June 2011
Interviewed: Jim Hunt living as a freelancer
The Patriot Ledger has a profile/interview of freelance cartoonist Jim Hunt who despite having big name clients like NASCAR, Fox…
Dick Tracy duo receive Tennessee Senate resolution honor
The newly minted Dick Tracy cartoonists Joe Staton and Mike Curtis were honored by the Tennessee Senate through a resolution…
Denver Post underwhelmed with comic protest
This can’t be good. Once upon a time, a newspaper cut comic strips knowing it could be unleashing the hounds…
Osama Bin Laden raid graphic novel coming
Due out on September. It’s a tricky feat, given that much about the raid remains shrouded in secrecy. To accomplish…
Profiled: Jonathan Mahood and Bleeker
Bleeker: The Rechargeable Dog creator Jonathan Mahood is profiled on Wired.com about his feature that went into syndication in January….
Controversial Paul Conrad sculpture back in news
A controversial Paul Conrad sculpture standing in the Santa Monica Civic Center depicting an atomic mushroom cloud is back in…
Tweeted bearded Mickey Mouse causes Egyptian outcry
Egyptian telecom mogal Naguib Sawiris has apologized for reposting images of Mickey and Minnie Mouse wearing Muslim attire through his…
Angry Birds tap Marvel executive for film projects
Rovio, the gaming studio behind Angry Birds, has announced they’ve hired former chairman of Marvel Studios David Maisel to “help…
Profiled: Jim Davis and 30+ years of Garfield
Bob Harvey has a great interview with Jim Davis regarding his career doing Garfield. Bob provides a lot of insight…
Frank Cho web documentary wins Emmy
Creating Frank Cho’s World has won a Emmy Award (National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter) in the Arts/Entertainment – News Story…
Phil Hands opines on donkeys and elephants
The debate comes up every now and then about the utility of editorial cartoonists continued use caricatures of elephants and…
Cul de Sac replaces Chickweed Lane in The Herald
Newspaper tend to run polls when replacing comics. The more vocal newspaper editor critics opine that editors should grow a…
Are we experiencing superhero movie fatigue?
From Beehivecity.com Green Lantern is not the only superhero offering to suggest that interest in men-in-tights in waning. Kenneth Branagh’s…
Denver Post drops 12 Sunday, daily comics
The Denver Post has again reduced their comic line-up in order to “lower costs”. The announcement on their website didn’t…