Norm Feuti posts letters from Jay Kennedy
Retail creator Norm Feuti has posted his two letters that he received from former King Features comics editor Jay Kennedy. Both letters show an encouraging editor he was.
Posted on: January 7, 2008
PC World: 5 web comics to make you ditch your newspaper
The Washington Post has reprinted a PC World article listing five web comics “that will make you ditch your newspaper.“ Let’s face it: Most newspaper comic strips are pretty dull, rehashing, over the past few decades, the same formulas (and often the same characters). That’s why comics connoisseurs have been turning to the Internet, where […]
Ollie and Quentin replaces Lio, again
Last week I reported that the The Observer-Reporter, (PA) dropped Lio in favor of a new-comer Ollie and Quentin. Now I read that the Quad-City Times (IA) has also dropped Mark Tatulli’s Lio so it could pick up Piers Baker’s Ollie and Quentin. Two instances probably doesn’t establish a pattern or mean much in the […]
Seahawks win, Clay Jones to write ditty on their greatness
The Seattle Seahawks beat the Washington Redskins over the weekend which means Free Lance-Star editorial cartoonist Clay Jones will be writing a song about the Seahawks’ greatness and posting it on YouTube. This is all part of a bet wagered between Clay and Eric Devericks, editorial cartoonist for the Seattle Times. I’ll link up to […]
Sun-Times announces lay-offs; Higgins’ position is safe
Sun-Times Media Group announced that it is considering laying off as many as 35 of their newsroom staffers within the next month. I contacted Jack Higgins, the paper’s editorial cartoonist, who told me that he has been assured that his position is safe. He also noted that he does almost exclusively local cartoons.
Tribune company CEO receives $41 million buyout
Dave Astor reports that former Tribune Co. boss Dennis FitzSimons is receiving a buyout package of approximately $41 million. When contacted by E&P, AAEC President Nick Anderson for a response, Nick and others of the AAEC board drafted up a top 10 list of fund-raising ideas to make sure FitzSimmons receives his fair portion. The […]
Norm Feuti interviewed on Comics Coast to Coast
I’m seriously late with this notice, but the Comics Coast to Coast guys have interviewed Retail creator Norm Feuti.
Family Tree and Ollie and Quentin are launched
Signe Wilkinson’s Family Tree has been launched and according to the Yakima Herald-Republic it launched in more than 75 newspapers. Piers Baker’s’ feature, Ollie and Quentin has also launched today. I don’t have numbers for Piers’ feature. I have the press kit and will be posting my review of Family Tree and Ollie and Quentin […]
Go Read: Alan Gardner on the Year in Newspaper Strips and Editorial Cartooning
Comics Reporter Tom Spurgeon has posted an email interview he did with me regarding last years events and the state of newspaper cartooning. Feel free to disagree, ask follow up questions, or add your own in the comment section below. This year saw Gardner’s site deepen its reputation as a must-visit repository of strip and […]