News Briefs for October 31, 2008
» The Animation Blog notes that the voice talent of The Simpsons has extended their contract for another three years….
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Interview with Randy Glasbergen in Slapstick
Slapstick Magazine, a periodical for published for comedians, comedy writers, comedy club fans, etc, recently interviewed Randy Glasbergen about his…
Wednesday’s Doonesbury places editors in tough spot
Next Wednesday, the day after the presidential election, Garry Trudeau’s Doonesbury will depict a newscaster declaring presidential candidate Barack Obama…
Interview with Norm Feuti
Comic Book Resources interviewed Retail creator Norm Feuti about his feature that was launched by King Features in 2006 and…
An interview with Arnold creator Kevin McCormick
Charles Brubaker has posted an interview he conducted with Kevin McCormick who did the Arnold comic that ran for six…
New Yorker’s annual Cartoon issue on stands
News-a-rama notes that this week’s New Yorker is their annual Cartoon Issue and reports that it includes work, articles or…
Several new exhibits are opening around the nation
Maintaining cartoonist Nick Creekmore will have some of his cartoons included an art exhibit exploring subjects of the male identity….
Editor responds to a recent Gary McCoy cartoon
The editor of the Daily Triplicate (Crescent City, CA), Richard Wiens, writes about the reader reaction to a recent Gary…
GoComics adds Love Is…, Bliss, and Free Range
GoComics has announced that they have added Kim Casali and Bill Asprey’s classic Love Is, Harry Bliss’ Bliss comic panel…
National Caricaturist convention set for Raleigh
The National Caricature Network is set to hold their 17th annual convention next week in Raleigh, NC. The convention attracts…
Webcomics Weekly News Roundup – October 29, 2008
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News Briefs for October 29, 2008
» The Christian Science Monitor has announced that it’s cutting all of its daily editions and focusing on a weekend…
Nate Beeler’s cartoons now run at index card size
Mike Rhode notes that The Washington Examiner editorial cartoonist Nate Beeler’s cartoons have been reduced to the size of an…
Newspaper apologizes for Keith Knight cartoon
The Montclair State University (NJ) college newspaper has issued an apology for running The K Chronicles strip that used a…
Will an Obama presidency challenge cartoonists?
A couple of news items in the last two days raises the question of how an Obama presidency – the…