comics. Robot 6 reports that one author Mark Millar found that selling the book cheaper netted more profits than selling it at a higher price. Although it sounds like a paradox, creators may make more money by lowering prices in order to make more sales, according […]

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