Another comic contest underway
The Capital (Annapolis, Md) will be trying out six new strips: Pearls Before Swine, Non Sequitur, Pickles, Brevity, Frazz, and…
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Morrie Turner to speak at Alfred University
Wee Pals cartoonist Morrie Turner is scheduled to speak at Alfred University (Alfred NY) on February 3rd during their second…
Courier & Press keeps Mallard Filmore and Doonesbury
The Courier & Press has decided not to drop Bruce Tinsley’s Mallard Filmore or Garry Trudeau’s Doonesbury after a two…
New local comic coming to Toledo Free Press
From the Toledo Free Press comes word that a new strip Biff and Riley will be adding to the line…
Cartoonists in the news – Stephan Pastis
I’m beginning to think that Stephan Pastis is the most written about cartoonist of 2006 and is setting himself up…
Oklahoma Cartoonists Museum short film on YouTube
Michael Vance, curator of the Oklahoma Cartoonists Museum writes in to alert us about a new short film on YouTube…
Chicago Sun celebrates 60 years of Steve Canyon
The Chicago Sun passed a milestone this last weekend as it celebrates 60 years running Milton Caniff’s Steve Canyon. There…
Rudy Park cartoonists write out a beloved character
Rudy Park cartoonists Theron Heir (writer) and Darrin Bell (artist) have written one of their strips’ most endearing characters, Mort…
Cartoonists in the news
Andrew Feinstein and Justin Borus, creators of Girls and Sports were interviewed in the Journal Gazette and Times-Courier. Mallard Filmore…
Day off, blogging to be light
Blogging will be light today. I’ve got Martin Luther King, Jr. day off and will be doing some family activities….
Brian Anderson signs two-book book deal
Brian Anderson, creator of Dog Eat Doug writes in to announce that he’s signed a two-book book deal with Roaring…
Scott Kurtz calls on Bill Amend to save the comics
Scott Kurtz is hoping to save comics and is openly soliciting help from Bill Amend to make a 1989 statement…
Stacy Curtis, Ted Dawson and Wes Hargis begin blog
Stacy Curtis, the ousted editorial cartoonist – now children’s book illustrator has started up a blog with Wes Hargis (artist…
Hector Cantu to speak at Purdue University
From E&P comes news that Hector Cantu, the writer for the comic feature Baldo, will speak at Purdue University on…
Retail character begins blog
Norm Feuti’s Retail character “Cooper” has started a blog. The blog appears to be corresponding to the story-line of the…