Bennett, Luckovich win Overseas Press Club award
As if the Pulitzer and SPJ award was not enough – Mike Luckovich has won the Overseas Press Club award for editorial cartooning. The prize was given to two cartoonists this year.
April 2006
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Paul Combs to leave Tampa Tribune
Last Thursday I broke the story that The Tampa Tribune was hiring a new editorial cartoonist…. Daryl Cagle picks up the story and explains that Paul Combs is leaving the paper.
Clay Bennett tells how he comes up with his unique cartoons
The serious issues Bennett deals with, and the thoughtfulness with which he treats them, are in direct contrast to the way he begins his work: When he’s thinking about ideas for cartoons, he doodles. His desk and the floor of his office are littered with dozens of pieces of paper covered with doodles.”It sounds so mindless, and editorial cartooning is so mindful,” he says, but “I doodle all the time.”Clay has been with the Science Christian Monitor since 1998.
Jim Borgman celebrates 30 years at Cincinnati Enquirer
They didn’t post many requirements if any – which means if Mike Luckovich hasn’t satisfied with the Pulitzer, and the Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi Award – he can enter too.We are celebrating Jim Borgman?s 30th anniversary this year as the Enquirer?s editorial cartoonist and want your help…. We will publish your cartoon and Jim?s in print and online.E-mail your entry by filling out the following form, or send your cartoon via ‘snail mail’ to: Borgman Challenge, Life section, 312 Elm St., Cincinnati 45202.
Detroit News picks up Pooch Cafe
The Detroit News has made some changes to their features section. Part of the change involved adding Pooch Cafe to the line up.
Doonesbury was the start of a new comic era
His characters have dealt with AIDS, civil rights, women’s rights, gay rights, college students, gun control and other issues.Trudeau has remained current. Recent themes have included the problems of wounded veterans returning from duty in Iraq and Afghanistan — not the sort of thing you’d find in Family Circus.Almost from the first, some have argued that Doonesbury belongs on the editorial page, not in the comics.
The Zits genesis
The Dallas Morning News has an interesting story about how Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman got together to create their hit feature “Zits.”Sketches in hand, he ran into Jim Borgman, a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist from Cincinnati, at a conference…. Drawing.”Then the conference broke up and everybody went home.”But every once in a while, the fax would bleep,” Mr. Borgman says.
Brevity interviewed in Dallas Morning News
News columnist Mike Peters (not the Grimmy Mike Peters) interviewed the Brevity duo and filed a quick six question story. Questions include: What made you do a comic strip?How do you describe Brevity?How does your collaboration work?How does creating the comic strip compare with your day job?Can we believe anything on your Comics.com bio page ? where, for instance, Guy claims to be a member of the 1987 Olympic team?What’s new?On the last question, Guy reveals that there will be a new Brevity book coming out later this year.
Over the Hedge stories starting to trickle in
Lewis’ “Over the Hedge” movie is starting to create some buzz as it gets closer to it’s May 19 nation-wide opening. Jeffrey Katzenberg, DreamWorks Animation CEO had this nice thing to say about the movie:”That was the genius of the strip.
Tundra beats out Bound and Gagged
Chad Carpenter’s “Tundra” has beaten out Bound and Gagged at the Standard Examiner (Ogden UT). The editor reported that in the two week trial run and ongoing poll – 80% of the readers polled preferred Tundra over Bound and Gagged.
Jim Borgman a finalist in EPpy Award
From Jim Borgman’s blog comes news that he’s been named as a finalist in this year’s EPpy Award given out…
Randy Glass’ stipple art profiled on Drawn!
Jon Heder by Randy Glass. Used by permission. This is slightly off topic, but easily justifiable as it is artwork…
Steve Canyon artist Richard Rockwell passes away
Sad news is being reported by Mike Lynch that Richard Rockwell, who worked on the Steve Canyon feature for 35…
Tampa Tribune is looking for an editorial cartoonist
The Tampa Tribune has posted a advertisement in journalismjobs.com for an editorial cartoonist. The Tribune is home to Paul Combs….
Lee Salem promoted to President of Universal Press Syndicate
An inside source at Universal Press Syndicate has alerted me that Lee Salem has been promoted to President of the…