NYT: Surge of republications of comics is awesome
Douglas Wolk, writing for the New York Times, writes about the surge of comic strip republications lately.
As the modern-day American newspaper comic strip slowly chokes to death, done in by shrinking spaces and exhausted franchises, its more vibrant ancestors are living in renewed luxury. Comic strips are the most ephemeral kind of art; each installment [...]
Posted on: Mar 12, 2010, Section: Books, Comic history, Comic strips, Comments: 36 Comments
Jules Feiffer memoir to hit bookstores on Tuesday
From USA Today:
In his studio, a converted bedroom in his four-bedroom Manhattan apartment, Feiffer calls his illustrated book (more text than cartoons) a “cautionary tale” about “getting rejected and slapped in the face by the powers-that-be.”
As he writes: “Success is nothing to sneeze at, but failure, too, offers great possibilities. And always remember, do not [...]
Posted on: Mar 11, 2010, Section: Books, Cartoons, Comments: 5 Comments
New Doonesbury retrospective book coming?
I’m not seeing anything on Amazon quite yet, nor the Slate store, but after watching this, I think something is coming down the line.
Posted on: Feb 23, 2010, Section: Books, Comic strips, Comments: 2 Comments
News Briefs for February 17, 2010
Randy Glasbergen, one of the most prolific cartoonists in the industry has launched a new blog on his website (which was also reworked).
Mike Rhode reports that The Onion’s editorial cartoonist “Kelly” returned in the February 11th issue, with a Star Trek / NASA parody. Kelly is the pen name for Ward Sutton.
Justin Thompson, co-creator of [...]
Posted on: Feb 17, 2010, Section: Books, Comic strips, Editorial cartooning, Comments: 0 Comments
Shannon Wheeler’s rejected New Yorker cartoons coming to print
BOOM! Town, a new imprint of BOOM! Studios, announced they will be printing a collection of rejected cartoons submitted to The New Yorker by cartoonist Shannon Wheeler entitled I Thought You Would Be Funnier.
Regarding the volume Shannon says, “This is some of the best work I’ve ever done.”
Posted on: Feb 5, 2010, Section: Books, Comments: 5 Comments
Amazon announces new royalty options for ebooks
From Smart Money comes news that Amazon has announced a new royalty option offering greater incentive to authors and publishers to keep e-books pricing low.
The new plan allows authors and publishers who meet certain criteria to receive 70% of the book’s list price as royalty, net of delivery costs, which average about 6 cents [...]
Posted on: Jan 20, 2010, Section: Books, Comments: 2 Comments
Prince Valiant colorist releases self-publish novel
Scott Roberts, a colorist and letterer for the Prince Valiant strip, has released a self-published fantasy novel entitled “The Troubing Stone.”
But now he has a new project, a project with his name in teal lettering on the front cover. Roberts self-published his first novel, “The Troubling Stone,” two months ago. It is a departure from [...]
Posted on: Jan 7, 2010, Section: Books, Comic strips, Comments: 1 Comment
Cul de Sac Golden Treasury due out in June
From Richard Thompson’s blog comes news that a “Cul de Sac Golden Treasury, A Keepsake Garland of Classics” is due out in June.
He writes:
To begin the year we present the cover to the Cul de Sac Golden Treasury, A Keepsake Garland of Classics, due out this June. It’ll feature extensive Author Commentary (and I’ll [...]
Posted on: Jan 5, 2010, Section: Books, Comic strips, Comments: 6 Comments
News briefs for December 8, 2009
Animation
» Pixar’s Pete Docter was on NPR’s “Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me!”
» Variety magazine reports that Jack Black has successfully pitched an untitled animation project “centered in the world of cryptozoology.”
Books
» Chicago Now talks to Ted Rall about the relevance of his 2002 book “To Afghanistan and Back” in today’s U.S. relationship with Afghanistan.
Comic strips
» [...]
Posted on: Dec 8, 2009, Section: Animation, Books, Comic strips, Editorial cartooning, Exhibits, web comics, Comments: 3 Comments
News briefs for December 1, 2009
Books
» Todd DePastino Wins 2009 Sperber Prize for his Biography of World War II Cartoonist Bill Mauldin (available at Amazon.com)
» Secret Asian Man creator Tak Toyoshima is releasing a complete collection of his strip that ran in daily syndication. The book is entitled “Secret Asian Man: The Daily Days” and can be pre-ordered from Amazon.
Comic [...]
Posted on: Dec 1, 2009, Section: Books, Comic strips, Interviews, Magazine cartoons, Comments: 0 Comments
Flight artists moved on to film; graphic novels
Kazu Kibuishi, creator of the Flight comic anthology series, reports on where the artist of the first volume have gone in their careers since they were first featured in the 2004 anthology.
From his blog:
7 out of 19 have worked on completed films, either as production designers or story artists:
Enrico (Ratatouille, Up)
Jake (Horton Hears a [...]
Posted on: Nov 24, 2009, Section: Books, Graphic Novels, Comments: 2 Comments
Tom Wilson donating royalties to LIVESTRONG
Beginning yesterday, Ziggy cartoonist Tom Wilson is donating 100% of his personal royalties from his “Zig-Zagging: Loving Madly, Losing Badly…How Ziggy Saved My Life” book to LIVESTRONG. LIVESTRONG is a foundation created by cycling legend Lance Armstrong to provide cancer awareness, support for those diagnosed and fund cancer research. Tom lost his wife Susan [...]
Posted on: Nov 19, 2009, Section: Books, Comic strips, Fund Raisers, Comments: 2 Comments
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