In his second post in his Editor’s Dispatch blog, King Features Comic Editor Brendan Burford lays out what he’s looking for in comic submissions.If we knew that a certain execution or approach to making comics was guaranteed to bring success to a cartoonist and, by extension, King Features, we’d certainly point cartoonists in that direction. […]
Yesterday’s Non Sequitur clearly resonated with many people. According to the official GoComics blog, Wiley Miller’s strip was viewed over 300,000 times on Sunday – more than 10 times the normal average for a Sunday comic. The carton depicts a super hero character rushing to save a school bus heading over a cliff. I won’t […]
Former Daily Herald editorial cartoonist Aaron Taylor has started a sports webcomic on the topic of his alma mater BYU. Aaron graduated from Brigham Young University in 1997 and was the campus paper’s editorial cartoonist (and won the John Locher Award for his work there in ’97).Aaron was gracious enough answer a few questions about […]
Noel Murray has a long (about 2500 words) and detailed article over at the AV Club about the history of the comic strip.In reducing the study of newspaper comics to its most essential titles, some significant artists and strips inevitably end up as outliers, even though they may be worth considering from either an aesthetic […]
Garfield the cat is the 900 lb gorilla on the comics page and now on Facebook. As of this writing, the fan page for Jim Davis creation is 2,497 friends away from having 3 million Facebook fans. His last wall post says that once the 3 million mark has been passed there will be a […]
Baldo creators Hector Cantu and Carlos Castellanos have announced that to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (September), they are featuring the talent of six hispanic comic artists every Sunday starting on the 11th through October 16. Hector says turning over their Sunday feature to other artists is a “way for us to shine a spotlight on […]
I wasn’t aware there was an animated series of Lynn Johnston’s For Better or For Worse.Here’s the beginning and ending credits. I’m quite impressed about how Lynn-esque it is. They really kept the show in line with the spirit and look of the strip.Here’s an episode:The series lasted two seasons (eight episodes each) in 2000.
Alison Bechdel, creator of Dykes to Watch Out For, has posted what she’s experiencing in Vermont as a result of Hurricane Irene’s damage in the area. Hol and I had a crank radio that we listened to from time to time and we heard people calling in with reports of flooding and bridges washing out. […]
Forever Geek posted 20 mashups of Bill Watterson’s Calvin and Hobbes often mixing the famous comic with pop culture references to “Lion King,” “Lost” and “Harry Potter.”I can think of no other modern comic strip that inspires such fiercely passionate fandom as Calvin and Hobbes. Bill Watterson’s masterful work has also inspired some fans to […]
The Center for Cartoon Studies has put out another call to help with its library. Two days ago, word came that a middle-of-the-night call went out to help move library books and material out of the Schulz Library that was being threatened by a nearby flooding river. The material was safely moved but it’s still […]
Over at The Comics Journal Bob Harvey looks at Bill Griffith’s 25 years of doing Zippy the Pinhead.“After a year of appearing daily in a large American newspaper,” Griffith said, “I thought that was as weird as things were going to get for me. Little did I know they were going to get even stranger. […]
Cartoon Movement has posted a report (in cartoon form, of course) from Susie Cagle who attended the Cartooning for Peace conference in Bastia, Corsica. Cartooning for Peace is a non-profit organization set up by French cartoonist Jean Plantureux (AKA Plantu) to promote cross-cultura. understanding through cartooning.
Bob Weber Jr.’s The Slylock Fox and Comics For Kids is now an app in the iTunes App Store. The game “Spot the Difference” is a packaged app with 50 of Bob’s favorite spot-the-difference panels from his strip since 1987. The game is targeted at kids through adults. “Spot the Difference” is available for both […]
Stripped, the documentary on comics by Dave Kellett (creator of Sheldon and Drive) and cinematographer Fred Schroeder have met their funding goal on Kickstarter. The two raised their required $58,000 within the first 6 days. With 22 days available for fundraising, they’re requesting comic fans to continue donating so they can add more features such […]
On Sunday, September 11, more than 90 syndicated cartoonist will dedicate their features to pay homage to those who lost their lives or or were injured in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This year is the 10th anniversary of the attacks in New York City, Washington DC and Pennsylvania. The themes will feature a wide range […]