» Peter Parker and Spidey are slated to hit to Broadway in late 2009 or 2010 in a musical directed by Julie Taymor (who won a Tony for her work on “Lion King”) and the music score by Bono and The Edge of U2.
» Garfield will by highlighted in Total Licensing Magazine.
» Andrews McMeel Universal selects Handmark Co-Founder Eric Decetis as Chief Executive Officer of uclick Division”
» Eric Decetis is reportedly making $5 million/year doing cartoons for t-shirts, boxers and greeting cards, etc.
» Mr. Media (AKA Bob Andelman) will interview Jules Feiffer today at 1 p.m.
» Keith Knight will have an exhibit at the San Francisco Cartoon Art Museum.
» Kieran Meehan has confirmed to me that his feature A Lawyer, A Doctor & A Cop will be renamed to Pros and Cons sometime in the month of June.
Correction: Douglas Edwards was named chief executive officer of AMU’s uclick division, effective June 2, 2008, not Eric Decetis.
The release from Universal Press names Douglas Edwards as the new CEO of uclick. I think you got the facts in your headlines mixed up, Alan.
Me, a fan of Spiderman going back to the early 1970s… a Spiderman musical! What will it be called? Spiderman Musical? I don’t know if I should laugh, or cry. Just thinking of the music by U2, combined with some kind of inevitable Cirque Sole stunts, makes my mind collapse. Please keep it off the ice.