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Dave Coverly to teach comic workshop
Sep 2, 2010 by Alan Gardner
Speed Bump creator Dave Coverly will be holding two workshops on the 21st and 23rd to work with area students on creativity of the cartooning process. The classes are free for local Wisconsin students.
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Dan Reynolds profiled in alumni publication
Sep 2, 2010 by Alan Gardner
Reynolds Unwrapped creator Dan Reynolds was profiled by his alma mater State University of New York at Oswego. The alumni publication article can be downloaded here (pdf). They highlight Dan’s struggle with cancer and how it has affected his cartooning. Reynolds was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2008 and underwent a particularly rough regimen of [...]
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Paul Conrad “I Con” exhibit opens in Valencia
Sep 2, 2010 by Alan Gardner
The College of the Canyons’ Art Gallery in Valencia, CA is hosting an exhibit of work by three time Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist Paul Conrad. The exhibit is entitled “I, Con: The Brilliant Work of Paul Conrad” and runs through the end of September.
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Ron Rogers laid off by the South Bend Tribune
Sep 2, 2010 by Alan Gardner
Rob Tornoe is reporting that South Bend Tribune editorial cartoonist Ron Rogers has been let go. Ron joined the paper in 2005 after three years of freelancing for them. Ron tells Rob, “I really can’t say anything bad about this. The Tribune has done well by me over the years. I was told in late [...]
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DJ Coffman publishes ebook on revenue streams
Sep 1, 2010 by Alan Gardner
DJ Coffman, creator of Yirmumah and Hero By Night (which is now in development as a live action TV) has published an ebook entitled “CASH for CARTOONIST$” – detailing 15 methods he’s used to make money through cartooning. You can read a description of the 15 methods on his website. Some of the 15 ways [...]
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Sergio Aragones v Mark Waid on free content
Sep 1, 2010 by Alan Gardner
Via Tom Richmond’s blog is a story on Comics Beat detailing a heated exchange between famed MAD cartoonist Sergio Aragones and Comic book writer (and Harvey Award Keynote speaker) Mark Waid over free content – the topic of Mark’s speech. It was mostly pep talk, partly an entreaty “not to be afraid of the future [...]
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Library of Congress opens Fredric Werthams files
Aug 31, 2010 by Alan Gardner
From Boing Boing comes this little nugget of comic book history: The Library of Congress has just opened up 222 boxes worth of files and papers on Fredric Wertham, the scaremonger whose book Seduction of the Innocent led to widespread bans, burnings and censorship of American comic books. Wertham wasnt just a nutcase pro-censorship crusader: [...]
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2010 Harvey Award winners
Aug 31, 2010 by Alan Gardner
The 2010 Harvey Award winners were announced over the weekend. Here are the winners: Best Writer – Robert Kirkman, “THE WALKING DEAD”, Image Comics Best Artist – Robert Crumb, “BOOK OF GENESIS”, W.W. Norton Best Cartoonist – Darwyn Cooke, “RICHARD STARK’S PARKER: THE HUNTER”, IDW Best Letterer- David Mazzucchelli, “ASTERIOS POLYP”, Pantheon Best Inker – [...]
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Toy Story 3 hits $1 billion milestone
Aug 31, 2010 by Alan Gardner
Box Office Mojo is reporting that Toy Story 3 has become the seventh movie to gross over $1 billion in worldwide box office receipts. It is the first animated movie to ever pass the billion mark.
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Belated happy 3rd anniversary to Arctic Circle
Aug 31, 2010 by Alan Gardner
Alex Hallatt’s Arctic Circle turned three last week. Alex has posted a recap of her syndication experience so far and how the strip has evolved. Congrats, Alex.
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Looking for Calvin goes to paperback
Aug 31, 2010 by Alan Gardner
Nevin Martell’s book Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and his Revolutionary Comic Strip is now available in paperback. Nevin tells me that the paperback has a new bonus chapter that includes material about of Bill Watterson’s life that came to light after the hardcover was published. Right now, Amazon [...]
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Randy Wicks collection to leave Santa Clarita
Aug 30, 2010 by Alan Gardner
Randy Wicks, the cartoonist for “The Signal” (Santa Clarita, CA), until his untimely death in 1996, has had his life’s work in the city’s library, but the city has voted to secede from the Los Angeles County Library system and the Wicks family is wary of how the collection will be treated. The family wants [...]
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