Mike Shelton launches politicalbastards.com
Former The Orange County Register editorial cartoonist Mike Shelton, along with another former O.C. Register employee have launched a new…
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Bleak or Bright: The future of editorial cartoons
From an article in the L.A. Times we note that Daryl Cagle, editorial cartoonist and syndicate owner, and Bob Scheibel,…
Mel Casson passes away at age 87
Mel Casson, writer and illustrator for the Redeye comic strip passed away last week at the age of 87 of…
Creators buys Copley to open more markets
Editor and Publisher’s Dave Astor has additional details to yesterday’s news that Creators Syndicate is purchasing Copley News Service. According…
Bleeker to appear in German newspaper
Jonathan Mahood’s Bleeker the Rechargeable Dog will begin appearing in Germany’s Die Zeit weekly newspaper for a 12 week run…
News Briefs for May 29, 2008
» Lincoln Peirce’s Big Nate is finally hitting the book shelves. The book is entitled “I Smell a Pop Quiz!:…
ToonSeum presents Children in Cartoons and Comics
The Pittsburg based ToonSeum will open a new exhibit entitled “Just Kidding Around: Children in Cartoons and Comics” on June…
Presto Chango short animation premieres with Wall-E
Pixar’s “Wall-E” will debut this June along with their latest short animation entitled “Presto Chango.” Animation World Magazine writes that…
New websites for KAL, Six Chix, Meehan
A few new web sites have launched in the last couple of weeks. Kevin “KAL” Kallaugher has added a blog…
Drew Litton posts first sports animation
Rocky Mountain News sports cartoonist Drew Litton has posted his first sports animation. Last week he posted his first animation…
Creators Syndicate buys Copley News Service
Creators Syndicate has announced that they have purchased Copley News Service. The deal goes into effect July 1. Regarding the…
News Briefs for May 28, 2008
» Peter Parker and Spidey are slated to hit to Broadway in late 2009 or 2010 in a musical directed…
Kurt Westergaard honored with press freedom award
Kurt Westergaard, the controversial cartoonist drew the now infamous cartoonist of the Prophet Mohammed with a bomb in his turban…
Comic creator leaves $250k to Cincinnati academy
Franklin Folger, creator of The Girls has left $250,000 to the Art Academy of Cincinnati to create an endowment to…
Koterba recounts quest to professional cartooning
In a three-part article, Omaha World-Herald editorial cartoonist Jeff Koterba writes his personal history as a child discovering cartooning and…