The Eisner Award ballot was released last week for eligible cartoonists to vote for their favorites picks, but Shannon Wheeler?s I Thought You Would Be Funnier, was accidentally left off the ballot. The glitch has been fixed and those who have already voted are encouraged to go back and revote if necessary. I Thought You […]
Bill Blackbeard, founder of the San Francisco Academy of Cartoon Art, has passed away at the age of 84. From Digital Spy: Born in Indiana in 1926, Blackbeard’s fascination with comics began after the discovery of a large collection of old newspapers in a neighbor’s garage. He acquired the bound copies of old newspapers kept […]
Ted Rall, a cartoonist who needs no introduction, is auctioning off his cartooning services to the highest bidder. Ted posted himself on eBay stating that he’ll draw the auction winner a cartoon on any subject they want – with some caveats. The winner picks the topic, but Ted is free to approach the topic any […]
Scott Dikkers, founding and longtime editor of The Onion, is bringing back his classic comic strip Jim’s Journal to GoComics.com. Jim’s Journal ran in 200 or so college papers in the 1990s. The Chicago Tribune called it “fabulous,” and described the offbeat strip: “There are no punch lines, no sight gags, just quirky observations and […]