2009 Harvey Awards nominees announced
The 2009 Harvey Awards Nominees have been announced. Named in honor of the late Harvey Kurtzman, one of the industry’s…
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Mike Cope pledges percent of sales to Schulz challenge
Mike Cope, cartoonist, illustrator and author of “Last of the Funnies” is making a generous pledge to support the Schulz…
Interview: Corey Pandolph on doing 4 strips simultaneously
I had never heard of Corey Pandolph or Barkeater Lake until a couple of years ago. He sent me an…
King Features launches new “Captionary” feature
King Features Syndicate is launching a new interactive feature called “Captionary” for it’s Comics Kingdom product. The new feature allows…
News briefs for June 25, 2009
Books » I believe I mentioned this. There will be a collection of Johnny Hart’s religiously themed B.C. comic strips….
Ponyo trailer released
We’ve discussed the upcoming release of Ponyo by animation legend Hayao Miyazaki. There is now an official trailer for movie….
Comic page changes for the week
» The Herald Palladium is introducing Steve Sicula’s Home and Away to their readers. » The Kansas City Star is…
Proposal: Locher award winner gets cash, no trip to AAEC convo
Over on Steve Greenberg’s blog comes news that a proposal is being floated to give future AAEC/John Locher award winners…
Jake Thompson wins John Locher Memorial Award
Jake Thompson, a student at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, is this year’s winner of the AAEC/John Locher Memorial…
Stephen Silver releases 5th book, “Passion for Life”
Character designer Stephen Silver will release his fifth book, Passion for Life, July 1, 2009, which gives insights into his…
Spiegelman reviews 1939 editorial cartoonists’ reactions to rejected Jewish refugee boat
The Washington Post has a comic editorial by Art Spiegelman exploring editorial cartoonists reaction to a 1939 refugee boat full…
Uclick creates Eisner Awards app for iPhone, iPod
Uclick has announced the release of a new Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards app for iPhone and iPod Touch. The…
News Briefs for June 23, 2009
Comic Strips » A humorous story about Ernie Harwell who in 1953 conceived of a comic strip featuring a baseball…
Naperville to become home for Dick Tracy statue
The Naperville Sun reports that a statue commemorating the Dick Tracy character will be constructed in Naperville, home of current…
From Iran: jailed cartoonist, twitter and offensive cartoons
Reporters Without Borders reports that some 23 reporters have been arrested since the riots began in Iran and the government…