Saturday: Read Comics in Public Day
This Saturday is the international Read Comics in Public Day and as you might have already deduced – it’s a…
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Joe Wos named “Top 40 under 40”
Pittsburgh Magazine has named ToonSeum Executive Director Joe Wos as one of “Top 40 under 40” in this November’s special…
New Steve Breen video with tarball footage
Yesterday I posted a video of San Diego Union-Tribute editorial cartoonist Steve Breendiscussing his BP oil spill cartoons using actual…
The Director of National Intelligence alters Cagle cartoon
The Director of National Intelligence Lt. General James R. Clapper has allegedly altered a Daryl Cagle cartoon during a presentation….
Video: Steve Breen discusses his BP Oil cartoons
Perhaps no other cartoon since Mike Luckovich’s “WHY?” cartoon has an editorial cartoon received so much press (Delona’s chimp cartoon…
Yemen cartoonist Kamal Sharef arrested
There are few details regarding this story, so I’m not sure what to make of it other than if true,…
Darrin Bell to run week long Cathy tribute
Candorville creator Darrin Bell has created a weekly long tribute series premiering today to honor Cathy Guisewhite who announced she…
Six more cartoonists join Cartoonist Studio
Last June, I directed your attention to a newly launched site by eight cartoonists (Tom Batiuk, Dave Coverly, Greg Evans,…
2010 Ignatz Award nominees announced
The 2010 Ignatz Award nominees have been announced. The award is given for outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning. Here…
StoryCorps produces animated short series
Every Friday morning on my way to work, I listen to StoryCorp at the end of NPR’s Morning Edition. I…
National Portrait Gallery Presents Portrait of Charles M. Schulz
A photograph of Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz (1922-2000) will be presented to the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in a…
Podcasts: Scott Stantis, Turnbloom, Bob Weber, Jr.
Prickly City creator and Chicago Tribune editorial cartoonist Scott Stantis is back into podcasting. This time with Tribune columnist Eric…
Mankoff responds to New Yorker/Kanye tweet mashup
Cartooning “tweets” has been a rage of late. I’ve reported that Paul Sabourin started pairing New Yorker cartoons with Kanye…
Archie comic heading into action adventure story
The Gazette (NJ) has a profile on Archie comic book artist Fernando Ruiz who was tapped to draw a action-adventure…
Women still secondary characters in comics
A recent paper in presented to the American Sociological Association suggests that female characters in the largest (most read) comic…