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Jules Feiffer is selling his NY apartment
New York Magazine: The acclaimed cartoonist, author, playwright, and illustrator of The Phantom Tollbooth says he’s staying in Southampton for good. Of the city, he says, “You begin each day coping. There’s a kind of built-in abrasiveness living in the city. You wake up and you start dealing with the events of the day. If [...]
Posted on: Nov 8, 2012, Section: Cartoons, Children's Books, Comic strips, Editorial cartooning, Comments: 4 Comments
Stephan Pastis writes/illustrates children’s book
Pearls Before Swine creator Stephan Pastis will soon be publishing a children’s book entitled, “Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made.” The book is due out in February by Candlewick Press. From Stephan’s blog: It’s called “Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made.” It’s about a boy detective who can take any mystery and make it more mysterious. It [...]
Posted on: Jul 3, 2012, Section: Children's Books, Comic strips, Comments: 6 Comments
IDW to release first Popeye comic books in 30 years
News from IDW: One of the most famous comic-strip characters of all time appears in new comic-book adventures starting this week. Popeye the Sailor, created by E.C. Segar and first appearing in the comic strip “Thimble Theatre” in January 1929, is starring in new comic-book stories from IDW Publishing.
Posted on: Apr 27, 2012, Section: Children's Books, Comments: 0 Comments
Jan Berenstain passes at age 88
Jan Berenstain, co-creator of the much loved Berenstain Bears books with her husband Stan, has passed away at the age of 88. According to NPR, she suffered a stroke while in her studio last Thursday and passed away on Friday. The first Berenstain Bear book was published in 1962 and more than 300 titles have [...]
Posted on: Feb 28, 2012, Section: Children's Books, Comments: 1 Comment
Video: Maurice Sendak appears on Colbert Report
Stephen Colbert visits with children’s book illustrator Maurice Sendak. Funny exchange. Warning: frequent use of the word “penis.” The Colbert ReportGet More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive Via GoComics
Posted on: Jan 27, 2012, Section: Children's Books, Comments: 2 Comments
Video: Patricia Storms and The Pirate and The Penguin
Interview by TVO on Patricia Storms’ new book The Pirate and the Penguin Via Sandra Bell-Lundy
Posted on: Oct 18, 2011, Section: Children's Books, Comments: 0 Comments
Maurice Sendak to publish first book in 30 years
Maurice Sendak, probably most famous for his childrens book Where the Wild Things Are will be publishing his first in nearly 30 years. The new book is called Bumble-Ardy and will hit shelves in September. But in terms of a book completely his own, Bumble-Ardy is the first since 1981′s Outside Over There. Not that [...]
Posted on: Jul 28, 2011, Section: Children's Books, Comments: 3 Comments
New Jerry Robinson documentary coming
Mike Lynch reports that a new Jerry Robinson documentary is in the works.
Posted on: Mar 24, 2011, Section: Children's Books, Comments: 0 Comments
Mars Needs Moms trailer online
Berkeley Breathed’s children’s book Moms Needs Moms is heading to the big screen. A trailer has been posted: It hits theaters on March 11.
Posted on: Dec 3, 2010, Section: Animation, Children's Books, Movies, Comments: 3 Comments
Man dies after comic book collection stolen
A 77 year old man died of heart failure after being roughed up by burglars who entered his home to steal his comic book collection. According to an article posted on Huffington Post, Homer Marciniak was looking for buyers for his collection that he started when he was six years old. The collection was valued [...]
Posted on: Oct 20, 2010, Section: Children's Books, Comments: 21 Comments
Smith, Meltzer, Feiffer to attend National Book Festival
ComicsDC’s Mike Rhode posts the press release from the Library of Congress and points out three cartoonist will be part of the 10th annual National Book Festival sponsored by the Library of Congress. Jeff Smith, Brad Meltzer and Jules Feiffer will among 70 authors on hand for the event on Sep. 25, 2010. Full details [...]
Posted on: Jul 19, 2010, Section: Books, Children's Books, Comic Books, Graphic Novels, Comments: 0 Comments
Technicolor, Breathed team up for animated series
The LA Times reports that Technicolor is making a move from just being a Hollywood service company to a content creator and has teamed up with Berkeley Breathed to create a TV series based on his book Pete & Pickles. The Times notes that children’s animation is unpredictable. Sarnoff said he was taken with Breathed’s [...]
Posted on: Jun 9, 2010, Section: Animation, Children's Books, Comic strips, Comments: 0 Comments
Wimpy Kid #5 due out in November
I know my kids will be estatic. Wimpy Kid fans (and parents of Wimpy Kid fans), rejoice! The latest installment of the hugely popular series by University of Maryland grad Jeff Kinney is scheduled for a November 1 release. There aren’t many details known about book number five — except that the cover will be [...]
Posted on: May 24, 2010, Section: Books, Children's Books, Comments: 0 Comments
Berkeley Breathed’s Pete & Pickles coming to TV
Technicolor has announced that it is moving into television animated programming and will begin their efforts by bringing Berkeley Breathed’s Pete & Pickles to the small screen. “I told the folks at Technicolor,” recounts Breathed, “that the only way I could get lured to the world of small screen pixels is if a company were [...]
Posted on: Apr 22, 2010, Section: Children's Books, Television, Comments: 2 Comments
News Briefs for December 21, 2009
Animation » Some suspect the Homer Simpson character is a caricature inspired by Irish comic strips of the late 1800s – dumb and drunkard. Children’s Books » Stephanie McMillan has put together a video preview of the children’s book she’s illustrating. The book is entitled “Mischief in the Forest” Editorial Cartooning » David Willson, the [...]
Posted on: Dec 21, 2009, Section: Animation, Children's Books, Interviews, mobile, Comments: 3 Comments
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