Jeff Bacon, who has drawn the weekly single panel comic “Broadside” for the Navy since 1986 (and also draws “Greenside” – a sister comic for the Marine Corp Times), has been awarded the Surface Navy Association’s highest award for his devotion to the Navy. His cartoons were described as “edgy but not disrespectful, politically challenging […]
Hilary Price, creator of Rhymes With Orange is out on tour to promote her new book “Pithy, Seedy, Pulpy, Juicy” which includes her comic and commentary. She’ll be featured on The Greater Voice radion show on January 28 and will be at various coffee shops in Mass for book signings.
Peet’s coffee was a favorite in Phil Frank’s comic, Farley – “the bears would come out of hibernation to find a fresh pot of Peet’s waiting.” In Phil’s honor Peet’s has named a special blend after the comic. The coffee is “a quarter pound of Peet’s Sumatra, Guatemala, Sulawesi and Arabian Mocha-Java coffees.”
We’ve discussed the appropriateness of swear words on this blog before, but Paul Gilligan writes on his Pooch Cafe blog about the troubles finding the appropriate euphemism that doesn’t have double meanings for international audiences. Anyone who has spent even a small amount of time with the strip will have noticed Poncho’s penchant for spouting […]
A five day cruise from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas Mexico has been planned for fans of King Features’ Betty Boop. The cruise offers fans special events, Q&A sessions, screenings, parties, photo opportunities, collectible trading opportunities, a look-a-like contest, a chance to meet the Betty Boop creator’s grandson, and (I’m not making this up) […]
E&P reports that Judge Parker was dropped earlier this month in The Times-Tribune (Scranton, PA), but has since been reinstated. E&P does not cite a source or a reason why.
Sunday’s New York Times crossword puzzle included a four letter word with the clue “Jerry Scott/Jim Borgman comic.” The answer was obviously “Zits.” Jim Borgman, wrote on his blog that he “finally got to fill in an answer in ink!” How cool is that?