Happy Halloween!
To commemorate Halloween, I’m posting this 1953 animation of The Tell-Tale Heart based on Edgar Allan Poe’s short-story of the…
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Foxtrot retrospective collection due in November
It’s a good year for retrospectives. Due out this November is Bill Amend’s The Best of FoxTrot – a near…
Mark Fiore on life after a Pulitzer win
Michael Cavna catches up to Mark Fiore while Mark was in D.C. for the Cartoons and Cocktails event. Michael talk…
LA Times drops 2 comics for more ads
Media Bistro is reporting that the L.A. Times has dropped Home and Away and Brewser Rocket and used the space…
Sergio Aragones celebrates 50 years of cartooning
MAD Magazine cartoonist Sergio Aragones is celebrating 50 years of cartooning. To commemorate he has a new book out entitled…
Scott Stantis on NPR’s On Point
Chicago Tribune editorial cartoonist Scott Stantis was a featured guest on NPR’s On Point this morning (9:00 a.m. CST). Scott…
Rolling Stone interviews Garry Trudeau
Chip Kidd of Rolling Stone Magazine has interviewed Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau to mark the 40th anniversary of the strip….
40: A Doonesbury Retrospective on sale @ Amazon
I’m in a quandary. The 40: A Doonesbury Retrospective has been steeply discounted on Amazon ($58.50 compared to $100 normally)….
Danny DeVito to bring The Lorax to life
The Lorax, the book by Dr. Seuss, is being made into a 3D movie featuring Danny DeVito voicing The Lorax…
Nick Galifianakis exhibit opens tomorrow
Washington D.C. based illustrator Nick Galifianakis has an exhibit of his work opening tomorrow night and runs through Nov 14….
More Doonesbury: 200 Greatest Moments
Slate has posted what they view as the 200 Greatest Moments of Garry Trudeau’s Doonesbury. In celebration of the 40th…
New Yorker cartoonist Leo Cullum passes at age 68
New Yorker cartoonist Leo Cullum has passed away last Saturday in Los Angeles. He was 68. The New York Times’…
Bill O’Reilly e-mail bombs Mike Thompson
Last Sunday’s editorial cartoon by Mike Thompson stirred the ire of Fox News pundit Bill O’Reilly. Mike’s cartoon was in…
Slate interview with Doonebury creator Garry Trudeau
With today’s anniversary of Garry Trudeau’s Doonebury, I’ll be posting items that I think are of interest. Doonebury is hitting…