Last February I reported that one Alaska legislator was hoping to name Tundra creator Chad Carpenter Alaska’s Cartoon Laureate (“like a poet laureate, but funny and easy to understand”). Today, Chad was officially recognized Alaska’s Cartoon Laureate for 2008. Representative Wes Keller pushed for the citation saying, “Chad is one of my most famous constituents. […]
As reported yesterday, the Washington Post has opted to drop For Better or For Worse – at least for print. It will keep it online. Starting Monday, the Post will run Little Dog Lost in the FBOFW slot. E&P has been watching an online poll conducted on the Post’s web site that reports that 64% […]
Last night was the big one. The night that Barak Obama became the first African-American presidential nominee. Here’s how it was covered: » The prolific Rob Rogers tangles with security, meets Vice President nominee Joe Bidden, gets frustrated at security, CNN, but he’s really happy to be there and has some final thoughts on the […]
Comicology.tv has posted an interview with Beetle Bailey creator Mort Walker on the topic of “Early Artistry.” The original episode aired last year. Parts 2 and 3 will be posted later this year.
The Washington Post ran two opposing views of Lynn Johnston’s For Better or For Worse comic strip. Mike Cavna writes a lengthy, but excellent article on Lynn’s career and accomplishments and Hank Stuever writes a piece entitled “Something for Everyone to Hate” which sums up his opinion. Mike Rhode notices that at the end of […]
I’ll be out of town this weekend when many of the announcements are made regarding which papers are dropping For Better or For Worse and which features are taking its place. In an effort to document all the changes, I propose that we use the comments section as a central location to document the changes. […]
I’m expecting a surge of announcements this weekend as papers announce changes on their comics pages. While I predict Lynn Johnston is going to keep the lion-share of the For Better or For Worse slots, there will be editors who take this opportunity to look at the “portfolio” and make a change. Already we’ve got […]
From Mike Rhode’s blog comes news that Tom Tomorrow and Lloyd Dangle will be appearing at this year’s Small Press Expo to talk about alternative editorial cartooning. The discussion is entitled “Outside Looking In: Alternative Political Cartooning In 2008” and will look back at the last 8 years and forward to the 2008 elections and […]
Bob Andelman recently interviewed Baby Blues creators Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman and Zits creators Jim Borgman and Jerry Scott. Topics discussed include raising their own kids, what they’d think if their kids wanted to become a cartoonist, collaborating with each other, side projects (or avoidance of), feature optioning, and coming up with the character’s […]
Local coverage: » Rob Rogers Bill Clinton and Joseph Biden speeches: “He just bites his lower lip, squints his eyes and says with a slight southern drawl, “John McCain: bad … Barak Obama: good.” Joe Biden, although not quite as hypnotic, followed with even stronger words. He said, “John McCain: really bad … Barak Obama: […]
I’ve turned comments back on. Last night I ran into an issue where WordPress only displays usernames (not first and last names) of registered users in the comment section. Given that I’m asking everyone to use first and last name, it seems this must be resolved before I can move forward. If you’re a WordPress […]
The comic book blogosphere is a bit up in arms that a new app called “Comic Reader” has been banned from the iTunes App Store. The lead comic in the app is called Murderdrome which Fortune magazine describes as “a dark, bloody comic strip marked by the type of over-the-top violence.” Apple’s Software Developer Kit […]
Rob Rogers explains the caste system that is convention credentials and access to the great hall. Dan Perkins/Tom Tomorrow writes about Hillary’s speech: “But tonight, Hillary sang the song the audience needed to hear, and did it like a pro.” Remote coverage comes from David Horsey who explains why Michelle Obama is all-American, but not […]
» African cartoonist Jeremy Nell has been nominated for the Most Outstanding Cartoon in the South African Comedy Awards 2008. » One of the two Tunisians arrested on charges of allegedly planning to kill Kurt Westergaard has voluntarily left the country. I guess that will show him not to plot to kill cartoonists. » Chuckle […]
The newspaper market is ever changing these days. E&P is reporting that two papers in Texas have shrunk their comic selections down to one page. The Mineral Wells Index dropped Alley Oop, Soup to Nutz, Big Nate, Over the Hedge, and Monty. The Weatherford Democrat dropped Over the Hedge, Sam & Silo, and Monty. Both […]