Dilbert wall graphics available; Peanuts coming
United Media and LTL PRINTS are now launching a series of artwork and giant character cut-outs from Scott Adam’s Dilbert comic. Sizes vary up from one foot tall to seven. Peanuts characters are also in the works.
Posted on: Feb 18, 2010, Section: Comic strips, Licensing, Comments: 3 Comments
Pet Sitters Intl. to use Garfield characters
Pet Sitters International has announced it will begin using characters from the Garfield comic strip to help its member programs market their services.
From the press release:
“PSI is all about educating our members and our members are all about pampering their clients’ pets,” said Terry Chance, PSI marketing director. “Garfield is definitely an intellectual cat [...]
Posted on: Feb 9, 2010, Section: Comic strips, Licensing, Comments: 0 Comments
Success in Comics seminar notes: Chad Carpenter, Bill Kellogg
Today kicks of the two day Success in Comics seminar in Las Vegas organized by Tundra creator Chad Carpenter and marketing guru Bill Kellogg. The two were also the first speakers each telling how they grew Tundra to produce a living outside of syndication.
Chad talked about the first dozen years were he started the [...]
Posted on: Sep 26, 2009, Section: Comic strips, Licensing, Syndicates, Comments: 1 Comment
Disney to buy Marvel for $4 billion
The Walt Disney Co. said Monday it is acquiring Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock. Under the deal, Disney will acquire ownership of 5,000 Marvel characters.
Posted on: Aug 31, 2009, Section: Comic Books, Licensing, Comments: 19 Comments
Dagwood’s Sandwich Shoppes struggling
Dagwood’s Sandwich Shoppes, co-founded by Blondie cartoonist Dean Young who started the franchise back in 2006 to capitalize on the Dagwood sandwich made infamous in the Blondie comic, is struggling – at least in Clearwater Fl where the shop has laid off all by four employees – a skeleton crew. The company, which has national [...]
Posted on: Mar 30, 2009, Section: Licensing, Comments: 7 Comments
News Briefs for March 23, 2009
» New York Daily News cartoonist and writer Bill Gallo was the honored guest speaker at the fifth annual Honor the Free Press Day where he talked about his World War II experience and how it made him a better journalist.
» The San Diego Union-Tribune found a buyer. I don’t know how that will affect [...]
Posted on: Mar 23, 2009, Section: Comic strips, Editorial cartooning, Interviews, Licensing, Comments: 1 Comment
Popeye is now public domain – at least in Europe
At the first of this year, the Popeye character entered into the public domain in Europe. In the US, the copyright is still in play until 2024 because US law protects works for 95 years after the death of the creator instead of the 70 years that Europe observes. That said, King Features still owns [...]
Posted on: Jan 7, 2009, Section: Comic strips, Legal, Licensing, Comments: 0 Comments
Comic characters better than c-list celebrities
According to an article on Mint, comic strip characters have the recognition of celebrities at a fraction of the cost when it comes to businesses using them to build brand recognition and advertising campaigns. Due to an economic downturn worldwide, using comic strip characters is a growing trend because in addition to the cost, the [...]
Posted on: Nov 13, 2008, Section: Comic strips, Licensing, Comments: 2 Comments
New Snoopy video game due out in 2010
Smart Bomb Interactive has announced that they are releasing a new video game entitled Snoopy Flying Ace the first months of 2010. The video game is described as having, “action, adventure, romance, cow-tipping, and other exercises in heroism too numerous to name.”
You can see a video preview of the game at their website.
Posted on: Nov 7, 2008, Section: Licensing, Comments: 4 Comments
News Briefs for October 7, 2008
» Comic Book Resources takes a look at Bill Griffith and Zippy the Pinhead.
» The Dallas Morning News interviews Scott Hilburn and his feature The Argyle Sweater.
» The L.A. Times is running Between Friends in trial mode as a possible replacement for For Better or For Worse. They will run Between Friends for five weeks [...]
Posted on: Oct 7, 2008, Section: Comic strips, Licensing, Comments: 0 Comments
FitzRoy Media inks deal to animate Heathcliff cat
FitzRoy Media has signed Peter Gallagher, the current writer/artist and nephew of Healthcliff creator George Gately, to a development deal to allow FitzRoy create feature films, direct-to-DVD movies and other licensing opportunities with the orange and black cat character.
Posted on: Sep 4, 2008, Section: Comic strips, Licensing, Comments: 2 Comments
Randy Glasbergen goes global
Randy Glasbergen, one of the most prolific cartoonists in the industry, has several projects that are going to be launching in various places around the world.
Firstly, Randy has signed a 5-year contract with Recycled Paper Greetings (RPG). RPG will be adapting Randy’s single-panel cartoons to greeting card designs for holidays and other occasions.
Randy’s Thin [...]
Posted on: Jun 16, 2008, Section: Comic strips, Licensing, Comments: 10 Comments
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