Firstly, I wish to thank all those who have generously donated in my fund-raising efforts here. Since this is the first time asking for donations, I really don’t know what to expect. I do know that I’m far from the estimated amount I’ll need to cover the NCS and AAEC gatherings next year. All money […]
This year’s holiday strip from the Newspaper Enterprise Association is entitled “The Search for Santa” and was created by Luann creator Greg Evans. The 16-strip story is written from the perspective of Luann’s dog, Puddles who wonders why Santa neglects to bring Christmas gifts to dogs. “The nagging question leads Puddles on a long journey, […]
» Tom Batuik will be speaking tonight at Akron-Summit County Public Library to mark Breast Cancer Awareness month. He’ll also be signing his bok “Lisa’s Story: The Other Shoe.” » Big Nate creator Lincoln Peirce will be at the Longfellow Book store (Portland, Maine) this Saturday for a book signing of his book I Smell […]
For some heavy, geeky navel gazing, head over to Dilbert.com to read how Dilbert creator Scott Adams draws up his strip. His blog post talks about the evolution of his process from paper, pencil and zip-a-tone to his now paperless Cintiq 21ux process. There’s also a 4 minute video of him using his Cintiq. Most […]
The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) has finalized their comic page line-up after expanding their comics page last year to 42 comics. The six new comics that ran in trials since last year are: Agnes, Argyle Sweater, Arlo & Janis, Deflocked, Scary Gary and Wizard of Id. Three comics were dropped: Sylvia, Watch Your Head […]
The Dallas Morning News once had one of the largest entertainment sections of puzzles, advice columns and comics in the nation that spanned a total of four pages. In a cost-cutting measure to reduce paper costs, Jeanne Culler, Internal Communications Manager for the Dallas paper said that they had to “bring the entertainment section inline […]
The Ohio State University’s Cartoon Research Library is running an exhibit on Sam Milai, an editorial cartoonist for the influential African American newspaper the Pittsburgh Courier for 33 years. Most of Sam’s work was believed to been destroyed in a fire, but his granddaughter found some in a suitcase in her mother’s attic and donated […]
» Comic Book Resources takes a look at Bill Griffith and Zippy the Pinhead. » The Dallas Morning News interviews Scott Hilburn and his feature The Argyle Sweater. » The L.A. Times is running Between Friends in trial mode as a possible replacement for For Better or For Worse. They will run Between Friends for […]
Berkeley Breathed was on NPR this morning to explain why he is ending Opus. For good. He’s my quick transcript of what he said about the end. “I’ll be leaving Opus in a way that it should be very clear that this time there is no way going back home. I don’t think about myself […]
Chad Carpenter’s self syndicated comic Tundra is now in stores on greeting cards. The first batch of eight different Tundra greeting cards are birthday cards with more due out in November featuring “snowman” and Christmas. Another line of Father’s Day cards is also planned for release. The cards are printed and distributed through Recycled Paper […]
This week The Daily Cartoonist celebrates its third birthday. The community around the blog continues to grow. Off the top of my head, the second year events that will be remembered are: the wholesale loss of America’s great talent of editorial cartoonists, the rocky launch of the “hybrid” and smoother transition into the For Better […]
This week The Daily Cartoonist turns three years old (insert joke here about the terrible twos). If you’re new to this community or you’ve been a frequent visitor for a while, you know this blog has grown and matured into a respectable news source. I dare not even begin to calculate the hours I’ve invested […]
The good news is that Mike Peters isn’t retiring as the editorial cartoonist for The Dayton Daily News, but the sad news for those who appreciate his editorial work, he’s reducing his workload from four to five cartoons a week to two or three. The Pulitzer Prize editorial cartoonist and creator of Mother Goose and […]
» Stacy Curtis‘ book that he illustrated, “The 7 Habits for Happy Kids” debuted on the New York Times Best Seller List at #4 » The News and Observer has written a Q&A about the most oft asked questions regarding its line-up and comics in general. » Comic Book Resources continues to look at historical […]
Washington Post Writers Group has announced that Berkeley Breathed’s Opus will end syndication on November 2. According to the press release, Berkeley has vowed that this end is for good. “With the crisis in Wall Street and Washington, I’m suspending my comic strip to assist the nation. The best way I can help is to […]