In a passing story in the Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA) (free registration required), they report that they have picked up “Brevity“ and the Sudoku number puzzle. If laughter is the best medicine and brainteasers really keep your mind nimble, The Press-Enterprise is happy to oblige. Starting today, we will be featuring two new puzzles to keep […]
The Tulsa World has hired Doug Marlette to take the place of David Simpson as the staff editorial cartoonist. The Tulsa (Okla.) World has hired Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Doug Marlette, effective Feb. 12. Marlette, who’s syndicated by Tribune Media Services (TMS), had been working out of North Carolina for the Tallahassee Democrat since the […]
I reported earlier that editorial cartoonist Steve Benson was speaking in Utah. Here is a report of that speech. In another, President Bush answers, “9/11” to every question asked of him, including, “How many US troops were killed today in Iraq?” “How tall is Osama bin Laden?” and “What time is it, Mr. President?” Benson […]
E&P has a story that Detroit Free Press cartoonist Mike Thompson will be doing a series of cartoons on the topic of the Super Bowl being held in Detroit. Thompson told E&P that doing the series “is part of my long-standing philosophy that given the current state of editorial cartooning, we cartoonists must adapt and […]
From the Arizona State University web site comes news that a comic feature that ran daily in the campus paper will by syndicated through United Media starting in April. Most ASU students probably don’t remember Tony Carrillo. He graduated in December 2004. But they do remember his comic strip, “F Minus.” For two years, starting […]
From the San Jose Mercury News comes news that Knight Ridder has concluded a round of talks with potential buyers. Knight Ridder on Thursday concluded two days of meetings with a trio of private equity firms interested in buying the San Jose newspaper company, which put itself up for sale at the urging of three […]
Sneak preview of a new character “Rascal” on Dog Eat Doug blog.