I’ve mentioned it before that Jonathan Mahood’s Bleeker the Rechargeable Dog is the official mascot for next week’s 3rd annual National Robotics Week April 7-15. King Features Syndicate has posted an interview about Jonathan’s involvement with the organization and the use of his feature characters for next week. Q. What inspired you to create a […]
A public memorial will be held to honor the Sacramento Bee’s late editorial cartoonist Rex Babin who passed away on March 30 at the age of 49 after a year-long battle with cancer. The memorial service will include editorial cartoonists Joel Pett (Lexington Herald-Leader) and Jack Ohman (Portland Oregonian) as speakers. The event will be […]
The Hamilton Community News has profiled Canadian illustrator and cartoonist Mike Cope. “When I was a kid, I remember always seeing cartoons in Reader’s Digest Canada,” Cope said. “The magazine is freelance-based. You’re up against a lot of competition, so when you get in there on your first try, it’s pretty cool and that inspires […]
Students at the University of Texas have started an online petition hoping to support the reinstatement of the campus paper’s cartoonist Stephanie Eisner who was fired after the paper ran her cartoon commenting on the media coverage of the Trayvon Martin shooting in Florida. She later apologized as did the paper. It should be noted […]
Brad Guiger has announced on his blog that he is making the full-time leap in to his webcomic Evil Inc. by taking a buyout from the Philadelphia Daily News where he has worked for 14 years. From his blog: A lot of people have asked me if I’m scared about leaving the regular paycheck I […]