Cartoon Movement has posted a report (in cartoon form, of course) from Susie Cagle who attended the Cartooning for Peace conference in Bastia, Corsica. Cartooning for Peace is a non-profit organization set up by French cartoonist Jean Plantureux (AKA Plantu) to promote cross-cultura. understanding through cartooning.
Siegel and Shuster Society is trying to collect signatures to petition the making of a special license plate for Ohio with the iconic Superman “S” and the legend “Ohio — Birthplace of Superman.” From Cleveland.com: State Senator Tom Patton, a Republican of Strongsville, has agreed to propose the plate to the Ohio legislature when the […]
Bob Weber Jr.’s The Slylock Fox and Comics For Kids is now an app in the iTunes App Store. The game “Spot the Difference” is a packaged app with 50 of Bob’s favorite spot-the-difference panels from his strip since 1987. The game is targeted at kids through adults. “Spot the Difference” is available for both […]
Stripped, the documentary on comics by Dave Kellett (creator of Sheldon and Drive) and cinematographer Fred Schroeder have met their funding goal on Kickstarter. The two raised their required $58,000 within the first 6 days. With 22 days available for fundraising, they’re requesting comic fans to continue donating so they can add more features such […]
From the “can I get one now” department comes news that Wacom is introducing a new digital pen called “Inkling” which allows artists the ability to draw on paper while the pen and receiver captures the drawing. The receiver is then hooked up to your computer and you can import the drawing into Photoshop, Illustrator […]
Editorial cartoonist Mike Lester is moving to Washington Post Writers Group at the end of September. Previously Mike has been syndicated through Cagle Cartoons. Regarding the switch Mike writes in an email: Daryl and I have been friends since he was drawing Muppets and I wasn’t pissing people off. I owe him a great deal […]