Zippy the Pinhead to Feature More Americana
From this article in the Connection Newpapers we learn the reason why Bill Griffith’s Zippy the Pinhead comic strip is…
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Keith Knight Takes Home Harvey Award for Best Syndicated Strip
According to Tom Spurgeon, Keith Knight’s The K Chronicles has won a Harvey Award for Best Syndicated Strip or Panel….
University Using Cathy to Encourage Students to Drink Tap Water
Here’s an interesting story from a Universal Press release that the University of Maryland is using a Cathy strip to…
Scott Stantis’ Speech on 1St Ammendment Protection for Media Available
Last April, I told you that Scott Stantis, editorial cartoonist for The Birmingham News and creator of Prickly City was…
Walt Handelsman to Host This Year’s Cartoons and Cocktails Auction
This year’s Cartoons and Cocktails will be hosted by Walt Handelsman, this year’s Pulitzer Prize winner. The annual event is…
Baldo Feature to Pay Tribute to Latino WWII Veterans
For Veteran’s Week (Sept. 17-26), Hector Cantu and Carlos Castellanos, creators of the Baldo feature will feature a new character…
Virginia Student Cartoonist Suspended Indefinitely (UPDATED)
Last week I reported that Grant Woolard, a student cartoonist at the University of Virginia, had erupted another firestorm by…
Cul-De-Sac Launches Today
Richard Thompson’s Cul-De-Sac officially launches today. According to Universal Press, it launched with an above average number of papers (70)…
Mark Fiore’s web site gets revamped
Mark Fiore, one of the pioneering animated editorial cartoonists, has reworked his web site. The news site also offers a…
Marital Issues Impacts For Better or For Worse Hybrid
The much anticipated “hybrid” format of Lynn Johnston’s For Better or For Worse this last week has included more original…
Update on Farley Retirement
The San Francisco Chronicle that has ran the local Farley comic since 1985 has finally printed a background story on…
Speed Bump Web Site Gets a New Design
I’m not sure when Dave Coverly redesigned his web site, but its sporting a new skin.
Adrian C. Sinnott Becomes Chair of NCS Long Island Chapter
I’ve been a bit remiss in reporting on this bit of news. Adrian C. Sinnott is now the acting chairman…
Liz and Anthony Get Own Section of Web Site
Lynn Johnston has added a new section to the web site (or what I’m now dubbing as the “Better/Worse Universe”)…