News Briefs for March 31, 2009
» Robert Crumb has announced that he is finished with his satirical take on the Book of Genesis. The British…
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Nickelodeon Mag. Comics Award winners announced
Last December I mentioned Nickelodeon Magazine’s first Comics Award. The votes are tallied and the winners are: Favorite Graphic Novel:…
AAEC convention plans shaping up
Over on The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists web site is posted more information about this year’s convention in Seattle….
Dagwood’s Sandwich Shoppes struggling
Dagwood’s Sandwich Shoppes, co-founded by Blondie cartoonist Dean Young who started the franchise back in 2006 to capitalize on the…
Tom Meyer takes buy-out from SF Chronicle (UPDATED)
I don’t have a lot of details, but according to one report, FoxReno.com, San Francisco Chronicle editorial cartoonist Tom Meyer…
Bad economy showing up in the comics
Two different comic stories have an underlining commonality. First, E&P reports that the Brenda Starr character (from the self named…
Pat Oliphant cartoon viewed as Anti-Semitic
A recent cartoon by Pat Oliphant depicting a goose-stepping soldier pushing the Star of David (that looks like a snake…
Gene Weingarten working on a new comic strip
Gene Weingarten, the Washington Post columnist who won the Pulitzer Prize last year, is working on a comic strip for…
1973 ‘Peanuts’ Sunday strip goes up for auction
A 1973 Peanuts Sunday strip is up for auction. The signed Sunday comic dated April 1, 1973 features Lucy playing…
Complete Reuben and Division Awards
Title: Complete Reuben and Division Awards Mike Lynch has posted the last remaining National Cartoonist Society’s division award (Book Illustration)….
TMS sues Warren Beatty over Dick Tracy rights
Tribune Media Services has filed a lawsuit against actor Warren Beatty to regain the TV and movie rights to the…
News Briefs for March 23, 2009
» New York Daily News cartoonist and writer Bill Gallo was the honored guest speaker at the fifth annual Honor…
Howard Tayler nominated for Hugo Award
The 2009 Hugo Awards nominations are out for excellence in the field of science fiction and fantasy. Howard Tayler, creator…
Comic changes for the week
» The Gazette (Cedar Rapid, IA) is bringing back Get Fuzzy and Pearls Before Swine. In an ironic turn of…
Review: Tundra’s new mobile app
Chad Carpenter’s Tundra is now available on the iTunes App Store as a iPhone/iPod Touch app. They have released two…