Prison newspaper featuring bearded pig in turban pulled
Fifty thousand copies of a prison newspaper were pulled after “diversity chiefs” became “extremely concerned” over a cartoon sketch of…
June 2009
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Longbox Digital Comics — Comic Book Resources Tells All
A new electronic comic reader was introduced at Heroes Con, called the Longbox. It’s a digital comics platform similar to iTunes, and it is expected to launch later this year as a free download for Mac, PC, and Linux.
News Briefs for June 22, 2009
Interviews » Liz Kersjes interviews Jim Borgman about his comic strip Zits that he does with Jerry Scott » Tom…
Uclick rolls out improved GoComics.com
Last fall, I reviewed the new roll out of United Media’s comics.com and compared it to other major syndicate offerings,…
Bill Bates passes away at age 79
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Bill Bates has passed away a couple of weeks ago. He was 79. Bill…
The Best of Simon and Kirby to be published
The guys that created Captain America and the artist that went on to create Iron Man, X-Men, Hulk and the…
Dan Froomkin let go from Washington Post
On a somewhat related cartooning note, I received word that Dan Froomkin, who blogs for the Washington Post with the…
Are your cartoons being used without permission?
I received an email from one cartoonist who found his work on the social photo and video hosting site Photo…
Washington Post Writers Group to launch Fort Knox
Washington Post Writers Group is set to launch a new feature entitled Fort Knox for debut on October 5. The…
News Briefs for June 17, 2009
Animation The Animation blog reports that Nickelodeon’s “The Penguins of Madagascar” averaged 3.7 million total viewers and ranked as the…
Open Discussion: verifying originality without being influenced
Wiley Miller made an interesting comment on the open discussion about using gag writers and how he handles blind submission…
Jeremy Mullins passes at age 32
Tom Spurgeon is reporting that 32 year-old Jeremy Mullins has passed away from multiple injuries sustained while climbing in the…
Comic Distributor may in be in trouble, and it’s NOT a newspaper
D.J. Coffman says the comic book industry is on life support.
News Briefs for June 16, 2009
Animation » Fox will premiere its animation powerhouse shows on Sunday September 27. Check out new episodes of “The Simpsons”,…
Open discussion: Gag writers: crutch or resource?
The St. Petersburg Time (FL) recently interviewed Robert Rafferty, a gag writer who sells his gags to freelance cartoonists, syndicated…