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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
Bill Mauldin stamps available this month
United States Postal Service will begin selling Bill Mauldin stamps this month. The stamp features a photo of himself along with his signature characters Willie and Joe. The Postal Service will also be releasing a series entitled The Sunday Funnies which will feature Archie, Beetle Bailey, Dennis the Menace, Garfield and Calvin and Hobbes. The [...]
Posted on: Mar 8, 2010, Section: Comic history, Comic strips, Editorial cartooning, Comments: 2 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
Holiday Out collection cometh
I have no recollection of the strip running in any papers I grew up with, but in case you did and you’re interested:
During the 1980s, author Michael Vance and several well-known cartoonists produced a comic strip, “Holiday Out”, that was syndicated in more than one hundred newspapers, magazine, and fanzines during its peak. Three issues [...]
Posted on: Feb 23, 2010, Section: Comic history, Comic strips, Comments: 0 Comments
Tom Mason looks back at Bud Sagendorf work with Popeye
Tom Mason is pulling gems of comic history from an ol’ publication, “These Top Cartoonists Tell How They Create America’s Favorite Comics.” He’s posted a snippet from Bud Sagendorf who worked with Popeye creator E.C. Segar and eventually took over the reins.
My working habits are quite loose. Some of my fellow cartoonists are able [...]
Posted on: Feb 23, 2010, Section: Comic history, Comments: 2 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
LA Times cartoonist Frank Interlandi passes
Frank Interlandi, who served as the Los Angeles Times editorial cartoonist from 1962 to 1981, passed away on February 4 due to age related causes. He was 85 years-old. Frank shared the opinion page with Paul Conrad for most of his career doing more social commentary cartoons to Conrad’s political work, according to Conrad. His [...]
Posted on: Feb 10, 2010, Section: Comic history, Editorial cartooning, Obituary, Comments: 2 Comments
Ginger Meggs celebrates milestones
From Jason Chatfield, the current cartoonist with the Australian Ginger Meggs comic strip, we learn that the strip is celebrating several milestones. It’s closing in on 90 years old, became a daily 17 years ago and has been syndicated with Universal Uclick for 10.
It was 17 years ago that Australia’s oldest comic strip [...]
Posted on: Feb 9, 2010, Section: Comic history, Comic strips, Comments: 4 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
Addams Family musical based on original cartoons
The New York Times reports that the Addams Family stage production currently in Chicago has received mixed reviews and producers have brought in Tony Award-winning director Jerry Zaks to “take over and work with the creative team to make 11th-hour fixes to the production.”
What might be more interesting for cartoonists is that the play is [...]
Posted on: Jan 6, 2010, Section: Comic history, Comments: 6 Comments
Stephen Silver to release “The Master’s Series”
Stephen Silver is releasing a video series entitled “The Master’s Series” this month which features Stephen visiting the homes and studios of famous cartoonists to talk about their careers, film their techniques as they draw, ink and color. The series is sold through Schoolism.com for $39.
Have you ever wanted to sit in the studio of [...]
Posted on: Jan 5, 2010, Section: Comic history, Discussion, How-to, Illustration, Interviews, video, Comments: 2 Comments
Winsor McCay inducted into National Film Registry
Winsor McCay, the creator of the Little Nemo comic strip, has been inducted into the National Film Registry. McCay worked on a Little Nemo film which mixed animation with live-action in 1911. The Library of Congress stated, “its fluidity, graphics and story-telling was light years beyond other films made during that time. A seminal figure [...]
Posted on: Jan 5, 2010, Section: Animation, Comic history, Comments: 2 Comments
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