I’m not sure who this guy is who maintains this web site, but he’s probably got the most extensive collection of information on Bill Watterson and Calvin and Hobbes on the internet. He’s documented the few known collectables related to Watterson. Last year, while contemplating bidding on an “authentic” Calvin and Hobbes sketch on eBay, […]
Milton Caniff’s Steve Canyon strip was so popular that it was made into a television show that ran in 1959 on NBC. It ran only one season – a total of 34 episodes. The Caniff estate has rights to that show and are releasing a DVD with four of those episodes. Those interested in the […]
Editor and Publisher has posted their 4th podcast with with this episode including E&P senior editor Dave Astor who talks about the controversial biography of Charles M. Schulz entitled Schulz and Peanuts. Dave draws on his many conversations that he’s had with Sparky as well as his son Monte.
Continental Features, who provides Sunday color comic packages to nine southeastern states has been sold to Rae Media, according to E&P. In addition to color comic packages, Continental syndicates a small number of columnists and editorial cartoonists including Christopher Doyle, Margaret and Gene Engeldinger who create the Engelzingers feature, and caricaturist PIKE.
Jack Elrod, who has worked on the Mark Trail comic since 1950, will be honored with the Outstanding Forestry Journalism Award from the Society of American Foresters during that organizations national convention in Oregon this week. The award is given for journalist coverage of topics that increase American’s understanding of forestry and natural resources. Jack […]
Dinette Set creator Julie Larson will be at the Schaumburg Township District Library on Monday to talk about how she got started, how syndication works and comic strip development. Admission is free.
There’s an interesting story reprinted in the Daily Herald about how American entertainment companies will change the design of their cartoon/comic characters in foreign markets for greater marketing appeal. The process is called “transcreation.” Some of the examples they cited were Peter Parker who, in the Indian market, gained his spider-man powers through a “mysterious […]