Clay Jones posts bet-losing-ditty to YouTube
Last week Free Lance-Star editorial cartoonist Clay Jones made a bet with Seattle Times editorial cartoonist Eric Devericks over the…
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Comic page gains and losses (UPDATED)
A few things of interest when looking at the comic page changes reported this week. Firstly, The Colorado Springs Gazette…
For Better or For Worse to end hybrid
According to Vertura County Star, Lynn Johnston will be ending the hybrid experiment and re-run her feature, For Better or…
Animated editorial cartoons heading for tipping point?
Readers of this blog know that I’ve been somewhat reluctant to embrace animated editorial cartooning as the next generation of…
Bob Zahn has passed away
Carroll Robert (Bob) Zahn Jr. has passed away at the age of 73. According to E&P, Bob did the Bigg’s…
Bennett, Davies, Oliphant, Telnaes to speak at D.C. cartoon forum
The National Archives will be hosting a special panel discussing a new exhibit featuring Clifford Berryman (1869-1949), a staff cartoonist…
Pooch Cafe optioned for movie with Sony Animation
From Paul Gilligan’s blog comes news that his feature, Pooch Cafe has been optioned by Sony Animation to be made…
Thad Ogburn for President
I second that. The key lesson here is that the editors in Raleigh got past believing that comics take away…
The history of African-American cartoonists in papers
Dave Astor has written another article regarding the February 10 “action” of several African-American cartoonists in which they will all…
George Zeleski retires at age 87
George Zeleski has announced that he’s retiring. He’s 86. He’s been the cartoonist for the Sun Post (San Clement, CA)…
Dan Piraro to do stand up; moves blog
Dan Piraro, creator of Bizarro, will be doing standup comedy on February 22 along with Johnny Steele at San Francisco’s…
Ed Fischer to have own exhibit
Ed Fischer, who retired as the editorial cartoonist for the Post-Bulletin (Rochester, MN) after 25 years will have an exhibit…
New Yorker creates blog for cartoonists
The New Yorker has launched a blog for its cartoonists. I don’t know how many of its cartoonists will be…
Cartoon “sit-in” scheduled for February 10
Dave Astor writes that on February 10, at least eight African-American cartoonists plan to publish a similar cartoon to draw…
Martha Arguello passes at age 90
The San Francisco Chronicle has written that Martha Arguello has passed away at the age of 90. Martha was the…