Dan Thompson writes in with the story behind Humorous Maximus‘ temporary closure. Apparently (and allegedly) the site’s own web master copied all the ‘toons off of Humorous Maximus and started his own little site with them and then deleted all the pages from the HM site. Needless to say, Dan and fellow co-founder Jerry King […]
Despite living in the Chicago area for nearly two decades, Hal Foster’s work, Prince Valiant was never published in the area newspapers, nor any of his art work been displayed in area museums. But one 78 year-old fan has worked to create an exhibit of 50 enlarged and restored reprints that will open Monday at […]
Lynn Johnston, creator of For Better or For Worse, will be in New York City tomorrow at the Book Expo signing books and then on June 10 and 11, she’ll be at the Book Expo Canada in Toronto signing books. See link above for locations and specifics on time.
The Winston-Salem Journal has a write-up on Leigh Rubin and how he comes up with his material for Rubes. A typical day for Rubin starts when he gets up and takes his dog – part Akita, part-mutt – for a walk. “That’s my good excuse to get going in the morning. Then breakfast, then shower, […]
Jeff Keane, who works on his father’s Family Circus, has been elected president of the National Cartoonist Society beginning this year through 2009. Other members of the board include Dave Coverly, Bill Hinds, Rick Kirkman and Mike Lynch.
Superior Court Judge Thomas Lederer has ruled that the original art work of Ben Wicks be returned to his family who accidently left them behind at a home they sold 15 years ago.
When Charles Brown (yeah, that’s his real name) contacted Mort Walker to see if he would autograph a historical book about Camp Chowder – the Army camp that Mort was stationed at during World War II – Mort did more than just autograph the book – he sent Charlie (yeah, he also goes by “Charlie”) […]
The Washington Post has announced that they are adding Sherman’s Lagoon and Lio to their daily round up and dropping B.C. and The Wizard of Id. I can understand editor’s willingness to drop B.C. – the original creator has died and it’s uncertain how well it will continue in “legacy mode”. But to drop The […]
Earlier this month, I told you that John Hambrock launched a web site to showcase his comic, The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee. He’s now opened a forum for guests and fans to talk about his work.
Mike Lynch has posted more photos of his Reuben Weekend experience. Tony Carillo, creator of F-Minus has posted his photos on his blog. Tom Richmond writes about freelancing over the Reuben Weekend from his hotel bathroom.