Hilary Price to teach gag cartooning
Rhymes with Orange creator Hilary Price will teach the Cartooning Master class at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco…
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How Steve Jobs is making cartooning more difficult
Tom Pappalardo notes that many of the visual props (newspapers, televisions, music players) used to create context for comics are…
Interviewed: Candorville’s Darrin Bell
Michael Ventrella has posted an interview with Candorville creator Darrin Bell. Excerpt: VENTRELLA: How did that get you into doing…
Ziggy creator Tom Wilson Sr. passes at age 80
Tom Wilson Sr., the creator of the iconic Ziggy comic strip passed away last Friday at the age of 80….
Trudeau overplayed his hand with Palin series?
I’ve taken a couple of respectful lumps for siding with the newspapers that opted to drop Doonesbury for the week….
Las Vegas Sun lays off Mike Smith
The Las Vegas Sun has laid off 12 employees today citing lower profits derived from a joint operating agreement with…
I think newspapers were right to pull Doonesbury
I’ve read a few reactions to the news that some newspapers have pulled this week’s Doonesbury that mocked Sarah Palin….
Politico looks at Bluewater comic books of politicians
I’ve mentioned before that my impression of Bluewater’s comic books is that they are a supermarket tabloid in graphical form….
New Pixar short: La Luna
Rick Marshall interviews Enrico Casarosa about the short. Watch the the teaser/trailer below. La Luna, the new Pixar short written…
Journal-Constitution and Newsday also drop Doonesbury
Jim Romenesko reports (actually re-reports what Michael Cavna first reported) that in addition to The Chicago Tribune, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution…
Mr. Media interviews Jeff Keane about 9/11
Another engaging interview by Bob Andelman, aka Mr. Media with Family Circus cartoonist Jeff Keane on the topic of the…
Susie Cagle: What Every Woman Should Know
Graphic novelist Susie Cagle has produced a new graphic report for Cartoon Movement entitled, “What Every Woman Should Know.” The…
Garrity: 16 things to ensure Kickstarter success
Kickstarter is the rage right now. It’s allowing a lot of people match up their pursuits with willing donors willing…
Wacom announces 24 inch HD Cintiq
Lots of cartoonists are going digital due to its speed. Wacom has announced they’re going to sell a 24″ HD…
Toon Talk transitions to Facebook
Candorville creator Darrin Bell has announced he’s shutting down Toon Talk and migrating the conversation to an open Facebook Group….