Technicolor has announced that it is moving into television animated programming and will begin their efforts by bringing Berkeley Breathed’s Pete & Pickles to the small screen. “I told the folks at Technicolor,” recounts Breathed, “that the only way I could get lured to the world of small screen pixels is if a company were […]
Another award announcement. This time Nate Beeler, editorial cartoonist for the The Washington Examiner, is taking home this year’s The Thomas Nast Award. Judges’ remarks: Nate Beeler’s entries stood out for their powerful and vivid composition that brings the message home regardless of whether the cartoon centers on a conversation or a visual punch line. […]
Last Sunday’s Beakman and Jax regarding a question about dairy farming has upset many dairy farmers. American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman has reportedly sent a letter to Beakman and Jax creator Jok Church and Universal Press. The comic, which answers children’s questions about science, responded to a question about the age of cows […]
Former Commercial Appeal editorial cartoonist Bill Day was named the winner of the 2010 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for editorial cartooning. The award honors reporting on issues of “human rights, social justice, and the power of individual action in the United States and around the world.” Regarding his entry, the judges wrote, “Cartoonist Bill […]
Proving the cliche “where one door closes – another one opens” Ruben Bolling has announced that his comic Tom the Dancing Bug will now appear on Boing Boing less than a month after being dropped from Salon.com. Boing Boing is a popular aggregator of news and entertainment the describes itself as, “Media Culture Brainwash for […]