Several journalism associations have cancelled their annual conventions, but The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists President Ted Rall says that the AAEC will forge ahead with their plans to meet in Seattle despite the possible loss of the sponsoring paper, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. “There has never been a more important time to come together and […]
Cathy Guisewite’s Cathy became an unlikely source of parody for last week’s Saturday Night Live. Andy Samberg played the harried comic strip character who was interviewed about her finishing last in a “sexiest cartoon character” poll. Justin Timberlake in his second cameo on the show played Cathy’s husband. The skit also featured Jessica Rabbit, who […]
Brad Anderson’s Marmaduke comic strip is being made into a big-screen movie. The Hollywood reporter is reporting that director Tom Dey will be developing a movie based on the comic strip. Still unknown is whether the movie will be animated, live-action or a hybrid, like the recent Garfield movies.
Tomorrow is the deadline set by The Hearst Corporation to have a buyer for their Seattle Post-Intelligencer or they’ll shut down the newspaper. Last week, news leaked that some 20 or so employees were offered a provisional contract to stay on in a web-only version of the newspaper indicating that perhaps the company will try […]