Center for Cartoon Studies graduates its first class
The first graduating class of the Center for Cartoon Studies have been issued their diplomas and are out drumming up…
May 2007
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News & Observer picks up Cafe Con Leche
The News & Observer has picked up Charlos Gary’s Cafe Con Leche as their current guest comic which will run…
Keith Knight wins Glyph Award (Updated)
Congrats to Keith Knight who takes home a Glyph Award for best comic strip for his K Chronicles feature. The…
Pulitzers should include separate category for animation
Mike Keefe is another cartoonist that is openly advocating that animated editorial cartoons should not be judged along side of…
Candorville reinstated in L.A. Times
Darrin Bell’s Candorville was dropped by the L.A. Times back in March along with La Cucaracha and Mallard Fillmore. While…
Matt Wuerker posts map of political blogosphere
Matt Wuerker, the editorial cartoonist who is shaking things up in D.C. (not his official title), has posted a very…
Festival of Cartoon Art announces speakers line-up
Information regarding this year’s Festival of Cartoon Art has been posted on the OSU’s Cartoon Research Library’s web site. Scheduled…
World’s longest comic strip attempted
Mark Pett, creator of Lucky Cow holds the Guinness World Record for the LARGEST comic strip. Back in June of…
AAEC raises estimated $5,747 for Cartoons for the Classroom project
The 30 editorial cartoons that were auctioned off to raise money for the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists’ Cartoons for…
Wicks cartoon legal case coverage
Bryan Munn at Sequential, a blog that covers “Canadian Comix News & Culture,” has been following the Ben Wicks abandoned…
Calvin and Hobbes becomes animated on YouTube
From YouTube. I’m actually surprised at how well the animators tried to keep the original drawing style of Bill Watterson….
Cartoonists in the news: Berkeley Breathed
Berkeley Breathed continues his book tour. He was interviewed by the Northwest Herald. Did you think “Bloom County” was going…
How to go about syndicate the wrong way
Charles Brubaker writes in to point out attention to Chris Harding’s blog wherein he writes about his short-lived syndication deal…
Newspaper drops its cartoonist over cartoon caper
The Adirondack Daily Enterprise has dropped the use of upstate New York freelance cartoonist Mark Wilson (aka “Marquil”) after they…
“Art of Dick Tracy” exhibit to open in Chester Gould museum
More than a 100 examples of original Dick Tracy cartoons will be on display at a new exhibit called the…