Tom Racine and me opine about the iPad and comics
This week’s Tall Tale Features tackle’s the iPad’s impact on comics. Hey, everyone else is talking about it, so why fight it? Tall Tale Radio takes on Steve Jobs and the iPad! Will it change the business of print as we know it? Will it impact cartoonists everywhere? Is it a glorified iPod? And most [...]
Posted on: Feb 10, 2010, Section: Comic Books, Daily Cartoonist, Podcasts, Technology, web comics, Comments: 7 Comments
Tall Tales Radio interviews Rick Kirkman
Tom Racine interviews Rick Kirkman, co-creator of Baby Blues in his latest podcast. Topics include “working with his old friend and colleague Jerry Scott, and their interesting and frustrating journey into television animation!”
Posted on: Feb 4, 2010, Section: Comic strips, Interviews, Podcasts, Comments: 1 Comment
Tom Richmond on Tall Tales Radio
Tom Racine interviews MAD cartoonist Tom Richmond about caricature, MAD Magazine, Batman, and his trip to Iraq with Stephan Pastis and Gary Trudeau.
Posted on: Jan 6, 2010, Section: Interviews, Magazine Cartoonist Bloggers, Podcasts, Comments: 7 Comments
Go vote for Tall Tales Radio for podcast award
I’ve mentioned this in a news brief, but to publicize it more, I’m giving it a full post. Tom Racine’s “Tall Tales Radio” podcast has been nominated for The People’s Choice Podcast Awards in the Cultural/Arts category. If you’ve listened to his program you know what a great job he does and the high quality [...]
Posted on: Nov 18, 2009, Section: Podcasts, Comments: 6 Comments
News briefs for November 9, 2009
Books » The Buffalo News reviews the new biography of Herblock » Waldenbooks will be closing 200 of its stores leaving only about 130 open across the U.S. » The Washington Post writes about John Ortved’s new book “The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History” Comic Strips » Speedbump creator Dave Coverly is profiled on Michigan [...]
Posted on: Nov 9, 2009, Section: Animation, Books, Comic strips, Editorial cartooning, Podcasts, Comments: 2 Comments
Go nominate Tall Tale Radio for podcast award
The Podcast Awards is now taking nominations for several categories. I’ve nominated Tom Racine’s Tall Tale Radio as best podcast in the Cultural/Arts category. If you’re a fan of his show, please head over to podcastawards.com and submit TTR as well. Nominations will be taken until October 18.
Posted on: Oct 9, 2009, Section: Podcasts, Comments: 4 Comments
News Briefs for June 22, 2009
Interviews » Liz Kersjes interviews Jim Borgman about his comic strip Zits that he does with Jerry Scott » Tom Racine’s Tall Tale Features Radio features Australian writer and artist, Sarah Ellerton. She does the beautifully drawn and scripted web graphic novel, “The Phoenix Requiem,” and is the illustrator of “Dreamless,” over at Keenspot. Television [...]
Posted on: Jun 22, 2009, Section: Comic strips, Interviews, Podcasts, Television, Comments: 1 Comment
The Vinyl Café with Stuart McLean: “In Praise of Newspapers”
The Vinyl Café is an hour-long radio variety show, hosted by Canadian author and comedian, Stuart McLean, and heard across the U.S., Canada, and Britain each week. I have a vintage-style Mickey Mouse radio in my studio that’s usually softly tuned to CBC Radio One, but when Stuart comes on the air, his distinct voice [...]
Posted on: May 5, 2009, Section: Newspaper industry, Podcasts, Comments: 2 Comments
News Briefs for January 28 2009
» Boom Studios is bringing back The Muppets in comic form. Roger Langridge is the artist. Look for its debut in March. » Back in August I wrote about French cartoonist Maurice Sinet who wrote a column that ignited an uproar calling the column anti-Semitic. He’s now on trial. » Jeff Smith’s Bone will come [...]
Posted on: Jan 28, 2009, Section: Comic strips, International, Podcasts, web comics, Comments: 17 Comments
I’ll be on Mr. Media tomorrow to talk about FBOFW
Bob Andelman, AKA Mr. Media, will be talking about the latest changes with Lynn Johnston’s For Better or For Worse tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 EST on BlogTalkRadio. To help clarify the latest chapter in Lynn’s feature, I’ll be the special guest. You can call in by calling (646) 595-3135 and during the show you can [...]
Posted on: Sep 2, 2008, Section: Comic strips, Daily Cartoonist, Podcasts, Comments: 2 Comments
News Briefs for June 3, 2008
» Mike Rhode blogs that the Washington Times redesign of their paper has shrunk the size it runs Mallard Fillmore. » Several cartoonist were featured in industry podcasts. Dog Eat Doug creator Brian Anderson was on Sequential Artists’ Podcast; David Reddick was featured on Comics Coast to Coast to talk about Legend of Bill; and [...]
Posted on: Jun 3, 2008, Section: Anniversaries, Comic strips, Podcasts, Comments: 1 Comment
News Briefs for May 8, 2008
» Scott Adams’ blog has been moved to his newly redesigned web site. Check it out at dilbert.com/blog/ » Bleeker creator Jonathan Mahood is featured on the Sunday Funnies podcast. » TDC regular, InkSwig founder, Dawn Douglass has set up a new forum to discuss new and upcoming comics, or as she writes, “Wet Ink [...]
Posted on: May 8, 2008, Section: Blogs, Comic strips, Podcasts, Comments: 0 Comments
Wiley Miller featured on Comics Coast to Coast podcast
The Comics Coast to Coast gang has posted their latest podcast with Non Sequitur creator Wiley Miller. In part one of this eye-opening conversation, Wiley tells us what is wrong and right with everything cartoony. The artists’ approach, the point of view one should have as a commercial entity, and most interestingly- how to think [...]
Posted on: Feb 5, 2008, Section: Interviews, Podcasts, Comments: 8 Comments
Chad Carpenter speaks on Comics Coast to Coast
Here’s the Comics Coast to Coast interview I’ve been waiting for. I’ve been a fan of Chad Carpenter’s Tundra since early 2006 when he beat out Bound and Gagged in my local paper. Since then, Chad’s self syndicated strip has grown to over 150 papers. They also speak to Chad’s marketing guru Bill Kellogg.
Posted on: Jan 22, 2008, Section: Comic strips, Interviews, Podcasts, Comments: 0 Comments
Norm Feuti interviewed on Comics Coast to Coast
I’m seriously late with this notice, but the Comics Coast to Coast guys have interviewed Retail creator Norm Feuti.
Posted on: Jan 7, 2008, Section: Podcasts, Comments: 0 Comments
