Tony Carrillo scheduled for book signing
F Minus creator Tony Carrillo will be at the Changing Hands Bookstore on December 15 (noon to 3 p.m.) in…
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Stay Tooned! coming in December
John Read has sent me a copy of the cover of the upcoming first edition of his Stay Tooned! magazine…
The Cartoonist’s Cartoonists: Sandra Bell-Lundy
This week’s featured cartoonist is Sandra Bell-Lundy. Sandra’s feature, Between Friends, launched in 1994 and is loosely based on friendships…
Clay Bennett to be syndicated through Washington Post Writers Group
Washington Post Writers Group has announced that they have signed Pulitzer Prize winner Clay Bennett. Clay is leaving the Christian…
Patrick McDonnell releases new book “Hug Time”
The Asbury Park Press has a nice write-up about Mutts creator Patrick McDonnell and his new book “Hug Time.” “Hug…
Doug Marlette is still receiving awards, exhibits
Doug Marlette has received another award for his second fictional novel “Magic Time.” The novel was awarded the 2007 Sir…
More Mason Mastroianni’s take over of B.C.
The Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin has a story about Mason Mastroianni’s taking on of the iconic B.C. comic strip. There’s…
Edison Lee begins 4 week trial at Winston-Salem Journal
John Hambrock’s, The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee, begins a four-week trial run at the Winston-Salem Journal starting today. The…
Amazon’s Kindle – the reader we’ve been waiting for for comics?
There’s been some publicity about Amazon’s new Kindle product for electronic material (books, blogs, newspapers). We’ve had discussions on this…
Off the Mark hits 20th anniversary
E&P reports that Mark Parisi’s Off the Mark has turned 20 years old. Congratulations, Mark.
United Media to launch new comic feature by Signe Wilkinson
United Media will be launching a new feature in January by Philadelphia Daily News editorial cartoonist Signe Wilkinson. The new…
Interviewed: Bill Holbrook
Sequential Tart has posted a short interview with Fastrack and Safe Havens creator Bill Holbrook about his web feature, Kevin…
Modesto Bee shrinks their Sunday Comics
The Modesto Bee has shrunk their Sunday comic pages. The paper used to run 29 features over six pages, but…
Boy On a Stick and Slither now in print
According to Steve Cloud’s blog, his feature Boy On a Stick and Slither which runs on comics.com is now running…
Are legacy strips stifling the funny pages?
There’s a story over in the Wall Street Journal about the competitive nature of the comic pages. The article focuses…