NCS urges opposition to Orphan Works Act of 2008
The National Cartoonists Society board and Stu Rees, NCS Attorney, have sent out the following email to its members asking…
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Mark Heath ends ‘Spot the Frog’
Mark Heath, creator of Spot the Frog, has announced that he is ending his comic strip about six months shy…
Get a first year Garfield original for $5k
Ted Dawson over at “Three Men in a Tub” blog reports that an original Garfield comic strip is for sale…
13th Kevin & Kell collection to be released
Moonbase Press has announced that it will be releasing the thirteenth collection of cartoonist Bill Holbrook’s webcomic “Kevin & Kell”…
Two Peanuts cartoons auctioned for $106,270
Two original Peanuts comics strips were auctioned off at Philip Weiss Auctions, according to E&P, for a combined total of…
Eric Devericks posts first animation
Eric Devericks, editorial cartoonist for the Seattle Times, has posted his first animated editorial cartoon. His premiere animation features Hillary…
Science Idol scientific integrity contest begins
The third annual “Science Idol: The Scientific Integrity Editorial Cartoon Contest” is now taking submissions. The annual contest seeks to…
Islamic group: MacKinnon cartoon is hate crime
A Nova Scotia Islamic group is claiming that an editorial cartoon by Chronicle Herald cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon is a hate…
Hagar picked up in Switzerland (again)
It’s not often that I get to report on comic page changes outside of the United States, but Hagar the…
News Briefs for May 8, 2008
» Scott Adams’ blog has been moved to his newly redesigned web site. Check it out at dilbert.com/blog/ » Bleeker…
Three new animation movies set for this summer
There are three big animated motion pictures due out this summer. “Kung Fu Panda”, “Wall-E” and “Igor.” If they live…
Does a syndicate matter in today’s world?
Fleen has posted the first an interview with webcomic creator and author Dave Kellett on the importance and relevance of…
Ed Stein ends Denver Square
Rocky Mountain News editorial cartoonist Ed Stein has announced that he will be ending his local daily comic strip Denver…
Pinkerton picks up Colorado college paper
Mike Witmer’s webcomic Pinkerton that runs on gocomics.com has been picked up by The Clarion, the University Of Denver’s campus…
Sorenson, Bolling signing books in NYC
Slowpoke creator Jen Sorenson and Tom the Dancing Bug creator Ruben Bolling will be at The Tank in New York…