Jeff Keane reflects on four years as NCS President
Jeff Keane wrapped up 2 terms as President of the National Cartoonists Society. Only three other individuals in the history…
June 2011
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How do you get your news and comics?
On the topic of the cost for an online NYT or WSJ account, Mike Lester asked in the comments how…
Interviewed: Roz Chast and her career
Richard Gehr interviews here for The Comics Journal. GEHR: When did you first approach The New Yorker? CHAST: In April…
Despicable Me 2 poster posted
Coming Soon has posted what looks like a mobile phone pic of a Despicable Me 2 poster. It’s not very…
Zunar suing government for book seizure and arrest
I’ve been following the challenges faced by Zulkiflee SM Anwar Ulhaque (better known as Zunar) of Malaysia who was arrested…
Anton Emdin creates ask a celebrity site
Anton Emdin, the winner of this year’s NCS Magazine Feature/Magazine Illustration category, has created a new feature called Shrinks Comics…
Interviewed: Pixar’s John Lasseter on Cars 2 spy theme
A couple of weeks ago I posted a trailer for Cars 2 and noted, “My stomach knotted up after watching…
Al Jaffee’s The MAD Fold-In Collection released
File this one in the must-have category: The MAD Fold-In Collection: 1964-2010 Here’s Amazon’s description. Al Jaffee’s ‘Fold-Ins’, which have…
Spider-Man the musical opens tonight
After months of delays and becoming a running joke “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” will finally open tonight. Here’s a…
Podcast: Graham Nolan on Tall Tale Radio
Tom Racine interviews Rex Morgan, M.D. and Sunshine State cartoonist Graham Nolan on Tall Tale Radio. Topics include his work…
Zapiro depicts Zuma as would be rapist. Again
Jonathan Shapiro (AKA Zapiro) has once again depicted South African president Jacob Zuma preparing to rape a woman. This cartoon…
Ledger adds Between Friends, Dustin, Pearls and Sherman’s Lagoon
The Ledger, (Lakeland, FL) has added four comics to their comic line-up. They conducted a reader survey that yielded more…
Interview: New NCS president Tom Richmond
MAD Magazine cartoonist Tom Richmond took the helm of the National Cartoonists Society this year. He has big shoes to…
Ken Burns parody of History of the Comic Strip documentary
As always, a hilarious video via The Doozies and Learn to Draw series creator Tom Gammill:
Ariail, Bennett, Parker are finalists for Green Eyeshade Awards
Robert Ariail (Spartanburg Herald-Journal), Clay Bennett (Chattanooga Times Free Press) and Jeff Parker (Florida Today) were named as finalists in…