Sony loses Raimi and Maguire for Spider-Man 4
“Spider-Man” Director Sam Raimi has pulled out of the Spider-Man 4 project and with him goes Tobey Maquire. According to…
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Comics Journal interviews Dave Astor about E&P
Eric Millikin caught up with former senior Editor and Publisher editor Dave Astor for his thoughts on the demise of…
Art Clokey, Gumby creator, dies at age 88
Art Clokey, the creator “Gumby” died last Friday at the age of 88. From Reuters: Clokey, 88, invented the whimsical…
Kurt Westergaard news round up
Title: Kurt Westergaard is in hiding again. That’s according to NPR who interviewed after the New Year’s Day attack on…
NCS Division Awards – Call for Entries
From Mike Lynch’s blog comes news the that National Cartoonists Society has announced their annual call for entries to their…
AAEC responds to latest attacks on Westergaard
In the wake of the recent attacks on Kurt Westergaard, The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists has reissued their statement…
Herblock Award allows animated editorial cartoons
The Herblock Foundation has announced that it is allowing animated editorial cartooning for consideration for the Herblock Award. The foundation…
Piers Baker’s Ollie and Quentin turn two
Piers Baker’s Ollie and Quentin have hit the two year mark in syndication. He writes on his blog: Ollie and…
Australia condemns ‘toon comparing police to KKK
The Australian Acting-Prime Minister has condemned an cartoon drawn by an Indian cartoonist that compares Aussie police to the Ku…
Man won’t be charged for anti-Muslim cartoons
A cartoonist who posted cartoons picturing the Prophet Muhammad engaged in bestiality and other obscene images in front of a…
Fiore, NPR upset conservative “Tea Partiers”
An animated editorial cartoon by Mark Fiore has the conservative blogosphere buzzing and livid at National Public Radio for posting…
Squid Row webcomic lands first newspaper slot
Bridgett Spicer’s webcomic Squid Row has landed a spot in The Monterey County Herald. The comic began running on Monday…
“Momics” becoming more popular
Rediff Business is reporting that mobile comics or “momics” are part of a revival of interest in comics – at…
Prince Valiant colorist releases self-publish novel
Scott Roberts, a colorist and letterer for the Prince Valiant strip, has released a self-published fantasy novel entitled “The Troubing…
Matt Wuerker at the Newseum
Matt Wuerker, the editorial cartoonist for Politico, recently appeared on the Newseum’s Inside Media. Here are 5 snippets from that…