A couple of weeks ago I reported that a 50+ year old comic about the life and non-violence movement of Martin Luther King, Jr. had been translated into Arabic and distributed among the Egyptian protestors in Tahir Square. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette picks up on how the comic book was found and it’s connection to the […]
The Deseret News interviewed Pickles creator Brian Crane when he came through a couple of weeks ago for a book signing. Article covers how Brian got into comics, how the strip was originally perceived to be a 50 paper comic (now runs in over 700). Crane also originally envisioned Earl and Opal as “more cranky, […]
Stone Soup creator Jan Eliot has been a supporter of Habitat for Humanity and has used her strip to do so. She’s written up a post for the Habitat’s blog about why she’s used her strip to bring awareness to the program. My job is to entertain, but my public position in newspapers is an […]
The National Cartoonists Society has announced the nominees for their prestigious Reuben Award for Cartoonist of the Year. The nominees are: Glen Keane Stephan Pastis Richard Thompson From their blog, here are the bios for each of the three: Glen Keane is an animator, author, illustrator and director who?s credits include The Little Mermaid (Ariel), […]
The Chicago Tribune profiled editorial cartoonist Dick Locher and his career behind the iconic Dick Tracy comic strip. “Never show him slumping, never show him blue, never show him depressed and never show him defeated,” said Dick Locher, who spent 32 years drawing the world’s most famous gumshoe. “He’s in charge. People expect that.” … […]
I always wondered when Pixar was going to jump the shark.