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News briefs for June 1, 2009

Animation

I believe I’ve mentioned this before: a Heathcliff movie is potentially in the works with 21st Century. At the least, a direct to DVD release is also a potential result of a deal between FitzRoy Media and Magic Lantern Entertainment.

Exhibits

» Art Spiegelman has a featured exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit with an exhibit entitled “Maus: A Survivor’s Tale”

» Those in the Chicago area can also go see the exhibit featuring John McCucheon, an editorial cartoonist for the Chicago Record and Chicago Tribune between 1889 and 1946.

Grahic Novels

» Alyosha M. Yuson writes in the Business Mirror about the English dominance in comic books and graphic novels.

» Chris Ware will appear at Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest on June 6.

Interviews

» Michael Cavna interviews Pixar’s UP writer, co-director Bob Peterson.

EEK! creator Scott Nickel interviews Retail and Gill creator Norm Feuti.

Webcomics

David Reddick’s Legends of Bill has hit the one year mark. His site features a celebratory “what we’ve done in the past year.

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Comments 4

  1. Every time I visit Legend Of Bill it’s either a guest strip or a page from a sketchbook. Do I just have bad timing? How many LoB strips were actually produced by David within this one year?

  2. A Heathcliff film? Hmmm. If I recall the strongest part of the animated cartoon series From DIC were the supporting characters. Especially Hector, Wordsworth and Mongo. I don’t know if Heathcliff’s character is strong enough to support such a film.

  3. I’m more curious about who’s going to replace Mel Blanc, who voiced Heathcliff in the Saturday Morning cartoons.

  4. Bill Murray. No wait, that’s the other orange tabby.

    Anybody but Noel Blanc.

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