Dick Locher creates trophy for gridiron rivalry
Chicago Tribune editorial cartoonist Dick Locher was selected to create a new trophy for the annual rivalry football game between…
November 2009
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Three graphic novel news items of interest
Three stories caught my eye regarding graphic novels and libraries. The good news is that the Milford public Library (NJ)…
Winsor McCay Award winners announced
The International Animated Film Society has announced this year’s recipients of the Winsor McCay Award. This year’s honor goes to…
Ex-New York Post editor sues paper
Sandra Guzman, who was fired from her editing job at the New York Post for being critical of the paper…
GoComics launches new comic: Bewley
They people over at GoComics.com have announced that they have a new comic offering, Bewley. Bewley by ant blades has…
Duke University publishes book about Mohammad cartoons
Voltaire Press at Duke University has published a book “Muhammad: The "Banned" Images” by Dr. Gary Hull that includes reprinting…
Judge throws out Steve Kelley lawsuit
A lawsuit filed against the San Diego Union-Tribune by their former editorial cartoonist, Steve Kelley, has been thrown out due…
Famous Authors Narrate the Funny Pages
Title above is the title taken from an interesting piece over at McSweeny’s where author Mark Paglia writes a description…
Warren Beatty given green light to sue TMS
Last spring I reported that actor Warren Beatty had filed a lawsuit against Tribune Co and that Tribune Media Syndicate…
Iranian cartoonist Hadi Heidari has been released
Rob Tornoe reports that Iranian cartoonist Hadi Heidari has been released from prison. Hadi was arrested October 22 while attending…
Dana Simpson wins Comic Strip Superstar contest
Dana Simpson’s Girl has won the Andrews McMeel and Amazon.com Comic Strip Superstar contest. She wins a publishing contract with…
News briefs for November 9, 2009
Books » The Buffalo News reviews the new biography of Herblock » Waldenbooks will be closing 200 of its stores…
New Wallace & Gromit comic released for iPhone
Titan publishing has released its first digital comic for the iPhone and iPod Touch featuring Wallace & Gromit. The cartoon…
Chicago Humanities Festival wrap-up
Several stories have been filed about last weekend’s Chicago Humanities Festival featuring several notable cartoonists. The Chicago Tribune writes about…
Tom Richmond iPhone App rejected
MAD Magazine artist Tom Richmond has been working on an iPhone app with movie director/entrepreneur Ray Griggs that allows users…