Boondocks to expand to movie and video games
Aaron McGruder, creator of “Boondocks“, has desires to expand his empire. According to this little tidbit on EURWeb, Aaron is…
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Gift of Nothing hits #8 on NYT Best Sellers for Children’s books
Patrick McDonnell, creator of “Mutts” announced on his web site that his book “Gift of Nothing” has made it to…
Big Nate is now fifteen years old
Big Nate, created by Lincoln Peirce, is celebrating 15 years on the comic pages. From a United Media press release:…
OSU’s Cartoon Research Library shows rare political editorial cartoons
The Cartoon Research Library at Ohio State will have 30 rare political prints from 1830-1840. This exhibition features thirty lithographed…
Charlotte Observer will cut paper not people
Good news for employees at the Charlotte Observer, their editor Rick Thames has decided to cut the number of pages…
Masters of American Comics coming to Milwaukee
Mark Anderson’s blog reports that the Masters of American Comics exhibit will be traveling to Milwaukee between April 29 and…
The Boondocks’ TV series nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series
The Boondocks television series has been nominated for “Outstanding Comedy Series” by the NAACP. Other shows nominated for that category…
French and U.S. Artists to Speak at Cartoon Event
American cartoonists will join up with their counterparts from across the pond for a cartoon event called “Drawing Inspiration: The…
NYT is losing 20% of it’s local market
According to this New York Post story(free registration required), the New York Times is losing 20% of it’s local market…
New Yorker cartoonist to do artwork for Super Bowl ads
Emerald Nuts’ advertising blitz leading up to the Super Bowl will feature the artwork of two New Yorker cartoonists J.C….
Stan Lee to speak in Ohio
Comic book legend Stan Lee will speak in Springfield Ohio on the 24th of January. You can get details at…
Two comic strip artists to appear at Wondercon 2006
According to E&P, two comic strip artists will appear at the upcoming WonderCon, a comic book convention held in the…
Mall of America’s Camp Snoopy to change name
Back in December, I posted a story about Camp Snoopy losing the right to use the Peanut character’s name. According…
Pat Brady to be judge for National Journalism Awards
Pat Brady, creator of Rose is Rose is one of the judges for the Scripps Howard Fundation’s annual journalism awards….
An exhibit to honor Hal Foster
Efforts are underway to create an exhibit to honor Hal Foster, creator of Prince Valient. Harold R. Foster was a…