Editorial cartooning in a hyper-partisanship climate
Excellent retrospection by Ed Stein regarding the challenges of editorial cartooning in our hyper-partisanship climate. Editorial cartooning is a funny…
January 2011
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Axe Cop nearing one year mark
I found Axe Cop in the news just before going into my holiday hiatus. For those new to the webcomic…
The Daily to launch on stage with Murdoch, Jobs
The ever changing date for the launch of Ruport Murdoch’s iPad only “The Daily” has changed once again, but The…
Jim Woodring unveils nibbus maxiumus
Cul de Sac creator Richard Thompson’s affinity for nibs is no secret. Unfortunately he’s on the wrong side of America…
Comic retailer happy with Giffords shooting
Comics Alliance reports that in a blog post entited, “1 down, 534 to go” Travis Corcoran, the president of Heavy…
Keith Poletiek’s Dude and Dude debuts on Comics.com
United Media is premiering Dude and Dude today on Comics.com. The strip is by Keith Poletiek about the eternal question…
Cartoonists react to weekend shooting
Not sure how to gauge who was first to post/publish a cartoon reaction to last weekend’s deadly shooting in Tucson…
Fox airs Bob’s Burgers to mixed reviews
Last night was the debut of “Bob’s Burgers” on the Fox Network. The Boston Globe gave it a favorable write-up:…
Comic page changes of the week
Here’s the run down of the latest changes in the comics that newspapers are running: The Post-Star (Glens Falls, NY)…
Fitzsimmons apologizes for remarks made on CNN
Saturday, I posted a response by Arizona Daily Star editorial cartoonist David Fitzsimmons regarding that day’s shooting in Tucson that…
David Fitzsimmons interviewed by CNN regarding Giffords shooting
Arizona Daily Star editorial cartoonist David Fitzsimmons was interviewed by CNN on the shooting of Congressman Giffords. Daryl Cagle has…
Google to enter into digital news subscriptions?
While we await for Ruport Murdoch’s The Daily to launch (rumored/reported for January 17), Google is making noise that it…
Romenesko: Washington Post posts profit in 2010
Jim Romenesko reports over on Poynter an email from Washington Post Publisher Katharine Weymouth that they’ve returned to profitability in…
Teaser: Ice Age: Contintal Drift
The next Ice Age (Ice Age: Contintal Drift) movie is scheduled for a summer 2012 release. Here’s the animated short…
Interviewed (twice): James Sturm of CCS
James Sturm, co-founder of the Center for Cartoon Studies, was featured twice today. Tom Spurgeon posted an extensive interview with…