News Briefs for October 10, 2008
» MAD cartoonist Tom Richmond will be the “Phone a Friend” for Jim Batts, a fellow caricaturist, who will be…
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Swedish paper redesigns comic page; swaps comics
I don’t get many reports of comic page changes outside of the United States, but thanks to Andreas Eriksson of…
Jim Lange retires from Oklahoman after 58 years
The Oklahoman editorial cartoonist Jim Lange is retiring “early” after 58 years with the paper. His last cartoon runs this…
Watch Kurt Westergaard talk about Mohammed cartoon
Mike Lynch found a great interview with Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, who drew the infamous cartoon of Mohammed with a…
Chip Bok takes buyout from Akron Beacon Journal
Akron Beacon Journal editorial cartoonist Chip Bok has taken a buy-out after 22 years with the Akron Ohio paper. This…
News Briefs for October 9, 2008
» Tak Toyoshima, creator of Secret Asian Man, will be giving a presentation at MIT on October 30 about his…
NCS-USO trip to Germany Wrap-up
The National Cartoonist Society and the United Service Organizations sponsored a trip to visit with American wounded soldiers in Germany…
Two days left of Daily Cartoonist fundraising
Firstly, I wish to thank all those who have generously donated in my fund-raising efforts here. Since this is the…
Greg Evans creates holiday strip for NEA clients
This year’s holiday strip from the Newspaper Enterprise Association is entitled “The Search for Santa” and was created by Luann…
News Briefs for October 8, 2008
» Tom Batuik will be speaking tonight at Akron-Summit County Public Library to mark Breast Cancer Awareness month. He’ll also…
Scott Adams’ tools of the trade
For some heavy, geeky navel gazing, head over to Dilbert.com to read how Dilbert creator Scott Adams draws up his…
News & Observer finalizes line-up with 42 comics
The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) has finalized their comic page line-up after expanding their comics page last year to…
Dallas Morning News drops 14 comics; readers angry
The Dallas Morning News once had one of the largest entertainment sections of puzzles, advice columns and comics in the…
OSU Cartoon library to exhibit work of Sam Milai
The Ohio State University’s Cartoon Research Library is running an exhibit on Sam Milai, an editorial cartoonist for the influential…
News Briefs for October 7, 2008
» Comic Book Resources takes a look at Bill Griffith and Zippy the Pinhead. » The Dallas Morning News interviews…