James Kochalka named Vermont’s Cartoonist Laureate
SuperF**kers, Johnny Boo and Dragon Puncher creator James Kochalka has been named Vermont’s first Cartoonist Laureate. Like Vermont?s poet laureate,…
January 2011
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We spend way too much time tearing shit down
Steve Niles on the current comic climate and how to make it better. It’s not going to be easy. We…
Mike Rhode profiles Steve Conley
From Mike Rhode writing for Washington City Paper: As Steve Conley notes, he’s done it all. He started with a…
Uganda President jails editors over cartoon
Two Ugandan jouranlists were arrested and later released pending unspecified charges for running a cartoon of President Yoweri Museveni on…
Marvel kills off one of Fantastic Four
Brian Truitt over at USA Today looks at tomorrow’s issue of the Fantastic Four (which I believe is released today…
Academy Awards nominations announced
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced this year’s nominees for the Academy Awards. Here are the…
Corey Pandolph creates TeamOlbo avatar
Back when the NBC-Leno-Conan debacle was unfolding a grass roots effort fanned out through the web behind a “I’m with…
Banksy posts The Simpsons storyboards
Banksy made headlines back in October when he created an extended Simpsons opening with a dark depiction of sweatshops and…
Angry Birds cartoon coming to TV?
From the New York Post: Rovio, the Finnish company which created the mobile app, will produce an animated “Angry Birds”…
Pearls Before Swine animated strips now on comics.com
It’s going to be sensory overload for die-hard Pearls Before Swine fans now that animated versions of the strip start…
Profiled: Pickles creator Brian Crane
The Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT) profiles Pickles creator Brian Crane who will be visiting Salt Lake City this…
Video: The Outtakes Promo for Pearls Before Swine
Remember back in December I highlighted Pearls Before Swine creator Stephan Pastis’ video promotion of his new book with Universal…
Chicago becoming ‘center of comic universe’?
Is Chicago becoming ‘center of comic universe’? – that’s what the Museum of Contemporary Art is trying to promote –…
Profiled: new Dick Tracy crew Staton and Curtis
The Jackson Sun (Jackson, TN) reports the new Dick Tracy team: Joe Staton and Mike Curtis who both have TN…
Comics Code Authority becomes an artifact
The Comics Code Authority was created in 1954 after public and congressional concern over violence in comics. Think of it…