Anne Hambrock has announced that the Kenosha Festival of Cartooning will include an exhibit of original comic art (and opening reception) at the Kenosha Public Museum and a silent auction with the proceeds going to Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and Margaret Ann’s Place. The auction is being sponsored by the National Cartoonist Society Foundation.Here’s the […]
Today’s Broom Hilda is another example of ill-timed cartoon in light of the Aurora Colorado shootings. Francesco Marciuliano, writer for Sally Forth, issued an apology for Sunday’s Sally Forth strip that had a far looser connection to the events in Aurora. It kind of raises the question – at what point after a tragedy can […]
A few notable mentions as the comic community reacts to the shootings in Aurora CO. The Globe and Mail removed last Friday’s editorial cartoon because it contained a reference to the Batman movie. No information was given about the cartoon, so I’m not sure what exactly it was depicting, but because it was most likely […]
In the St. Louis area? Check out the new Al Hirschfeld exhibit set to open September 7. Al is best known for his black and white portraits of celebrities and Broadway stars. The exhibit includes 100 original pieces of drawings, paintings, prints etc. from his career. Al was born in St. Louis.
The Plain Dealer is reporting that a New York man, Roger Rautio, is hoping to build a Comic Book Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH. Aside from a logo, trademark and a handful of comics, it appears the vision is still very much a hope than on a track to reality.Also, he notes, comic books […]
R.C. Harvey has an interesting write-up over on The Comics Journal about the trouble Milt Caniff would get into with editors over the women he drew – more accurately the plunging necklines he often drew.A little over a year later, Caniff made another foray into the forbidden territory. A woman called Fancy, another version of […]
I’m not sure who’s behind this Garfield search engine, but it claims to allow you to search through 31 years (1978-2007) of Garfield comic strips by keyword or browse by date. Search returns strip date, character dialog, as well as an image of strip.The screenshot below is me searching on the keyword “bored” and finding […]
Somehow I missed these from Mike Lynch who has posted six pages of photos of some of the biggest names from the Golden age of comics. Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Part Five Part Six
Neil Gaiman announced this week at the San Diego Comic-Con that he’s been working on a prequel to his acclaimed comic book The Sandman and that it would be released next year. The Independent’s Nick Clark:The story will follow the build-up to the initial issue when Morpheus is captured and kept prisoner by occultists. Gaiman […]
A cartoon by Matt Bors was used by Representative John Larson of Connecticut (D), during a debate on the 2010 healthcare law (Obamacara). The house voted to against the bill. Representative Larson began his speech pointing to an enlarged copy of Matt’s cartoon by saying, “I love this cartoon.”See the BBK for video of the […]
New Yorker cartoonist Donna Barstow has picked a fight with Something Awful – a user forum notorious for ridicule of comics and those who make them. From Boing Boing:Slate cartoonist Donna Barstow railed on Monday at online forum Something Awful, whose denizens often repost her work and subject it to withering ridicule. Though one of […]
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has announced that Charles Carreon, the former FunnyJunk attorney who sued The Oatmeal creator Matthew Inman, has dropped the case against Matthew, the charities and the John Does.“Matthew Inman spoke out against Carreon’s threat of a frivolous lawsuit, in a very popular and very public way,” said EFF Senior Staff […]
Pearls Before Swine creator Stephan Pastis will soon be publishing a children’s book entitled, “Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made.” The book is due out in February by Candlewick Press.From Stephan’s blog:It’s called “Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made.” It’s about a boy detective who can take any mystery and make it more mysterious. It comes out […]
Politico editorial cartoonist Matt Wuerker has designed an interactive app for the iPhone called Obamagrams. The app features an animated President Obama that will say anything you want him to and allows you to upload your creation to YouTube, Facebook or send as an email. Screen shots from the app:
The Harvey Awards, named after the late Harvey Kurtzman, recognize outstanding work in comics and sequential art. The winners will be announced on September 8 during the Baltimore Comic-Con. This year’s nominees are:BEST LETTERER Chris Eliopoulos, FEAR ITSELF, Marvel Comics Laura Lee Gulledge, PAGE BY PAIGE, Amulet Books Todd Klein, S.H.I.E.L.D.: ARCHITECTS OF FOREVER, Marvel […]