» The ToonSeum in Pittsburg PA will exhibit the art of Mother Goose and Grimm creator and editorial cartoonist Mike Peters. The exhibit begins October 17 and runs through January 4. » The ToonSeum is also holding a panel discussion on October 18 featuring Mike Peters, Ann Telnaes and Rob Rogers on the topic of […]
Zippy the Pinhead creator Bill Griffith was interviewed by the Hartford Courant about the online business side of his comic strip. According to the article, the sales of Zippy memorabilia and accessories on zippythepinhead.com has grown from one third to half of his income. The article also talks about some of the products and services […]
As announced earlier, Chip Bok, Jeff Keane, Rick Kirkman, Mike Peters, Mike Luchovich, Walt Handlesman, Stephan Pastis, and Tom Richmond are visiting wounded troops in Washington D.C. and Germany. Stars and Stripes has a write up of their visit to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany. The trip is sponsored by The National Cartoonists […]
Russian editorial cartoonist Boris Yefimov has passed away at the age of 108. He lived to see the fall of the Tsar, the Russian revolution, two world wars, and the cold war. According to the Telegraph’s obituary, he met or knew most of the prominent revolutionaries including Lenin. During the cold war he used to […]
The Washington Post’s Comics Riff blog has announced a short-form writing contest to pay tribute to Richard Thompson’s Cul De Sac’s first anniversary in syndication. Richard will judge the contest and the winner will receive an autographed Cul De Sac collection that was released last month.
Ben Gordon, a webcomicker who created Scratchin Post and Li’l Nyet, has dug into the economic model claims used in the best selling book “How to Make Webcomics.” Ben believes the oft boasted “10% Rule” (the number of webcomic fans who will purchase merchandise that sustains a webcomic) is questionable and has spent a month […]