I was forwarded an email from the casting company for the reality TV show “Wife Swap.” They’re interested in casting a cartoonist or comic book artist. Details in the letter below. I have verified that this inquiry is legit. My name is Amanda Gershkowitz and I am a Casting Associate Producer for ABC families hit […]
» Mike Cavna scores an interview with legendary Spider-Man creator Stan Lee about the recent changes to the Spider-Man franchise – comics, comic strip and movies. » The Swann Fellowship is awarded to qualified graduate student to support scholarly research into caricature and cartoons. The application deadline to be considered is February 13. The award […]
The Strange World of Mr. Mum, which began a 12 year run in syndication between 1958 and 1970s, is back. This time the wordless panel is available as a daily email subscription offering. Mr. Mums was created by Irving Phillips who was humor editor of Esquire magazine and wrote gags for W.C. Fields and the […]
With all the doom and gloom in the newspaper industry, I find this story interesting. Joshua Karp is launching a twice-daily free print newspaper in Chicago, San Francisco and later in New York City with content from blogs on January 27. The idea is to take local content from blogs and print them in tabloid […]
Opus wasn’t the only strip to come to a close with the Bush presidency. Webcomic Get Your War On by David Rees was a “hilarious and profane perspective on George W. Bush’s War on Terror.” His comic was printed in book collections and inspired a series of animated video adaptations. With the comic closure, Comic […]