For you digital inkers out there, I’ve come across a post by Kyle T. Webster who has created several Photoshop brush plugins and is releasing a bundled version of all his brushes in one “megapack”. Cost is only $14 (regularly $19). I’m not sure what the going rate is for digital brush, but it seems […]
The summer when I was 15 years old, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles became a really big thing. I purchased a couple of those early comic books and my cousin and I spent way to many hours pretending to be ninja turtles. So I have a soft place in my heart for these pizza eating mutants.
From Ken Shepherd of NewsBusters: Editors of the Saturday Washington Post’s Free for All section published three angry missives from readers wishing to censor the conservative-leaning cartoon strip Prickly City. Obviously Knopf, Ushers, and Brooks are all entitled to their opinions, but it’s curious as to why the Post decided to give them a platform […]
Lee Salem, perhaps one of the most influential individuals in newspaper comics in the last 30 years, officially enters retirement today. He stepped down as Universal Uclick president last year taking the title of president emeritus and editorial director. Some of the talent that Lee discovered and fostered include the biggest names in comics: Garry […]
Just a reminder that next Wednesday is the premiere of the long awaited debut of documentary Stripped in Hollywood, CA (see details below). If you are attending that night, your ticket also serves as a raffle ticket with a chance to win one of ten exclusive Bill Watterson posters. You can still buy tickets. The […]
In a series on GCTV celebrating Women’s History Month, Rhymes with Orange creator Hilary Price talks about how she got into the male-dominate field of cartooning.
This weekend is the opening of the Bill Watterson and Richard Thompson exhibit at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. Head curator Jenny Robb talks to Bill and curator Caitlin McGurk interviewed Richard about their art, influences, and the current state of comics. Excerpts below. Be sure to read the full interviews. And by […]
Between Friends creator Sandra Bell-Lundy writes:If you live anywhere near Kenosha, Wisconsin, there is an amazing comics festival coming up in September…”The Kenosha Festival of Cartooning”. There are a MULTITUDE of cartoonists giving presentations PLUS two?count ?em?TWO gallery shows of original cartoon art. And even better?the events are all free to the public?so all you […]
Bill Holbrook’s On the Fastrack turns 30 years old today. That’s a nice accomplishment – even more so when you consider that he also does the comic strips Safe Havens and Kevin and Kell.Congratulations, Bill!
Speaking of Peanuts, Fantagraphics Books has announced it’s going to release a softcover edition of The Complete Peanuts. That’s good for someone like me who would love to have it in the collection but can’t justify the cost of buying so many hardcover volumes at $50 each. From Fantagraphics Books:If there’s anyone out there who’s […]
I’ve been dreading this moment since it was announced a Peanuts movie was in the works. I have a complex view of “legacy” strips or related projects. In an ideal world, the creator’s work should end with the death or retirement of the original creator. But we don’t live in that world, so I give […]
A big thanks goes out to Daniel Boris, who sponsored the blog last week. He’s running a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for his children’s book Dozi the Alligator based on his Dozi character in his strip. The story follows how Dozi meets Byron Hoxwinder, the other main character in the comic strip. The 20 […]
Last week the Comic Art Professional Society (CAPS) launched an auction to benefit Stan and Sharon Sakai. The money raised will go toward medical care for Sharon who has been battling a debilitating brain tumor for some time. There’s some great pieces of original art up for grabs for a really good cause. The art […]
Culled from Youtube: Beetle Bailey Episode 2 Halftrack’s Navy (1963) cartoons