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NCS panel: Women in Cartooning
May 17, 2013 by Alan Gardner
Part of the National Cartoonists Society Reuben awards weekend is a panel entitled Women in Cartooning. Panelists will include Hilary Price (Rhymes with Orange), Cathy Guisewite (Cathy), Lynn Johnston (For Better or Worse), Terri Libenson (Pajama Diaries) and Jen Sorenson (Slowpoke). The event is presented by Carlow University and the National Cartoonists Society Foundation. From [...]
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Interviewed: Kerry G. Johnson
May 16, 2013 by Alan Gardner
Yolanda Johnson Bryant interviews editorial cartoonist Kerry G. Johnson who is also an art director, caricaturist, cartoonist and graphic designer. Listen to internet radio with ymjauthor on BlogTalkRadio
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Frank Cho banned from Facebook
May 16, 2013 by Alan Gardner
Robot 6 reports that Frank Cho was blocked from Facebook for 14 hours after someone took offense to one of his drawings. His access was finally restored 14 hours later. From Robot 6: After 14 hours of hell, my Facebook account is working again with no explanation,“ the artist wrote. ”Every time I login, my [...]
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Video: CNN talks to Trudeau about Alpha House, wounded warriors
May 16, 2013 by Alan Gardner
CNN’s Jake Tapper has a sits down at the drawing table with ‘Doonesbury’ creator Garry Trudeau to talk about Doonesbury… and about supporting wounded warriors… and about his show Alpha House…
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Autographed Complete Calvin and Hobbes, Team Cul de Sac up for grabs
May 15, 2013 by Alan Gardner
So you couldn’t afford an original Bill Watterson oil painting of Cul de Sac character Petey, or any of the two original strips that went to auction earlier this year. But maybe you can afford to buy one of five autographed Complete Calvin and Hobbes by Watterson or maybe even one of the five Watterson [...]
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Mark Anderson on how to fail properly
May 15, 2013 by Alan Gardner
Andertoons cartoonist Mark Anderson has a nice summary of his presentation he gave back in February at the Success in Comics seminar. I must have done everything right, right? Not so much. When I take a good hard look at it, probably 95% of the things I’ve tried ended up failing. But the other 5% [...]
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Benson casts GOP in same vein as Ohio kidnappers; Conservatives not amused
May 15, 2013 by Alan Gardner
Tim Cavanaugh, of The Daily Caller gives a good summary of the controversy surrounding a recent Steve Benson that casts the GOP in the same light as the Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro. The cartoon (above) depicts the GOP has holding three women hostage. Each of the women are labeled “No Abortion Rights,” “No Reproductive Coverage” [...]
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Disney sexualized Merida character
May 14, 2013 by Alan Gardner
Pixar’s Merida character from the feature film Brave is officially a Disney Princess, but that created a controversy when Disney debuted a 2D image of the new princess. The Disney princess makeover removed the bow and arrow, tamed her hair and slimmed her figure. She also sports a “come hither” look according to Brenda Chapman, [...]
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Magazine reworks Mike Peters anti-NRA cartoon to pro-NRA
May 14, 2013 by Alan Gardner
The pro-gun news web site Ammoland did a bit of Photoshopping recently to recreate a Mike Peters anti-NRA editorial cartoon into one with the exact opposite message and posted it on Facebook. Here’s Mike’s original cartoon: And the blatant rework: Mike tells me this isn’t the first time someone has altered his work and to [...]
| Section: Editorial cartooning | 18 Comments - Discuss » |
The Cartoonist Studio launches blog
May 13, 2013 by Alan Gardner
The fine folks over at The Cartoonist Studio have announced they have started a blog to go along with the other cool features. Each day one of the many syndicated pros will respond to a topic. While you’re over there, check out the studios and cartoon of the day.
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Times-Picayune to start printing daily
May 13, 2013 by Alan Gardner
David Carr writes in The New York Times that a year after the Times-Picayune in New Orleans dropped to a thrice weekly paper, the paper will start printing a paper daily. But what it’s printing and who gets it is…. complicated. Here’s how David describes it: On Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, a broadsheet called The [...]
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Interviewed: Borgman, Kirkman and Scott in one setting
May 13, 2013 by Alan Gardner
The Tribune in San Luis Obispo found out that Jim Borgman, Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott were all going to be in one place and sent a reporter over for an interview. The result is a lot of tidbits on how these hugely successful strips came about and the working relationships between the creators. Jerry [...]
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Interviewed: Fiore, Russell on censorship in editorial cartooning
May 10, 2013 by Alan Gardner
KBIA, Missouri Public Radio, interviewed Former AAEC President and Pulitzer Prize winner Mark Fiore and Dr. Robert Russell, executive director of Cartoonists Rights Network International regarding censorship in editorial cartooning around the world and “a profession experiencing a major transition.”
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Schulz, Herriman inducted into Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame
May 10, 2013 by Alan Gardner
Among the 2013 inductees to the Society of Illustrators’ Hall of Fame are Peanuts creator Charles Schulz and Krazy Kat creator George Herriman. Members of the Hall of Fame are artists “recognized for their distinguished achievement in the art of illustration.” Other artists inducted include: Ted CoConis, Sandy Kossin, Murray Tinkelman and Arthur Rackham
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Judge to Charlie Brown actor: “Don’t be a blockhead”
May 8, 2013 by Alan Gardner
I think this sums up nicely what I hope will be the last in the saga of Peter Robbins, the actor who was the original voice behind the Peanuts character Charlie Brown. From ABC News: A judge warned Peter Robbins that he could be sent to prison for nearly four years if he violates the [...]
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