Several Daily Cartoonists have emailed me with some devastating news that Doug Marlette died this morning in a Mississippi car accident. From the police reports, Doug’s pickup hydroplaned off of the highway and struck a tree at about 9:42 a.m. this morning. He died instantly. Another passenger (the driver) was taken to the hospital. Doug, […]
~ Mutts creator Patrick McDonnell has joined the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) to urge the Department of Environmental Conservation to abandon currently proposed trapping regulations and create new regulations that would would make it more difficult to accidently ensnare pets or children. “I urge new DEC Commissioner Grannis not to adopt the […]
In what may set the record for a decision ever to remain unmade, The Olympian is now running Greg Evan’s Luann in trial mode as they seek to find a “suitable” replacement for Bill Amend’s Fox Trot which retired back in January. Other strips that have been evaluated: Frazz, Mutts, Pearls Before Swine, 9 Chickweed […]
Mark Pett’s Lucky Cow strip made an appearance in Sunday’s Paul Gilligan’s Pooche Café.
Two attendees of this year’s AAEC convention in D.C. have posted their photos. Mike Rhode of ComicsDC blog has posted photos of the Cartoonapolooza. Jeff Parker of Florida Today has posted his photos.