Andy Capp Statue to be unveiled (UPDATED)
Comic Reporter Tom Spurgeon reports that the Andy Capp statue that was proposed last fall will be unveiled later this…
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PreTeena characters ‘join’ tween social web site
PreTeena creator Allison Barrows and some of her characters have joined a kids-safe networking site (AllyKatzz.com) for tween age girls…
Andrews McMeel Universal Nominiated As Top 10 Kansas City Companies
Andrews McMeel Universal (the parent company of Universal Press Syndicate) has been nominated as a Top Company in Kansas City….
Cartoonists in the news: Tom Stern
Forbes.com has a write up about Tom Stern’s CEO Dad book entitled How To Avoid Getting Fired By Your Family….
Reader takes Lynn Johnston to task on age disparities in FBOFW
Over on the For Better or For Worse web site, the blog that was maintained by fictional character April is…
Interviewed: Dan Piraro on his cartooning
Over at Cecil Vortex’s blog, he has an interesting interview with Bizarro cartoonist Dan Piraro. CV: I understand that to…
More Live Blogging Scheduled
MJ writes in to announce that this Friday he’ll be live blogging while he creates his editorial cartoon. Check it…
Review: Cul De Sac by Richard Thompson
Cul De Sac © Richard Thompson; Distributed by Universal Press Syndicate Richard Thompson’s new feature Cul De Sac just might…
Mocca photo round up (Updated)
Mike Lynch has posted his photos from this last weekend’s Mocca Festival as well as posting links to other camera…
J. B. Handelsman passes at age 85
New Yorker cartoonist J.B. Handelsman has passed away at the age of 85. According to his obituary in the New…
Cartoonists in the News: Larry Feign
Larry Feign, who gained international fame for his comic feature Lily Wong, was asked by CNN on his opinion of…
Paul Fell loses gig after flippant remark about newspaper’s ethical policy (UPDATED… again)
Paul Fell who has for years been the freelance cartoonist for the Lincoln Journal Star has been terminated as a…
Marshall Ramsey passes 1st anniversary as blogger
A small shout-out to Clarion-Ledger editorial cartoonist Marshall Ramsey who, last Friday passed his first anniversary as a blogger along…
Miami Herald hold’s “Great Cartoonist Search”
For reasons I’m still trying to uncover, the Miami Herald is holding contest called the “Great Cartoonist Search” contest. The…
Meeting Mort Walker
The Beat blog posts a write up on bumping into Beetle Bailey creator Mort Walker and an update on the…