The Daily Cartoonist

Brian Bassett moves Red and Rover to Universal

Brian Bassett’s Red and Rover has switched syndicates. The strip that was launched by the Washington Post Writers Group in 2000 is now a Universal Uclick feature. The announcement was made on GoComics.com. I noted that the legal fine print one each strip still states it’s distributed through Washington Post Writers Group. I’m told [...]

Posted on: May 4, 2010,  Section: Comic strips, Syndicates, Universal Press, Comments: 0 Comments

Atlantic Syndication combines with Universal Uclick

Back in July, Uclick and Universal Syndicate merged to become Universal Uclick. Now Atlantic Syndication has merged in with the parent company.

Atlantic Syndication, the international division of Universal Press Syndicate, the largest independent syndicate in the United States, has combined with Universal Press Syndicate to form one company under a new company name, Universal Uclick.
Working [...]

Posted on: Apr 7, 2010,  Section: Syndicates, Universal Press, Comments: 2 Comments

GoComics opens up full archives for 14 days

Good news from the people at GoComics.
We at GoComics want to wish you a Happy Valentine’s Day! Since it would be impractical to send each and every one of our users a big box of gamble chocolate or a even a little candy heart stamped “U R COOL”, we’re offering all users 14 days of [...]

Posted on: Feb 16, 2010,  Section: Comic strips, Universal Press, Comments: 3 Comments

Universal Press celebrates 40 years in business

Universal Uclick editor John Glynn reports that Universal Press Syndicate is celebrating 40 years in business.
Money was tight in the beginning, and Andrews and McMeel didn’t have the funds to compete with the fancy New York and Chicago offices of the big syndicates. They initially worked in a makeshift office over O’Briens bar near [...]

Posted on: Feb 15, 2010,  Section: Universal Press, Comments: 3 Comments

Uclick Redesigns Sherpa to Better Integrate with GoComics

Starting today Uclick’s Comics Sherpa service has adopted the same interface that has been available to GoComics users, accessable through a primary tab on the GoComics website. Now GoComicsPro subscribers will be able to add Comics Sherpa features to their custom comics page along with GoComics features.

Posted on: Nov 18, 2009,  Section: Comic strips, Syndicates, Universal Press, Comments: 7 Comments

Universal Uclick at San Diego Comic Con

Universal Uclick is attending this year’s San Diego Comic Con (booth #1217). The Uclick GoComics booth will be one of five locations throughout the convention center offering exclusive Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles memorabilia as part of the TMNT 25th Anniversary promotional event, and will also hold drawings Wednesday through Friday for tickets to the TMNT [...]

Posted on: Jul 17, 2009,  Section: Alternative comics, Comic Books, Comic strips, Conventions, Editorial cartooning, Graphic Novels, Speaking Engagements, Universal Press, mobile, web comics, Comments: 2 Comments

Universal Press Syndicate and Uclick merge

Andrews McMeel Universal, the parent company of Universal Press Syndicate and Uclick has merged the two companies to create Universal Uclick. From the press release:
Andrews McMeel Universal is now composed of two distinct but collaborative organizations: Universal Uclick and Andrews McMeel Publishing (AMP). AMP is a leading publisher of humor, gift, general trade, cookbooks, and [...]

Posted on: Jul 8, 2009,  Section: Comic strips, Syndicates, Universal Press, Comments: 5 Comments

Uclick creates Eisner Awards app for iPhone, iPod

Uclick has announced the release of a new Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards app for iPhone and iPod Touch. The app celebrates the comics industry’s most prestigious awards by providing details on Will Eisner and the Eisner Awards, as well as the entire list of award categories in a tap-and-swipe menu, with information on each [...]

Posted on: Jun 24, 2009,  Section: Awards, Universal Press, mobile, Comments: 0 Comments

Uclick rolls out improved GoComics.com

Last fall, I reviewed the new roll out of United Media’s comics.com and compared it to other major syndicate offerings, including uClick/Universal Press’ GoComics.com. Last month, uClick released a major upgrade/redesign to GoComics improving many of the features that were eclipsed by comics.com.
uClick’s mobile friendly site.
uClick has always had one of the better comic portals [...]

Posted on: Jun 22, 2009,  Section: Comic strips, Syndicates, Universal Press, Comments: 9 Comments

Who are the top subscribed comics on GoComics.com?

While checking out the new features on Universal Press/uClick’s GoComcs.com, I noticed that in the A-Z list of features, when you mouse over the name of the feature, a little pop-up shows a brief description of the feature and how many people subscribe to it. Given that they offer that kind of information, the next [...]

Posted on: Jun 13, 2009,  Section: Comic strips, Universal Press, web comics, Comments: 51 Comments

Universal Press now accepts electronic submissions

In an effort to be more efficient and give aspiring cartoonists and columnists a break on postage, Universal Press Syndicate is moving toward an electronic-only submissions process.
An electronic submission process has several benefits, says John Glynn, vice president of rights and acquisitions for Universal Press. Creators will save money on postage and time packaging their [...]

Posted on: Apr 15, 2009,  Section: Comic strips, Universal Press, Comments: 72 Comments

Universal Press launches editor’s blog

Universal Press Syndicate has started a new blog authored by comics editor John Glynn. From the email that I received from Kathie Kerr states that the purpose is to give comic fans a chance to see the inside workings of a syndicate.
Inside the doors of Universal Press Syndicate are a lot of smart people, but [...]

Posted on: Dec 2, 2008,  Section: Blogs, Universal Press, Comments: 1 Comment