Plush Pooch Cafe Poncho set for worldwide travel
Paul Gilligan, creator of Pooch Cafe, is creating a plush version of his Poncho character to send around the world…
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News Briefs for September 16, 2008
» Lynda Berry will be in San Francisco this Thursday at Booksmith to promote her book “What it is.” She…
Stacy Curtis latest book: 7 Habits for Happy Kids (Updated)
Stacy Curtis’ seventh book that he’s illustrated that has been released this year is hitting bookshelves. This latest book, “The…
News Briefs for September 15, 2008
» Matt Davies returns home to Westport CT to speak. He calls himself, “the only redheaded, English-accented graduate from Staples…
Toby Robot Satan moves to new web site
Corey Pandolph’s Toby Robot Satan has its own web site and appears in print in the New York City and/or…
More comic page changes
The Berkshire Eagle has replaced Pearls Before Swine with For Better or For Worse. Money quote from Stephan Pastis to…
Observations on the Opus ending question
For those who have listened to my interview with Mr. Media where we discussed the possible end of Berkeley Breathed’s…
LA Times: Zapiro hesitated to publish cartoon
The L.A. Times caught up with Jonathan Shapiro (Zapiro) to talk about his controversial cartoon that ran last Sunday. In…
SF Chronicle drops two pages of Sunday comics
The San Francisco Chronicle has dropped their Sunday comic offering from six to four pages resulting in the loss of…
Nickelodeon cover to feature Thompson artwork
Richard Thompson, creator of Cul de Sac and Richard’s Poor Almanac has drawn the cover art for the November issue…
Mike Cope writes “Last of the Funnies”
Mike Cope, a Canadian cartoonist and multimedia designer (also a regular here at The Daily Cartoonist), has written a book…
Stay Tooned! second issue
John Read tells me that the second issue of Stay Tooned! is off to the press and should be mailed…
Drawing Power exhibit opens in Waco Texas
A new editorial cartoon exhibit is opening on the campus of Baylor University in Waco, Texas entitled “Drawing Power: Original…
News Briefs for September 11, 2008
Due to time constraints here’s a round up of stories (big and small) that I’ve not been able to cover:…
Borgman tells readers why he’s leaving Enquirer
Jim Borgman shocked the editorial cartooning community when he announced last week that he was taking a buyout and leaving…