Washington Post launches Comic Riffs blog
The Washington Post has launched a new blog called “Comics Riff” which will be maintained by former Warped cartoonist Michael…
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New Yorker cover cartoon condemned as tasteless
The July 21st New Yorker cover is a raising eyebrows and both the Obama and McCain campaigns have called it…
Beeler to produce caricatures for Examiner chain
The Washington Examiner editorial cartoonist Nate Beeler has announced on his blog that he has a new duty each week…
TMS ComicsPage.com to return
Tribune Media Syndicate has responded to questions posted by E&P’s Dave Astor about their online comics service’s apparent closure. A…
WP: Why Islam Is Unfunny for a Cartoonist
The Washington Post has an excellent article on the challenges of free speech, religion and cartooning that is expanding out…
Concerned Scientists contests announces fnalists
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) has announced the 12 finalists in their third annual Science Idol: Scientific Integrity Editorial…
Second Stay Tooned! coming in about a month
Just received word that the second Stay Tooned! magazine is coming together and should be out in about a month….
Brian Crane’s Pickles hits 500-client mark
The Washington Post Writers Group has announced that Brian Crane’s Pickles comic strip has surpassed the 500-client mark with the…
Mexican comic character called racist in Texas
The Mexican comic book character Memin Pinguin has been around for more than 60 years, but when his book, Memin…
Opus pulled from Post … again
» Last Sunday’s Opus did not run in the Washington Post who opted for substitute. According to columnist Gene Weingarten,…
TMS Comicspage closes
Tribune Media Services has quietly closed down their Comicspage.com service. The homepage now instructs visitors to read their favorite comics…
Charges dropped in Westergaard assassination plot
Danish prosecutors have dropped charges against one of the Muslim men that were arrested for planning the assassination of Kurt…
News Briefs for July 9, 2008
» Washington Examiner editorial cartoonist Nate Beeler has been featured in American University’s magazine and also drew an illustration for…
Charlie Daniel celebrates 50 years in cartooning
Charlie Daniel, cartoonist for the Knoxville News Sentinel is celebrating 50 years of editorial cartooning. He was the editorial cartoonist…
Did New Yorker cartoon copy Jeff Darcy?
The New Yorker just can’t seem to catch a break lately when it comes to news about their famed cartoons….