Phil Frank’s Farley web site launched

by Alan Gardner August 21, 2006

For those who are not familiar with Farley, here is the wikipedia entry for the feature and artist:Farley is a American comic strip written and drawn by Phil Frank, appearing daily (except Saturday) in the San Francisco Chronicle. The strip originally began in 1975 as Travels With Farley, a nationally syndicated strip, but missing the “timeliness and joy of doing local politics” and dissatified with the four-to-six week lead time required of syndication, switched to working exclusive for the Chronicle, enabling him to quickly mine local events — usually overnight — for his satire.Phil collaborates on The Elderberries with Joe Troise.

Ted Rall and Universal Press mark 10 years together

by Alan Gardner August 21, 2006

Ted Rall is celebrating 10 years of syndication with Universal Press where he draws cartoons for over 140 newspapers and also produces a weekly column.

Daily American opens up comic survey

by Alan Gardner August 21, 2006

The Daily American (PA) is asking readers to rate the comics. The online article didn’t mention which features they currently run, but listed a few that are not in the current line up that might be picked up if survey results are good: Lio, Non Sequitur, The Pajama Diaries, Stone Soup, and Zits.

This Inking Life exhibit preview posted

by Alan Gardner August 21, 2006

For those who are unable to make it to the “This Inking Life” cartoon exhibit can head over to Mike Lynch’s blog where he’s posted photos of the exhibit.

Mary Worth video hits YouTube

by Alan Gardner August 21, 2006

Last week, I reported that the 60+ year old comic Mary Worth was getting some attention with a new story line of a potential stalker named Aldo. E&P points out that a humorous video called “Aldo Stalks Mary Worth.” It reminds me of the Benny Hill closing credits, but humorous none the less.

Posted on: August 21, 2006