The Saturday Evening Post’s Diana Denny profiles Randy Glasbergen There’s always someone around the corner ready to make a liar out of you. I’ve recently told you how hard it is to be a cartoonist. Except for Randy Glasbergen, who sold his first cartoons to the The Saturday Evening Post while still in high school. […]
There’s a big announcement from Harry Potter author JK Rowling today and quite honestly the scope of everything she’s doing is pretty big. On the surface, she’s building an online community called Pottermore that will feature an online store and other interactive features that have been described as “illustrated environments” and not games. One of […]
When word came yesterday that Gannett was laying off upwards of 700 employees across their chain, it had potential to impact a staff cartoonist. As far as I can tell, Doug MacGregor of the Ft. Myers News-Press was the only cartoonist casualty this round. Doug has been with the News-Press since 1988 and has been […]
Today’s last edition of Ultimate Comics Spider-Man reveals the death of Spider-Man at the hands of the Green Goblin. To be clear, this is a spin off comic much like the story-line of The Amazing Spider-Man in newspapers is different than those in the comic shop. From NPR: But this new, younger Ultimate Spider-Man wasn’t […]
DreamWorks Animation has released the theatrical trailer for the Shrek spin off Puss In Boots. The movie is directed by Chris Miller (Shrek the Third). Voicing the movie includes Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton and Amy Sedaris. The movie opens November 4th in 2D and 3D.
The Doozies creator Tom Gammill produces another great Learn to Draw. In this episode, Tom visits Arnold Roth and his wife Caroline in New York City. This was originally debuted at the NCS Reuben Award weekend. If you’re not familiar with Tom’s Learn to Draw series, get a cup of your favorite beverage and sit […]
Ron Howard is rumored to be direct a live-action movie adaptation of MAD Magazine’s Spy vs. Spy. According to Deadline.com reports that the “film will be a physical and highly visual action comedy with two spies going mano a mano in ruthless fashion.” No date has given. Other names attached to the project include David […]