James Kemsley, who drew the Ginger Meggs comic for 23 years before passing last December, has been posthumously awarded Order of Australia Medal. The Daily Telegraph notes that the honor was just not for his work as a cartoonist, but also “for his role as a local councillor and for his other passion, the Bradman […]
Kelly Ferguson’s webocomic panel Basketcase has been picked up by his Alma Mater’s paper, the Mustang Daily. Perhaps more impressive is Kelly’s tenacity produce his strip after a construction accident left him a wheelchair with limited use of his hands. “I used to work construction to help pay for tuition and books, and during the […]
Dawn Douglass, a regular here on The Daily Cartoonist operates the Wet Ink forum and recently interviewed Lee Salem, President of Universal Press Syndicate, about the process of getting syndicated, what gets syndicated and how the syndicates are dealing with changes in the market. A sampling of questions and answers: 10. Are you concerned about […]
Funky Winkerbean creator Tom Batiuk’s book, “Lisa’s Story,” has been honored with several awards. The book, which is a compilation of cartoons involving the story-line of Lisa’s cancer, was awarded a silver medal from the Nautilus Book Awards in the Aging/Death & Dying category; it was a finalist in the Popular Culture category of ForeWord […]