A recent editorial cartoon by Brian Fairrington elicited a response from the National Organization of Women for a depiction of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan wearing buttons displaying “Never Married,” “No Kids,” “Boys are icky!” and “Kill Baby Kill.” The feminist organization felt that the cartoon played into speculations regarding Kagan’s sexual orientation. The write: […]
MSNBC.com editorial cartoonist Daryl Cagle (and owner of the Cagle Cartoons newspaper syndicate), has launched “Oil Spill Cartoons,” a new cartoon application for the iPhone and iPod Touch that collects all the cartoons being drawn about the BP Oil Spill. “Oil Spill Cartoons” enables users to see a new feed of cartoons about the BP […]
The US Postal Service will hold a First-Day-of-Issue dedication ceremony of the Sunday Funnies at The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum in Columbus OH. On hand for the occasion will be museum curator and professor Lucy Shelton Caswell, OSU President E. Gordon Gee, Beetle Bailey creator Mort Walker, Garfield creator Jim […]
Disney’s Tangled (previously entitled Rapunzel) is set to release in November 24th. Here is the latest teaser.
Apple banned a webcomic adaptation of the classic novel Ulysses due to depictions of nudity from its iPad store. The Daily Finance notes the irony that the novel was banned in the United States back in 1920. The irony is rich: Ulysses was banned in the U.S. upon publication in 1920 when The Little Review […]