News Briefs for February 29, 2008
» Alison Bechdel, creator of Dykes to Watch Out For and the award winning Fun Home, will be speaking to…
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Westergaard wants to auction off Muhammad cartoon; nobody wants to do it
Kurt Westergaard, the cartoonist behind the now iconic Danish Muhammad cartoon would like to be rid of the cartoon, preferably…
Stephan Pastis to appear second time on CNBC
Just got word from United Media that Pearls Before Swine creator Stephan Pastis is appearing for a second time on…
US News & World Report examines editorial cartoonists’ influence
US News & World Report has an interesting report on the history of the impact of editorial cartoonists on presidential…
LA Daily News to lay-off 22; Patrick O’Connor could be one of them (UPDATED)
LA Daily News editorial cartoonist Patrick O’Connor is one of 22 employees who will find out today if he will…
Who is the Bad Cartoonist and does he matter?
The editorial cartooning community has been going through a season of discontent for many years and it seems that the…
Dave Horsey slams Tribune Co. owner Sam Zell
Seattle Post-Intelligencer editorial cartoonist Dave Horsey leveled his ink and blog at the new Tribune Co. owner Sam Zell calling…
Rick O’Shay cartoonists gets exhibit
Stan Lynde’s Rick O’Shay ran in a hundred papers from 1958 to 1977. The Montana native’s artwork is now on…
News Briefs for February 27, 2008
» Ziggy cartoonist Tom Wilson was interviewed by The Naperville Sun about making a career as an artist. » The…
E&P posts predictions for this year’s Pulitzer Prize
Joe Strupp of Editor and Publisher has written his predictions on whose name might be announced in this year’s Pulitzer…
Jackie Ormes biographer interviewed by Ann Arbor News
A while back I told you about a new book about Jackie Ormes, one of the first African-American female editorial…
Scott Adams seeking job for man fired for hanging up Dilbert cartoon
Dilbert creator Scott Adams is asking for help to find a new job for the Illinois man who was fired…
Glyph Award nominees announced
The 2008 Glyph award nominees have been announced. In the category of Best Comic Strip, the nominees go to Jeremy…
New Herblock exhibit opens in D.C.
A new exhibit featuring the work of Herblock will open up this spring at the Donald W. Reynolds Center for…
News Briefs for February 26, 2008
» Former Times of Northwest Indiana editorial cartoonist Stacy Curtis has made a new career in illustration and according to…