Vatican: Homer J. Simpson is Catholic
The Vatican daily L’Osservatore Romano has published an article praising Matt Groening’s irreverent comedy The Simpsons and citing a magazine…
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Dora the Explorer voice sues Nickelodeon
Caitlin Sanchez, the voice behind Dora the Explorer since 2007, has sued Nickelodeon for not properly compensating her. According to…
Mike Myers to voice Pepe Le Pew
Warner Brothers is trying to push their legacy animation characters back into American pop-culture. New York Magazine is reporting that…
Mars Needs Moms movie poster revealed
Berkeley Breathed’s Mars Needs Moms! movie now has a movie poster. The movie based on Berkeley’s children’s book has a…
Festival of Cartoon Art notes: Matt Groening, Tom Gammill
On Saturday night there was a special event open to the public entitled, “An Evening with Matt Groening.” It was…
Festival of Cartoon Art notes: Roz Chast
Roz Chast began selling cartoons to the New Yorker in 1978. She’s been a fixture in the publication ever since….
Festival of Cartoon Art notes: Gene Luen Yang
Gene Luen Yang is as the title of his presentation denotes, an American born Chinese. He’s a graphic novelist. One…
Festival of Cartoon Art notes: Tribute to Jay Kennedy
King Features comic editor Brendan Burford, Zippy The Pinhead creator Bill Griffith, The Simpsons creator Matt Groening and Mutts creator…
Festival of Cartoon Art notes: Jan Eliot
Jan Eliot is the creator of the comic strip Stone Soup that was launched in 1995. Jan Eliot is now…
Festival of Cartoon Art notes: Steve Breen
Steve Breen is the editorial cartoonist for the San Diego Union-Tribune. He is also the creator of the comic Grand…
Festival of Cartoon Art notes: Tony Cochran
tony cochran: “I might be significant.” “I’m too old to be be a prodigy, but young enough to be a…
Festival of Cartoon Art notes: Jen Sorenson
Jen Sorenson is up now speaking about the “lighter side of impending doom” Jen Sorenson: showing a few of her…
Festival of Cartoon Art notes: Dave Kellett
I should preface these notes by saying Dave did a superb job on this presentation – which is remarkable because…
Festival of Cartoon Art notes: James Sturm
James Sturm is a co-founder of the Center of Cartoon Studies in Vermont. James Sturm is showing us the artwork…
Festival of Cartoon Art notes: Dan Piraro
Bizarro creator Dan Piraro is one of those cartoonists that have stage comedian timing and material. It’s not a big…