Two book announcements have been made. The first is a hardbound book called “I Love My Grandpa” by “For Better Or For Worse” Lynn Johnston. It will be released March 1. The second is a book called “Bizarro and Other Strange Manifestations of the Art of Dan Piraro” and will feature cartoons from Dan Piraro’s […]
From E&P: An exhibit called “No Straight Lines: Queer Culture and the Comics” will be held March 18 through June 25 at the Cartoon Art Museum of San Francisco. The show features the work of 20 cartoonists — including Alison Bechdel, who self-syndicates the “Dykes to Watch Out For” strip; and Paige Braddock, whose “Jane’s […]
From Daryl Cagle’s “blog” (scroll down to 2nd story in Feb 18th posting): A knowledgeable source tells me that the Village Voice, the New York alternative tabloid with a great tradition of editorial cartoonists going back for decades – including Jules Feiffer and Ed Sorel – will stop running editorial cartoons, and any future cartoons […]
The Scott County Heritage Center and Museum in Scottsburg Indiana is hosting an exhibit of cartoons from cartoonists, like Jim Davis, who call Indiana their home. In addition to Davis, a native of Muncie, the exhibit showcases cartoonists such as Allen Saunders, a Boone County native and Wabash College alumnus who revamped “Mary Worth”; and […]
Chris Lamb, the author of the book Drawn to Extremes: The Use and Abuse of Editorial Cartoons, has a great editorial in the Rhode Island Providence Journal about the power of editorial cartoons. According to him, violent reactions to cartoons have also occured on American soil. This is not the first time an editorial cartoonist […]
As posted on Ted’s blog, he will be at the upcoming NY Comic Con and will be available to sign and sell books. New Yorkers attending next week’s New York Comic Con should bring their Ted Rall books for me to sign. I’ll be at the NBM Publishing table 6-8 pm Friday and 3-5 Saturday?Sunday […]