News briefs for January 29, 2009
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Rhode: D.C. comics 65 percent as good as 2007
In Mike Rhode’s latest column in the Washington City Paper, compared the number of cartoons in each D.C. paper with…
College paper apologizes for Haiti sex cartoon
The Independent Florida Alligator has issued an apology for running a cartoon depicting a man and woman having sex while…
Live video and tweet coverage of Apple Special Event
Below is an unofficial live video stream of the event. Below the video is liveTweet coverage via ArsTechnica. Tweets should auto update every 10 seconds below.
Roland Hedley twitter account closes
Roland Hedley, the fictional Doonesbury character who began using Twitter last spring has closed his account. Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau…
Newsday’s paywall nets 35 subscribers
I reported earlier that Newsday’s website was going behind a paywall. The site was free for those that used the…
Live Apple Tablet coverage here tomorrow morning (UPDATED)
Due to the potential impact on the print industry (at least the interest in it by those in print and…
Comic page changes for the week
» The Deseret News in Salt Lake City has picked up the new strip Dustin. While the article didn’t mention…
Guy Gilchrist launches new daily panel
Guy Gilchrist, the cartoonist behind Nancy, has launched a new panel for the web called Today’s Dog. The new toon…
Trailer for Diary of a Wimpy Kid posted
I got a chuckle out of it. Can’t wait to take the kids.
Cartoonist, Journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda missing
Reporters without Borders is reporting that Sri Lanka journalist and cartoonist Prageeth Eknaligoda has been reported missing. Eknaligoda, who writes…
Julie Larson takes Dinette Set to self syndication
Julie Larson, creator of The Dinette Set, has left Creators Syndicate to pursue self syndication. Through an email she tells…
Reminder: Help the Hodges auction on-going
Last week I posted a report that the National Cartoonists Society Foundation was holding an auction to raise money for…
Tom Richmond reviews his trip to Cuba
MAD cartoonist Tom Richmond reports back about his recent trip to Cuba along with Jeanne Schulz and others for an…
Happy 25th anniversary Bizarro
Last Friday was Dan Piraro’s 25th anniversary of his Bizarro comic panel in syndication. You may think that all of…