Interviewed: Dick Locher talks about his cartooning career, future and Parkinson’s
During the American Editorial Cartoonists Association convention, I had a wonderful opportunity to sit down and talk with Chicago Tribune…
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Tony Murphy hits funding goal for coffee shop rag
It’s All About You creator Tony Murphy has hit his goal to raise $5,500 for a coffee shop comic newspaper….
Iranian recongnized for courage in cartooning
Iranian cartoonist Mana Neyestani was honored last Friday by the Cartoonists Rights Network International for courage in editorial cartooning after…
Jonathan Rosenberg launches Scenes From A Multiverse
Goats creator Jonathan Rosenberg has launched a new daily webcomic entitled Scenes From A Multiverse. Jonathan describes the strip as…
Stacy Curtis and the dueling banjo pigs
The headline sounds like a dive bar band from the deep south, but it’s really about a friendly challenge between…
Horsey Father’s Day cartoon riles up dads
Hearst Corp/Seattle PI editorial cartoonist David Horsey’s Father’s Day cartoon caused a bit of a storm. The cartoon depicts a…
AAEC Weekend 2010 wrap up
Last weekend was my fourth AAEC (Association of American Editorial Cartoonists) convention. The previous three were back in mid to…
AAEC convention notes: Saturday
Saturday was last day of the AAEC convention’s panels and discussion. It kick started with Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer speaking…
Dick Tracy tribute site launches
Today launched a tribute site to the classic Dick Tracy comic strip. From the press release: Almost 80 years ago,…
J.D. Crowe takes to skies to see Gulf oil spill
Mobile Register editorial cartoonist J.D. Crowe had a first hand look at the Gulf oil spill over the weekend. Over…
Tony’s fundraiser $1.8k short; 55 hours to go
All About You creator Tony Murphy is raising money to create a weekly comic-strip broadsheet titled “Coffee Talk” to be…
Hilary Price’s Rhymes With Orange Turns 15
Yesterday marked Hilary Price’s Rhymes with Orange turned 15. As she remarks on her blog – that’s 5,475 strips. As…
Sherman’s Lagoon exhibit denounces shark finning
Sherman’s Lagoon creator Jim Toomey will be featured in an exhibit of his work at the Aquarium of the Bay…
New video comics for newspapers feature SNL comedians
Alumni from Saturday Night Live of years past have launched a video comic strip series called “Beyond the Comics” which…
Coming later: AAEC wrap-up; interviews and photos
I got back home yesterday from this year’s AAEC convention in Portland, but haven’t had time to sit down and…