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First Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle illustration fetches $71k,
May 16, 2012 by Alan Gardner
Seems like the value of original cartoon art is rising. Heritage Auctions recently sold the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles illustration for $71,700. It was drawn by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle co-creator Kevin Eastman back in 1983. The winning bidder was anonymous. Profits of the auction go to The Hero Initiative, a non-profit he is [...]
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Four Iranian cartoonists win Cartooning for Peace award
May 16, 2012 by Alan Gardner
Four Iranian cartoonists were recipients of this year’s Cartooning for Peace award. The winners were Mana Neyestani, Kianoush, Firoozeh Mozaffari and Hassan Karimzadeh. The award is to honor cartoonists “whose talent, contribution and commitment to the values of tolerance, freedom and peace.” An international jury included three cartoonist: New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly, Swiss cartoonist [...]
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Video: Herblock interview from 1975
May 16, 2012 by Alan Gardner
Via: Mike Rhode
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Profiled: Matt Bors as your not-so-average cartoonist
May 16, 2012 by Alan Gardner
Glenn Fleishman writes about the uptick in recognition for Matt Bors who was honored this year as a Pulitzer Prize finalist, Herblock Award winner and the SPJ Sigma Delta Chi Award. He’s scruffy, doesn’t own a suit, and lives in Portland. He expresses withering contempt at politicians, mainstream media, and what he views as hypocrisy. [...]
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The Cartoonist Studio politically themed cartoon rules
May 16, 2012 by Alan Gardner
I told you last week The Cartoonist Studio was sponsoring another cartoon contest – two actually – but this time on a political theme. They’ve now posted all of the FAQs and contest rules. The prize on this go around is an advertising split from the advertising fees collected during the contest. The first contest [...]
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Jake Parker to pull in estimated $80,000 in Kickstarter
May 15, 2012 by Alan Gardner
Last month I mentioned that Jake Parker had launched a Kickstarter project to raise money to create a hard cover collection of some of his short stories. The estimated amount he’d need was $6,000. With one day left he’s raised over $77,000. If you haven’t checked out his work, I encourage you to do so. [...]
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Comic books make great movies, comic strips not so much
May 15, 2012 by Alan Gardner
Augusta Chronicle Columnist Steven Uhles looks at the recent success of comic books characters raking it in at the box office and how comic strip characters have struggled to translate on the big screen. He looks at some of the notable attempts with Dick Tracy, Popeye, Prince Valiant, Flash Gordon, and Annie. It is, I [...]
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How Pixar nearly lost Toy Story 2
May 15, 2012 by Alan Gardner
My college newspaper advisor had saying, “Save now. Save Often.” It’s been my mantra ever since. That and having an external hard drive. Via Scott Johnson
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Two spiked comic strips you may not have seen
May 15, 2012 by Alan Gardner
Michael Cavna reports that the Washington Post pulled a recent Zits because it was “mite too graphic and gruesome as breakfast-table fare“. Zits co-creator Jim Borgman wrote on the Zits blog, “sometimes we push the envelope on purpose, but we never saw this one coming.” This Arctic Circle strip by Alex Hallatt was killed by [...]
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IDW to publish Joe Frankenstein by Graham Nolan and Chuck Dixon
May 15, 2012 by Alan Gardner
Joe Frankenstein, a comic book by Graham Nolan (illustrator of Rex Morgan, M.D. and his own webcomic Sunshine State) and Chuck Dixon (comic book writer on Batman), has been picked up by IDW. Great news Joe fans! We have found a publisher! The good folks over at IDW Publishing have agreed to help us bring [...]
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Iranian cartoonist spared 25 lashes after MP withdraws complaint
May 14, 2012 by Alan Gardner
Guardian reporter Saeed Kamali Dehghan, who has provided the most details on the Iranian cartoonist sentenced to 25 lashes for depicting a local Prime Minister in a soccer jersey, is now reporting that the sentence against cartoonist Mahmoud Shokraye will most likely be quashed after the MP withdrew his complaint after international outcry. From the [...]
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Sneak peek at original watercolor art for Matt Davies first picture book
May 14, 2012 by Alan Gardner
Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist Matt Davies is taking a new set of critics – children. He has a picture book due out next spring entitled Ben Rides On. The book is about a boy and his love for his bike, but when a bully takes it away the boy must find a way to [...]
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Watch Matt Bors Herblock acceptance speech
May 14, 2012 by Alan Gardner
The Herblock Award was last week in which Matt Bors was honored for his editorial cartooning. Below is his speech. Michael Cavna attended and has posted a write-up.
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Joel Pett threatened over basketball cartoon
May 14, 2012 by Alan Gardner
Last week I posted news that an editorial cartoon by Lexington Herald-Leader cartoonist Joel Pett enraged University of Kentucky for criticizing coach John Calipari for ending UK’s annual series with Indiana. Joel describes returning from Washington DC where he helped the Cartoonists Rights Network committee to select a worthy Courage in Cartooning Award for a [...]
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How you can shade four cartoons in 7 minutes
May 14, 2012 by Alan Gardner
I always enjoy Mark Anderson’s videos. This one is how he does shading with Prismacolor cool grey markers. Check out his blog too for a few more interesting tidbits on the paper he uses and the size that he draws (spoiler!: small).
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Thanks to the following donors for 2011!
I would like to thank the following individuals for their generous donation. Please check out their websites.
- Scott Hilburn, creator of The Argyle Sweater
- Jeff Burney, creator of Attica
- Ron Ferdinand, cartoonist on The Dennis the Menace
- Brian Powers, creator of LilToon
- Bill Kellogg, Marketing genius for Tundra and founder of Ink Bottle Syndicate.
- Joe Vissichelli, caricature artist
- Kevin Kallaugher, editorial cartoonist for The Economist
- Tony Piro, creator of Calamities of Nature
- Liz Walsh, creator of Tao of Geek
- Anton Emdin, illustrator, caricaturist, character designer, artist and creator of Shrinks Comics
- Bruce Quast, creator of Faron Square.
- Alex Hallatt, creator of Arctic Circle
- Pete McDonnell, illustrator, character designer, story boarder and caricaturist
- Tom Racine, host of the great Tall Tale Radio and Geek Papas podcasts.
- Tom Gammill, creator of The Doozies
- Donna Lewis, creator of Reply All
- Terry LaBan, creator of Hard Boiled Shaman and Edge City
- Norm Feuti, creator of Retail and Gil
- Charles Goll, illustrator, greeting card creator and animator
- Clay Bennett, editorial cartoonist for the Times Free Press
- Anne Morse-Hambrock, colorist for The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee and creator of Spot the Cartoonist
- John Hambrock, creator of The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee
- Jeff Knurek, artist behind the Jumble Puzzle
- Susan Camilleri Konar, cartoonist, illustrator and painter
- Rodd "the bod" Perry, co-creator of Brevity
- Joseph B. Groshek, Humorous Illustrator and editorial cartoonist
- Brian Crane, creator of the comic strip Pickles
- Brad Diller, creator of Funday Morning
- Tom Richmond, NCS President and MAD Magazine cartoonist
- Stu Rees, cartoonist and entertainment lawyer
- Bill LaRocque, editorial cartoonist, caricaturist
- Jonathan Mahood, creator of Bleeker the Rechargeable Dog
- Dave Brousseau, creator of A Couple of Guys
- Jonathan Lemon, creator of Rabbits Against Magic
- Bearman Cartoons, editorial cartoons by "Bearman"
- The Chester Gould-Dick Tracy Museum
- Samuli Lintula, creator of Dark Side of the Horse
- Jim Borgman, co-creator of Zits
- Rachel Keslensky, creator of Last Res0rt
- Ryan Pagelow, creator of Buni
- Tyson Cole, creator of the college cartoon The Deep End
- Scott Nickel, MAD cartoonist and creator of EEK!
- Jerry Scott, co-creator of Zits and Baby Blues
- Howard Tayler, creator of Schlock Mercenary
- Tom Heintjes, Editor of Hogan Magazine
- Kelly Ferguson, creator of Basket Case Comix
- Patrick Scullin, illustrator and creator of Super Siblings
- Jenny Robb, Director of Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
- Mike Cope, Canadian cartoonist & humorous illustrator
- Joe Heller, editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press Gazette
- Rich Diesslin, creator of Out to Lunch, KNOTS and Cartoon Gospel cartoons
- Steve Skelton, creator of 2 Cows and a Chicken
- Seitu Hayden, illustrator, cartoonist and designer
- John Glynn, VP, Rights & Acquisitions at Universal Press Syndicate
- Terri Libenson, creator of The Pajama Diaries
- Michael Jantze, animator and creator of The Norm
- Jeff Parker, editorial cartoonist for Florida Today and co-creator of Dustin
- Keith Poletiek, creator of Dude and Dude
- Gary Goldstein, creator of The Myth Fits fantasy novels for teens
- Rick Tuma, illustrator and "infrequent" cartoonist
- Hamilton Blues Lovers, REAL musicians, playing REAL instruments, playing REAL music in Hamilton Ontario
- Drew Litton, sports cartoonist
- Kelly McNutt, Animation Director at Jantze Studios
- Tom Falco, creator of Tomversation
- Steve Hubbell, administrator of the See you in the funny pages Facebook community
- Bill Holbrook, creator of Kevin and Kell
- Ali Solomon, creator of Hil and Mallory
- Ed Power, co-creator of MyCage and Santa vs. Dracula Graphic Novel
- Mark Stokes, creator of Zombie Boy
- Shane Johnson, creator of My Life in a Cube
- Gerry Mooney, creator of Sister Mary Dracula
- Ken Vandervoort, creator of Sports by Voort
- Rick Kirkman, co-creator of Baby Blues
- Ann Telnaes, editorial animator for the Washington Post
- Stephen Beals, creator of Cheesebo
- Dave Blazek, creator of Loose Parts
- Stacy Curtis, illustrator
- Susie MacNelly, Jeff MacNelly's Shoe
- Benita Epstein, magazine and Six Chix cartoonist
- Sandra Bell-Lundy, creator of Between Friends
- Shawn Labadie, graphic artist and hobby cartoonist
- Graham Nolan, creator of Sunshine State and artist for Rex Morgan, M.D.
- John Marshall, cartoonist for Blondie
- John Auchter, editorial cartoonist for Grand Rapids Press
- Joe Engesser, Gag cartoonist and creator of Good Time Served
- Mark Anderson, Andertoons cartoons
- John Cole, editorial cartoonist for The Times-Tribune
- Nick Anderson, editorial cartoonist for the Houston Chronicle
- Daniel Beyer, creator of Long Story Short
- Mark Doeffinger, creator of The Lite Stuff
- Bill Hinds, creator of Cleats, Buzz and co-creator of Tank McNamara
- Andy Anderson, future great cartoonist
- Randy Glasbergen, prolific gag cartoonist
- Tony Cochran, creator of Agnes
- Gordon Spector, creator of Percy's Farm
- Nathan DiPerri, illustrator and creator of My Guardian Grandpa
- Academic Ventures
- Mark Anderson, gag cartoonist and creator of Andertoons
- Chris Sparks, Team Cul de Sac
- Brian Anderson, Creator of Dog Eat Doug and The Conjurers
- Frank Mariani, Creator of Clinton's Ditch
- Rob Harrell, creator of Big Top and Adam@Home cartoonist
- B.J. Dewey, creator of Richer Faster Poorer
- Patti Hart-Pomeroy, John Hart Studios
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