Publishers Weekly has posted an interview with Nicholas in which they discuss his involvement in writing a pilot for the BBC based on PBF.

PWCW: Colonel Sweeto prompted Dark Horse’s largest order ever from the U.K. Diamond distributor. Why do the Brits love you so much?

NG: Well, they have Perry Bible Fellowship in the [British newspaper] the Guardian. And people have said that the [strip’s] humor has a British flavor.

PWCW: Speaking of which, you’re also working on a television pilot for the BBC that’s based on PBF. How’s that coming along?

NG: I’ll be adapting a couple of the strips for the pilot, and I just got the news the other day that they wanted to make it longer because they liked the 12-minute treatment I sent. They want to make it a 30-minute pilot. I’m actually working with a British television company, Endemol Entertainment. A number of people there had ordered some prints from me, and apparently someone brought them into the office. It became known amongst them that they really liked the comic, and [making the pilot] was just a decision that came about organically because of that. They all realized they liked the strip, and said, “Why don’t we do a show?”

» E&P reports that a new “Luann’ comic collection is coming next month and a second Lio collection too.

» Last week I reported that Charlie Daniel is celebrating 50 years of cartooning. The Knoxville News Sentinel has another write-up on his career and impact in his community.

» Diesel Sweeties creator Rich Stevens and Meredith Gran recently spoke on the Google campus. Video is below.

» There’s a movement afoot in Binghamton NY to create 100 5 by 5 foot dinosaurs based on the Gronk character in Johnny Hart’s B.C. comic strip. The push is part of a “Ya Gotta Have Hart” campaign to create the dinosaurs and then let local artists decorate them. Proceeds from the sponsorship of the dinosaur and the later auction go to local charities.

In the Burlington interview he says,

“I’m actually really proud of this, more so than anything in my career. This represents my work as a cartoonist really well. There’s a lot of me in this book.”

The Burlington Free Press article is a good primer on Harry’s career.

Abel and Madden have been teaching comic art at New York’s School of Visual Arts for the past eight years. They realized they did not have a definitive, structured text to use in class, so they took on the task of creating a lesson-based textbook for use in college-level, studio-class settings.

They also had another reason for wanting Drawing Words and Writing Pictures. Both Abel and Madden are accomplished comic artists, but neither of them had received formal training. They learned on the job, channeling the little information that was available from various sources.

Corey Pandolph’s, creator of Barkeater Lake, (and not to mention Toby, Robot Satan, Lil’ Spencer’s Adventures AND The Elderberries cartoonist), is releasing a second collection of his Barkeater Lake feature. The new book, due out at the end of this month, is entitled “Escape From Barkeater Lake” and features the second year of Corey’s feature with eight pages of color Sundays. Also included are two pages of “reader-inspired bacon recipes.” The book can be pre-ordered through his web site now. You can also purchase both collections 1 & 2 together at a bundled discount.

I read the first Barkeater Lake book earlier this spring and can easily recommend this feature to just about anyone. My first impression was that the feature was a bit silly, but Corey has created a strong character driven world that is easy to fall into and tag along for the ride. I hadn’t realized how much I had come to like the characters until the end of the book when Delores’ (one of the main characters) father comes to rescue her from from the crazies in the town. I found myself offended at his judgmental attitudes toward the other characters. I knew then that I was a Barkeater Lake fan.

If your not familiar with Barkeater Lake, you can catch it over on gocomics or his website.

You can read the complete forward over on Amazon’s web site. I’ve included a snippet below. The book is also in the pre-order stage at Amazon with a price guarantee that if the price of the book ever drops between the time you pre-order it and when it ships, you only pay the lesser amount.

Bill Watterson on Richard Thompson

And oh, those gorgeous drawings! With a mix of rambling looseness, blotchy crudeness, and sheer cartoony grace, Thompson’s expressive pen line is the equal of any of cartooning’s Old Masters. Thompson has a very sharp eye and a command of technique we almost never see anymore. He reminds us that comics can be more than illustrated gag writing, and that good drawings can bring a comic strip’s world to life in countless ways that words cannot. The artwork in Cul de Sac bowls me over. It’s a pleasure to study long after the strips are read.

» Todd Clark also has a new book collection for his comic Lola. Check it out on Amazon.

» Arizona cartoonist Sean Hoy will be in Scottsdale for a couple of book signings to promote his book ” Out of the Cup” (coffee related cartoons). Naturally, the signings are at area coffee shops. See his website for more information.

» What the Duck creator Aaron Johnson is celebrating the upcoming 500th WTD strip. Fans can download a Go Duck Yourself cartoon then modify, color, accessorize it and send it back in. Best ones are featured on the site and get a WTD t-shirt.

» Rome News-Tribune editorial cartoonist Mike Lester was on Georgia Public Broadcasting yesterday and this morning.

» Editorial cartoonist Andrew Wahl was honored with 3rd place in the SPJ’s Excellence in Journalism Region 10. First and second place went to David Horsey of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Jack Ohman of The Oregonian.

» Hawaiian webcomickers Audra Furuichi and Scott Yoshinaga, who draw nemu nemu, will be part of The Teen Summer reading program presenting a the basics of webcartooning.

» Vlad Kolarov, who draws illustrations and cartoons for greeting cards, advertising, newspapers, etc. has launched a new web site to sell his single panel cartoons.

» Abell Smith, one of the cartoonists featured in Ted Rall’s “Attitude 3: The New Subversive Online Cartoonists” has posted his first animation.

» Mr. Media interviewed Cafe Con Leche creator Charlos Gary. During the live stream-cast Chris Browne who does the Hagar the Horrible calls in. A BlogTalkRadio player is below if you want to listen to the full program.

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