Happy thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving to one and all. I’m assuming if your visiting today, you’re patiently waiting for the dinner to begin…
2008
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Editing cartoons: Good or bad for the industry
I was sent an email pointing me to an op-ed piece in The Herald (Rock Hill, SC) that apologized for…
Ed Hall loses freelance client after controversial cartoon
Ed Hall, a Florida editorial cartoonist, has “temporarily” lost a client newspaper after a local cartoon criticized an area school…
How I became a syndicated cartoonist stories
I’m sure Sandra Bell-Lundy wasn’t the first to pen a multi-part narrative of her journey to become a syndicated cartoonist,…
Gasoline Alley turns 90 today
Gasoline Alley turns 90 today. The feature, created by Frank King, was first published in 1918 and is often cited…
George Herriman’s mixed race and its influence in Krazy Kat
The “Don’t Touch My Comics” blog over on at the Times-Union has an interesting post about the mixed race heritage…
Life mag photos online include famous cartoonists
Google announced this week that it is hosting the photo repository for Life Magazine. The index is completely searchable by…
Keith Knight allays racial tensions at U of A
The K Chronicles creator Keith Knight spoke at the University of Arizona last night to help put to rest the…
Peanuts holiday countdown package now available
In addition to Universal’s Garfield countdown package, United Media is offering its annual Peanuts Christmas Countdown package to its subscribers…
Keith Knights visits ASU after n-word episode
Keith Knight will be on the campus of Arizona State University tonight to give a presentation of his work and…
Garfield holiday countdown offered to newspapers
Universal Press Syndicate is offering newspapers that subscribe to Jim Davis’ Garfield a Garfield Christmas Countdown at no additional cost….
UClick releases Bone on iPhone, iPod
UCLICK Digital Entertainment has recently launched Jeff Smith’s Bone comic for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The comic has been…
Mark Tatulli’s Heart of the City turns 10
Mark Tatulli’s Heart of the City is celebrating its 10th anniversary on November 22. The strip is centered on a…
Comics Kingdom launches today
King Features officially launches its Comics Kingdom product today. Comics Kingdom is a new web application that newspapers can embed…
Garry Trudeau writes rebuttal to critics in Stars and Stripes
Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau has written an article in today’s Stars and Stripes to rebut critics of his strip and…