Lio look-alike finalists announced
Universal Uclick acquisition editor John Glynn has announced the finalists for the Lio Look-A-Like photo contest. Check out the finalists…
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News briefs for September 21, 2009
Comic Strips » Rudy Park has been brought back to The San Jose Mercury News. Comics » Tom Spurgeon opines…
Yoshito Usui found dead in hiking fall
Yoshito Usui, best known for his Japanese cartoon series “Crayon Shin-chan,” was found dead from an apparent fall from a…
Breathed talks about the upcoming Bloom County Library
ICv2 talks with Berkeley Breathed about his upcoming Bloom County Library collection by IDW. Some of the strips that will…
Kirby heirs may prove to be headache for Disney
Michael Cieply and Brooks Barnes of the New York Times Media Decoder blog write about the $4 billion acquisition of…
New exhibit featuring Florida cartoonists opens
A new exhibit of original artwork has opened in Ocala, Florida featuring 11 cartoonists from the state. The exhibit, which…
Mike Lane retires from syndication
Mike Lane, the former editorial cartoonist for the Baltimore Sun, has announced that he will retire from syndicated editorial cartooning….
OSU Cartoon Library changes name in honor of $7 Million gift
The Ohio State University Board of Trustees today approved the naming of the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum in…
News briefs for September 17, 2009
Interviews » Over on Tall Tale Radio, Tom Racine interviews Kimberly Krautter about her book, “Foreclosure on the Fourth Estate:…
New book celebrates HERBLOCK’s 100th birthday
From the press release: To mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of political cartoonist Herbert Block (Herblock), the Library…
IDW to release The Family Circus Library
This November, IDW will release “The Family Circus Library, Volume 1” – the first two years of Bil Keane’s classic…
First xkcd book now available online
Xkcd, a successful, quirky, nerd, geek, math webcomic is now available in book form beginning this week. The collection is…
Thomas Nast up for NJ Hall of Fame
Thomas Nast, considered as the Father of American Editorial Cartooning, is one of this year’s nominees for the New Jersey…
Brian Crane to be guest artist at Schulz Museum
Pickles creator Brian Crane will be the guest cartoonist this Saturday at the Charles M. Schulz Museum where he will…
News briefs for September 14, 2009
Comic strips » Luann creator Greg Evans is profiled in the Arizona Daily Star. » Wee Pals creator Morrie Turner…