13th Kevin & Kell collection to be released
Moonbase Press has announced that it will be releasing the thirteenth collection of cartoonist Bill Holbrook’s webcomic “Kevin & Kell” on June 26, 2008.
The book, which features the strips from 2006, follows the Dewclaws’ extended family through a variety of adventures and changes in their lives. First, Kevin runs for school board [...]
Posted on: May 9, 2008, Section: Books, web comics, Comments: 0 Comments
Cul de Sac book coming in September
Richard Thompson’s Cul de Sac will have it’s own paperback collection. The book is set to hit book stores in September. From Richard’s blog, he describes the book has having “an insightful foreword; 40+ pages of the original watercolor Cul de Sacs as they appeared in the Wash Post Magazine; the first 6 or 7 [...]
Posted on: May 7, 2008, Section: Books, Comments: 0 Comments
Doonesbury.com releases book of wrongful quotes
Doonesbury.com will be releasing a book of quotes regarding the Iraq War that have turned out to be wrong. The book entitled, “Doonesbury.com’s The War in Quotes” will have a forward by Garry Trudeau and run 144 pages.
Some of the legendary quotes featured in the book include President Bush’s “major combat operations in Iraq [...]
Posted on: May 5, 2008, Section: Books, Comments: 0 Comments
Jules Feiffer complete collection cometh
Fantagraphics will release a complete collection of the first decade of cartoons by Jules Feiffer, the former Village Voice cartoonist. The book is entitled “Feiffer’s Explainers: The Complete Village Voice Strips 1956-66″ and contains his comic strip, Sick, Sick, Sick which was retitled “Feiffer” in 1959.
The book comes out May 28, but if you’re [...]
20th Anniversary Dilbert collection coming
A 20th anniversary Dilbert book is set to released in September according to E&P. The book will be about 600 pages, 4,000 strips and a CD that contains every ‘Dilbert’ strip and that can be updated as new comics are released. The cartoons were personally selected by Scott Adams and offers his comment and humorous [...]
Posted on: May 2, 2008, Section: Books, Comic strips, Comments: 1 Comment
Mark Anderson release first collection book
Mark Anderson has released his first cartoon collection book through Lulu.com. The book is entitled “Rub My Tummy and It’s a Deal” and is 109 pages of business related cartoons. The book will also be sold through Amazon.com.
Posted on: Apr 29, 2008, Section: Books, Magazine cartoons, Comments: 1 Comment
News Briefs for April 18, 2008
» John Branch, editorial cartoonist for the San Antonio Express-News is featured in an exhibit called “Lines of Humor, Shades of Controversy: A Century of Student Cartooning at UNC” at the University of North Carolina’s Wilson Library in Chapel Hill. The exhibit runs through May 31.
» Mark Tatulli has been interviewed by Chris Mautner of [...]
Posted on: Apr 18, 2008, Section: Books, Comic strips, Editorial cartooning, Exhibits, Interviews, Comments: 0 Comments
News Briefs for April 16, 2008
» Stacy Curtis has two new books from the Meghan Rose series that he illustrated.
» The “Inside Peanuts: The Life and Art of Charles M. Schulz” exhibit currently running at the Toonseum in Pittsburgh has been extended until May 18th.
» Mike Witmer, who does the Pinkerton webcomic on gocomics.com has signed a publishing contract with [...]
Posted on: Apr 16, 2008, Section: Books, Comic history, Speaking Engagements, web comics, Comments: 11 Comments
Brooke McEldowney releases Midsummer Nights Dream
9 Chickweed Lane cartoonist Brooke McEldowney will be releasing a new book this month entitled “Pibgorn Rep: A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The book, based on his webcomic Pibgorn and William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Nights Dream is 176 pages and the forward was written by Alan Dean Foster.
During its original appearance online the cause of simultaneous [...]
Posted on: Apr 16, 2008, Section: Books, web comics, Comments: 1 Comment
Review: Willie & Joe The World War II Years
Tom Spurgeon has posted a favorable review of Bill Mauldin’s Willie & Joe collection created by Fantagraphics.
Reading these comics it’s hard not to see Mauldin through them, the young, funny and ultimately sensitive young cartoonist following the carnage of Europe and piercing all the way to the heart and humanity of a group of young [...]
Posted on: Apr 10, 2008, Section: Books, Comic history, Comments: 2 Comments
Jef Mallett illustrates book on bike racing
Jef Mallett, creator of Frazz, has illustrated a new book that is coming out this week called “Roadie: The Misunderstood World of a Bike Racer” The book is written to introduce the not-so-into-it population to the world of bike racing. The publisher suggested that Jef be the illustrator. Last year, Jef ran his first marathon, [...]
Posted on: Apr 4, 2008, Section: Books, Comic strips, Comments: 2 Comments
The Complete Far Side Box Set Deal of the Day
I just received a notice that The Complete Far Side Box Set is on sale on Amazon at 55% off the list price (normally $150, now $67.50). I don’t know how long this price will last or if it’s a normal on-going price.
I picked on up. :)
Posted on: Apr 2, 2008, Section: Books, Comments: 11 Comments
Nemu*Nemu celebrates 2nd year anniversary with 2nd volume book
Audra Furuichi and Scott Yoshinaga are celebrating their second year with their webcomic Nemu*Nemu with the release of their second volume collection of their feature. Nemu*Nemu is Manga style comic with two stuffed toy puppies and two young girls.
“A webcomic is much different from syndication because it goes everywhere and anywhere the Internet goes, as [...]
Posted on: Apr 1, 2008, Section: Books, web comics, Comments: 0 Comments
Second volume of Terry and the Pirates released
E&P reports that the second volume of the Milton Caniff’s classic Terry and the Pirates collection has been released. This second out of six volume is 352 pages with all the daily and Sunday strips that first appeared between 1937-1938.
Posted on: Mar 28, 2008, Section: Books, Comic history, Comic strips, Comments: 1 Comment
Beetle Bailey Collection to be released
Checker Book Publishing has teamed up with King Features to publish an early Beetle Bailey collection. The first book is entitled Mort Walker’s Beetle Bailey 1950-1952. The book should hit bookshelves in May or June of this year.
Posted on: Mar 26, 2008, Section: Books, Comic history, Comic strips, Comments: 2 Comments
