Every year when the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning is announced, there is a small teacup sized tempest the ensues. Earlier protests included the claim that the Pulitzer is awarded to only “liberal” editorial cartoonists and that conservatives need not apply. If you were wondering what the the fuss would be this year – head […]
Earlier this year, Tim Menees – after 30 years with the Post Gazette – was let go as their editorial cartoonist. Sunday, he was given a chance to say good bye. PG readers, like subscribers everywhere, have a love-hate relationship with cartoonists. When I arrived, some said, “You’re no Cy Hungerford!” Luckily for me, most […]
Andrew Feinstein and Justin Borus, self syndicated creators of “Girls and Sports,” will be featured on ESPN2’s morning show, Cold Pizza. Check them out between 10am and noon EST. Girls and Sports has over 175 clients across the US.
Editor and Publisher has the story that many of the winners of this year’s Pulitzer Prize were tipped off early. Mike Luckovich was told the day before. Mike Luckovich, editorial cartoonist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and winner of his second Pulitzer this week, said he was tipped off on Sunday. “I knew I was going […]
Not sure what was going on with Darby Conley’s Get Fuzzy yesterday. Both yesterday’s Pearls Before Swine and Get Fuzzy had the same Pearls artwork but in Get Fuzzy, Satchel was Photoshopped over the artwork. Judge for yourself if this was a successful crossover.
In another “check out this new blog” moment, may I direct your attention to Rod McKie’s The Cartoon Fiend where Rod interviews other cartoonists on a nearly daily basis. So far he’s interviewed Chris Browne’s (“Raising Duncan“) and Sandra Bell-Lundy (“Between Friends“). Yesterday’s blog entry was the ever prolific Randy Glasbergen. Rod also keeps his […]
I thought The Daily Cartoonist had carved out a small niche in the blogosphere, but last night I came across one even more narrowly focused – yet nicely done. If you haven’t visited the Silent Penultimate Panel Watch – do so now. The SPPW is appropriately subtitled, “Each and every day a comic strip abuses […]