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October 2009
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Happy Birthday Laralee!
Happy birthday to my big sister, Laralee. She tells me that she visits the blog often, even though she’s not…
R. Crumb’s Genesis book plays it straight
For those who wondered if R. Crumb could illustrate the first book of the Old Testament without adding anything blasphemous,…
Plugger mail temporarily stops
Interesting tidbit out of the Richmond Times-Dispatch regarding the comic panel Pluggers. Back in September, the U.S. Postal Service announced…
Jim Bush cartoon offends NAACP
A cartoon by Jim Bush that ran in the Providence Journal has drawn ire from the local NAACP which called…
WSJ stipple artist claims artist plagiarized work
Wall Street Journal stipple artist Noli Novak is strongly suggesting Spanish artist Jose Maria Cano plagiarized her hedcut of President…
News briefs for October 14, 2009
Comics Books » Marvel Comics has announced the launch of the 3.0 version of their Marvel Digital Comics Reader. Editorial…
10 cartoonists shipping off for Middle East
From the United Service Organizations press release: The USO and the National Cartoonist Society (NCS) will soon deploy ten of…
Comic pre-launches with behind scenes look at development process
With the official launch of Nathan Cooper’s In the Sticks comic strip still a few months away, Universal Uclick is…
Lisa’s Legacy Fund grows to include 5k event
Funky Winkerbean creator Tom Batiuk continues to grow his efforts for cancer research. Since the 2007 story-line that climaxed with…
Library of Congress opens Herblock exhibit
Today The Library of Congress opens a retrospective exhibit examining the life and work of Herbert Block (“Herblock”) whose career…
Amazon releases third round finalists in Comic Strip Superstar contest
Amazon has announced those that have survived the second round of judging in their Comic Strip Superstar contest. The third…
News briefs for October 12, 2009
Books » The Gazette editorial cartoonist Terry Mosher has a new book collection out called “Aislin’s Shenanigans.” » Ted Rall…
Big thanks to the 28 who wrapped up my fundraiser
The last official day of fund-raising went well. Some donations came in through the weekend and I’ll be posting their…
Fourth “Wimpy Kid” released with 4 million copies
Jeff Kinney’s fourth “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” book is being released today with a print run of 4 million….