» Ed Stein, isn’t bringing back his long running local comic Denver Square, but as he puts it, he “couldn?t resist doing a couple of sketches, using the characters, to comment on a couple of local stories” » This Thursday, J.C. Duffy’s The Fusco Brothers will announce whether the faithful canine companion is really a […]
Ben Sargent finished out his employment with The Austin American-Statesman last Friday. He announced he was taking a buyout a few weeks ago. He has been with the paper since 1974 and brought home a Pulitzer in 1982 and was a finalist in 2000 and 2001. To commemorate his departure, Ben pulled from the archives […]
The Toronto Star has dropped Darby Conley’s Get Fuzzy in favor of Aaron Johnson’s new (at least in print) comic W.T. Duck. The editor noted the flood of calls from Get Fuzzy fans, but in the end the decision was made by “canvassing some newsroom comic page readers” and making “a judgment call.” Public Editor […]
Comic Riff blogger Michael Cavna notes that his paper, The Washington Post will cut five comics from their line-up starting March 30. The comics on the chopping blog include: Little Dog Lost, Pooch Cafe, Piranha Club, Zippy the Pinhead and Judge Parker. The comics will remain on their website. While not getting the axe, Michael […]
Joe Murray, creator of animated series Rocko’s Modern Life (1993-1996) and Camp Lazlo (2005-2008), announced on his blog that his eBook, Crafting a Cartoon, has been picked up for print publication by Random House. The eBook will be discontinued as a result (although it’s still available as I type this) and the book will come […]
This year’s Charles M. Schulz award for best college cartoonist goes to Grant Snider of The University News at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Grant will receive $10,000 for his comics “that reflect the influence of graphic novels.” I believe this is his blog where you can see samples of his work. Finalists this year […]
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich has won this year’s Scripps Howard Foundation Announces National Journalism Award for editorial cartooning for “his ability to incite multiple emotions with the reading of a single cartoon.” Finalists this year include Don Asmussen, San Francisco Chronicle and Alexander Hunter, The Washington Times.
Nominees for the National Cartoonists Society’s 2008 Division Awards have been posted. The winners will be announced during the Reuben Awards dinner on Memorial Day weekend. TELEVISION ANIMATION Bryan Arnett – Character Design – “The Mighty B!” – Nickelodeon Ben Balistreri – Character Design – “Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends” – Cartoon Network Sandra Equihua […]