Richard Thompson’s Cul de Sac became an instant classic when it was introduced in 2007. When he announced he was retiring the strip in 2012 due to his battle with Parkinson’s Disease, it was was met with sadness by fans and admirers of his work. Luckily it was soon announced that a complete collection was […]
The K Chronicles and The Knight Life creator Keith Knight has posted his first live-action comedy skit. From his blog: I’m very excited to be finally posting a live-action comedy piece. It has all the elements of your average Keith Knight cartoon (race, humor), and it’ll probably get me in trouble. It was amazing how […]
I enjoyed this interview by Jessica Salter in The Telegraph with comics journalist Joe Sacco.Regarding covering war: I?m really tired of drawing war. I?m really tired of drawing the AK-47. I still want to do journalism and I?m still interested in the subject of war, but I don?t want to report from war any more. […]
Universal Uclick’s Dave Coates has posted a third gallery of great cartoons by editorial cartoonist Pat Oliphant and offers three reasons why Pat “has a few advantages over most satirists”.Dave’s third reason: 3) Harnessing the first two advantages, he is both willing and able to go beyond the usual eye-rolling, exasperated tone of “there they […]
Another write up about the recent USO/NCS trip. This time Ocala Star Banner profiles Rob Smith Jr..From Ocala Star Banner: The artists don’t discuss in detail what they draw during the tours. “We don’t use any of it for our promotion. It’s personal. It’s for them. It’s a way to show that we’re appreciative for […]
Local news WBNG talks with B.C. cartoonist Mason Mastroianni’s about his USO/NCS trips overseas to draw cartoons for the troops.
The above headline sounds like it comes from The Onion, but alas, the story is true and is being reported on Boing Boing. He’s sharpened nearly 2,000 pencils and is thinking of hang the business up.From Mark Frauenfelder: “The whole point of the business is to remind people to appreciate yellow, No. 2 pencils because […]
This year’s honored guests at the Walt Disney Hometown Toonfest were Sandra Bell-Lundy (Between Friends) , Steve Kelley (Dustin), Jeff Parker (Dustin) and character designer Stephen Silver.Jeff has posted his thoughts about his experience as one of the four grand marshals. Highlight of the weekend? – being honored as one of four grand marshals in […]
If you’re a budding college cartoonist, Readers Digest is holding a contest for “the Next Great Cartoonist contest.” If you’re between ages 14-23, with talent for creating funny cartoons, comics, animations, or other hilarious visuals, then the Reader’s Digest first annual Search for the Next Great Cartoonist contest is for you. Make Reader’s Digest judges […]
Cartoonist Lynda Barry has joined the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID) and the UW-Madison Department of Art as an assistant professor. From the University of Wisconsin – Madison: Barry’s journey in studying the creative process originally brought her to the university in 2012 as an artist in residence at the Arts Institute. But beginning this […]
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has stated that he believes superhero idolization – or the excessive exposure to them is resulting in youth violence in his country. “This kid, at 14 years old, carries a 9mm with a mind filled by thousands of hours of shows where people are killed,” the Venezuelan leader told La Opinion. […]
Luann creator Greg Evans is turning over the writing of his comic strip to his daughter, Karen. Karen holds a degree in writing and literature and is the dean of students at a charter middle school – a good combination for a comic strip about a teen girl. For several years, Evans said he had […]
Nice piece from 12News about the Giddy-up statue being cast and erected in Paradise Valley honoring Family Circus creator Bil Keane.
The Salt Lake Comic Con set records for the biggest first year comic-con. Without a doubt there was a lot of untapped geeks in Utah, but what the organizers did with their social media campaign should be something to study for anyone promoting an event or product. Luckily Cheryl Conner wrote a piece for Forbes […]
Interesting news from Bleeding Cool: I’ve confirmed that Noah Baumbach, director of Frances Ha, Greenberg and The Squid and the Whale, has been secretly directing an animated movie for Dreamworks. He has some experience with both the form and the studio, having co-scripted Madagascar 3. This picture is an adaptation of Berkeley Breathed’s Flawed Dogs, […]