To print or not to print George Herriman cartoons
Allan Holtz, over at the Stripper’s Guide blog, spent a day going through the Los Angeles Examiner archives and found…
June 2007
Continue reading
Salon to run Opus; Opus movie no longer in the works
Salon, the online political and cultural publication, has picked up Berkeley Breathed’s Sunday-only Opus beginning yesterday. They reintroduced the feature…
Harvey Award nominees announced
The 2007 Harvey Award Nominees have been announced and several newspaper cartoonists are among the nominees. Bizarro creator, Dan Piraro,…
Humorous Maximus temporarily taken off Line
Dan Thompson writes in with the story behind Humorous Maximus‘ temporary closure. Apparently (and allegedly) the site’s own web master…
Hal Foster finally gets respect in Windy City
Despite living in the Chicago area for nearly two decades, Hal Foster’s work, Prince Valiant was never published in the…
Lynn Johnston book signing appearances set
Lynn Johnston, creator of For Better or For Worse, will be in New York City tomorrow at the Book Expo…
Cartoonists in the News: Leigh Rubin
The Winston-Salem Journal has a write-up on Leigh Rubin and how he comes up with his material for Rubes. A…
Jeff Keane elected president of National Cartoonist Society
Jeff Keane, who works on his father’s Family Circus, has been elected president of the National Cartoonist Society beginning this…
Wicks work ordered returned to family
Superior Court Judge Thomas Lederer has ruled that the original art work of Ben Wicks be returned to his family…
How Beetle Bailey’s Camp Swampy got its name
When Charles Brown (yeah, that’s his real name) contacted Mort Walker to see if he would autograph a historical book…
Washington Post Adds Sherman’s Lagoon, Lio; drops B.C., Wizard of Id
The Washington Post has announced that they are adding Sherman’s Lagoon and Lio to their daily round up and dropping…
Edison Lee web site opens forum
Earlier this month, I told you that John Hambrock launched a web site to showcase his comic, The Brilliant Mind…
More Reuben Weekend wrap-ups
Mike Lynch has posted more photos of his Reuben Weekend experience. Tony Carillo, creator of F-Minus has posted his photos…