3 Trends Most Likely to Impact Future of Newspaper Cartoons
While we all sit around trying to think of what the newspaper based cartooning industry is going to look like…
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Excerpt from Charles Schulz biography in Vanity Fair
From Collected Comics Library blog, comes news that Vanity Fair is running an excerpt of the soon to be released…
Nasty Editorial Cartoons Are Natural During Campaign Season
The Executive Editor of the Telegraph Herald (Dubuque IA), notes that most calls of complaints he gets from opinions on…
Funky Winkerbean Character, Lisa Moore, to Pass Away October 4
I’ve received confirmation from King Features that the Funky Winkerbean character, Lisa Moore, will pass away on Thursday October 4….
Readers Enjoy Hybrid for Better or for Worse
Readers of the Star-Gazette (Elmira, NY) were asked if they should replace Lynn Johnston’s For Better or For Worse now…
Gary Gianni Talks About His Work on Prince Valiant
Over on Comic Book Resources is a great, and lengthy interview with Gary Gianni who began to take over on…
Early Chic Young, Blondie Material Online
The ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive (A-HAA) blog has posted some great Chic Young and Blondie material that’s worth a few minutes…
Season 2 of Aaron McGruder’s Boondocks back on Adult Swim
Months after its rumored return, Aaron McGruder’s The Boondocks is scheduled to return to the Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim on…
American Masters to highlight Charles Schulz
Peanuts creator Charles Schulz will featured on an upcoming episode of PBS’s “American Masters” program. The episode, according to E&P…
Canadian Editorial Cartoonist Peter Whalley Passes at Age 86
Canadian Editorial Cartoonist Peter Whalley, whose career started before World War II when he was 16 has passed away at…
Brad McMillan Passes at Age 61
Brad McMillan, whose editorial cartoons appeared in the Memphis Business Journal since 1983, has passed away at age 61. Brad…
Clay Jones Talks Shop With Scott Stantis, Joel Pett and Matt Davies
Freelance-Star editorial cartoonst Clay Jones interviewed fellow cartoonists Scott Stantis, Joel Pett and Matt Davies to talk shop about various…
Self-Syndicated Outzkirts Appears In 50 Papers
I received an email from Dave Dotson regarding a couple of significant milestones for his self-syndicated feature Outzkirts. He reports…
Phil Frank Memorial Included Skewered Politician, Fans in Costume
Yesterday, a large memorial was held in honor of Phil Frank, who drew Farley for the San Francisco Chronicle for…
Pat Byrnes Expecting Second Child
A hearty congratulations are in order for Pat Byrnes, who does cartoons for the New Yorker and other newspapers, magazines….