Animation
The Animation blog reports that Nickelodeon’s “The Penguins of Madagascar” averaged 3.7 million total viewers and ranked as the weekâ??s top kidsâ?? show.
Books
» Richard Thompson has a second collection of Cul de Sac due out in September. See the cover on his blog.
Comic Strips
» Tom Gammill’s latest “Learn to Draw” series (See embedded video below) takes him to New York City.
» Southern Highland News has a nice write up about the posthumous Silver T-Square award given to Aussie cartoonist James Kemsley who passed away in 2007. His son, Jed Kemsley, accepted the award on his behalf.
True Fact – The animation camera seen in this episode of “Learn to Draw” was used to shoot the opening credits for “The Honeymooners.”