News Briefs for January 31st
Stories of interest: Lafayette’s Bentley High School is putting on a musical based on Jim Toomey’s Sherman’s Lagoon. Allan Holtz…
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The Humble Stumble to end in March
Roy Schneider’s has confirmed that his feature The Humble Stumble strip will come to an end in March (8th for…
Sandra Bell-Lundy posts more information on developing her strip with Jay Kennedy
Sandra Bell-Lundy, creator of Between Friends, has posted a fifth segment to her very interesting (and inspiring) history of getting…
New Gil Thorp character named after fan
There is a new character in Gil Thorpe and it’s named after Andrew Gregory, a fan the strip. Neal Rubin,…
New book published about first African American woman cartoonist
University of Michigan Press is publishing a book about Jakie Ormes, the first African American woman cartoonist who created Torchy…
Last day to submit for The Jay Kennedy Memorial Scholarship
Today is the last day to apply for the Jay Kennedy Memorial Scholarship.
Hawaii official demands censoring cartoon
Office of Hawaiian Affairs Chair Haunani Apoliona is taking issue with a recent cartoon published in The Hawaii Reporter poking…
High school student cartoonists nets $24k scholarship
A Pontiac Central High School senior has been awarded a $24,000 scholarship to the College of Creative Studies in Detroit…
Exhibits, exhibits and more exhibits
There are quite a few exhibits opening or getting press coverage. Here they are in no particular order. Pat Oliphant’s…
Get the Daily Cartoonist on Twitter
If you’re hip to the Twitter scene, I’ve set up an account (dailycartoonist) that you can follow. Each day you’ll…
Where to put Mallard Fillmore
The Public Editor for the News and Observer has written a column on their reader’s bemusing of Bruce Tinsley’s Mallard…
Comic changes for the week (UPDATED)
The News and Observer has picked up Signe Wilkinson’s Family Tree as their latest guest comic. Thad Ogburn, the features…
Pooch Cafe strips to be animated by RingTales
Paul Gilligan has announced that his feature Pooch Cafe is in works with RingTales to animate Pooch Cafe strips for…
Allison Barrows’ doodle sells for $1k at fund raiser auction
Allison Barrows, creator of Preteena, recently raised $1,000 for the annual “Doodle for Hunger” auction. The yearly celebrity auction helps…
Universal Press to launch Argyle Sweater to newspapers (UPDATE)
Scott Hilburn’s Argyle Sweater has been picked up by Universal Press Syndicate. Argyle Sweater started out on uclick’s Comics Sherpa…