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
Review: Stayed Tooned! issue 5
Just finished reading the latest issue of John Read’s Stay Tooned! magazine. Once again, John does an excellent job. This issue covers Roz Chast, Jack and Carole Bender (Alley Oop), John Hambrock (The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee), Joe Bluhm, Justin Thompson (MythTickle), Mort Walker (Beetle Bailey, Hi and Lois), Jeff Koterba and Don Hagist. [...]
Posted on: Mar 10, 2010, Section: Cartoons, Comic strips, Editorial cartooning, Magazines, Comments: 6 Comments
2010 Festival of Cartoon Art schedule announced
The tenth triennial Festival of Cartoon Art will take place at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH October 14-17, 2010. The Festival is a unique celebration of cartoons and comics, and their creators. This year’s line-up of presenters include Steve Breen, Roz Chast, Tony Cochran, Jan Eliot, Matt Groening and Tom Gammill, Dave [...]
Posted on: Mar 8, 2010, Section: Cartoons, Comic history, Comic strips, Editorial cartooning, Comments: 4 Comments
The 2010 Glyph comics awards nominees are…
The 2010 Glyph Comics Awards nominees have been announced. The Glyph Award recognize the best in comics made by, for, and about people of color from the preceding calendar year.
Story of the Year
Luke Cage Noir; Mike Benson & Adam Glass, writers; Shawn Martinbrough, artist
The Original Johnson; Trevor von Eeden, writer and artist
Unknown Soldier #13-14; Joshua [...]
Posted on: Feb 15, 2010, Section: Awards, Cartoons, Comic strips, Contests, Comments: 0 Comments
CGI Smurf movie coming in July 2011
Comedian Jonathan Winters has signed to voice the Papa Smurf character for an upcoming CGI adaption to the 1958 Belgian comic strip turned 1980’s NBC cartoon, “The Smurfs.” Not much has been revealed about the movie other than it will be directed by Raja Gosnell and released through Columbia Pictures.
Ropes of Silicon has sample [...]
Posted on: Feb 11, 2010, Section: Animation, Cartoons, Comic history, Movies, Comments: 20 Comments
Tom Richmond reviews his trip to Cuba
MAD cartoonist Tom Richmond reports back about his recent trip to Cuba along with Jeanne Schulz and others for an artistic and culture exchange with Cuban artists. Other’s participating in the trip: Justin Thompson, Brian Narelle, Lex Fajardo, and Hilary Price.
I was contacted several months ago by Jeannie Schulz, the widow of the great [...]
Posted on: Jan 25, 2010, Section: Cartoons, Gatherings, International, Comments: 9 Comments
You’re paying up the wazoo for free information
Nicholas Carr is onto something. Personally, I pay for broadband for my home, and then two data plans for my wife and my iPhones. Why? Because I want access to content 24/7 anywhere I travel. Content/information is not free. I pay handsomely for it – just not to the content creators.
Read his full blog for [...]
Posted on: Jan 19, 2010, Section: Cartoons, Comments: 5 Comments
Discussion: What unique drawing tools do you use?
I admit, I never tire of talking tools. Not the stuff found at the Home Depot, but the local art supply store. I don’t believe that any particular pen, paper or pencil will make any cartoonist funnier or produce more clever cartoons, but I’m fascinated by the tools cartoonists keep in their quiver. Last year, [...]
Posted on: Jan 13, 2010, Section: Art Supplies, Cartoons, Comic strips, Editorial cartooning, Comments: 64 Comments
Art Clokey, Gumby creator, dies at age 88
Art Clokey, the creator “Gumby” died last Friday at the age of 88.
From Reuters:
Clokey, 88, invented the whimsical green clay character Gumby in the early 1950s that debuted on the “The Howdy Doody Show” and went on to become the star of his own successful television show, “The Adventures of Gumby.”
Bendable creation Gumby [...]
Posted on: Jan 11, 2010, Section: Cartoons, Obituary, Comments: 7 Comments
Man won’t be charged for anti-Muslim cartoons
A cartoonist who posted cartoons picturing the Prophet Muhammad engaged in bestiality and other obscene images in front of a mosque and Somali-owned store will likely not be legally charged for any crime. The St. Cloud Times (MN) reports that county and city attorneys have looked into the issue and have outlined reasons for not [...]
Posted on: Jan 8, 2010, Section: Cartoons, Controversies, Comments: 0 Comments
Tampa cartoonist Lamar Sparkman passes at age 88
Lamar Sparkman, who drew cartoons for over 40 years for the Tampa Times and Tampa Tribune passed away yesterday morning at the age of 88 after complications with pneumonia. Lamar is also remembered for designing the Bucco Bruce logo for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers football team.
He was known for regular football cartoons about the University [...]
Posted on: Jan 7, 2010, Section: Cartoons, Comic history, Obituary, Comments: 0 Comments
News briefs for December 7, 2009
Editor’s note: Some of the items below were set to publish on Dec. 2, but didn’t. They might be old news now, but for archive purposes, I’ve included them.
Animation
» USA Today reports that a fourth (and final) Shrek feature film is in the works for a May 21 release next year. The movie will be [...]
Posted on: Dec 7, 2009, Section: Animation, Cartoons, Comic strips, Editorial cartooning, International, web comics, Comments: 0 Comments
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