Anne Hambrock has started up a Kickstarter Project to help fund her second annual Kenosha Festival of Cartooning. She tells me that a lot of her donors and sponsors have seen funding cuts and are unable to contribute this year. This new fundraiser will start April 19 and run through May 22. The goal is […]
Matt Wuerker was not the only comic-related Pulitzer winner yesterday. Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich, former writer of the comic strip Brenda Starr, won the big prize for commentary. She wrote for the strip from 1985 until the feature retired on January 2, 2011. From the Chicago Tribune: With topics ranging from the giant Marilyn […]
The Team Cul de Sac art will be auctioned off on May 27 and a few of the pieces are now on “display” on the Heritage Auction’s website. So far art on display include Cathy Guisewite, Mort Walker, Ron Ferdinand, Sergio Aragones, Karl Kesel, and Don Rosa with more to be added soon. Also on […]
Editorial cartoonist Ted Rall is auctioning off 12 of his cartoon originals with all the proceeds going to the Sebastian Babin Education Fund. The fund was set up to raise money for Rex Babin’s son after Rex passed away last March. All the proceeds from this auction will be donated to a trust fund to […]
Matt Wuerker has won the Pulitzer Prize and the first one within his publication to do so. Here’s a round up of the more pertinent news stories surrounding his win. From Politico Harris said Wuerker’s award is “truly one for the good guys.” “I don’t think there is any better example of nice guys finishing […]
Glenn Fleishman writes a wonderful profile of Richard Thompson, his battle with Parkinsons Disease and the lastest news of hiring Stacy Curtis to do the inking. Thompson is the creator of Cul de Sac, a delightful daily comic strip that features the Otterloop family: Alice, Petey, Mom (Madeline), and Dad (Peter). There are dozens of […]