Video: Ali Farzat interviewed tells first hand account of beatings
The Guardian has a great interview with Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat whose hands were beaten and left for dead last…
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Stephan Pastis to release yet another collection
I gave Stephan Pastis a hard time when his last Pearls Before Swine collection came out because the title was…
Pat Bagley honored with Mayor’s Artist Awards
Salt Lake Tribune editorial cartoonist Pat Bagley will be one of five individuals honored this weekend for the 2012 Mayor’s…
Watch the teaser: Pixar’s Monsters University
Pixar will release their sequel to “Monsters Inc.” next summer called “Monsters University” that tells the tale of Mike and…
Matt Groening ends Life in Hell after 32 years
Despite great fame and fortune of creating and producing the longest running and most successful TV animation program in history,…
The case against The Oatmeal; lawyers speak out against Carreon
Casey Johnston (writing on ArsTechnica) has one of the best plain english pieces on why Funky Junk attorney Charles Carreon…
Help Stay Tooned! Magazine win small business grant
John Read, the publisher of Stay Tooned! magazine, has applied for a grant by Chase and LivingSocial for $250,000 and…
What will the new Microsoft Surface do for comic creators?
One of the criticism of the iPad when launched was that it was a device only for consuming content and…
FunnyJunk lawyer sues The Oatmeal, Indiegogo, charities
Charles Carreon, the lawyer originally hired by FunnyJunk to threaten Matthew Inman with a federal defamation lawsuit, has field a…
Ohio license plate won’t say “Birthplace of Superman”
Robot6 reports that the proposed Ohio license plate recognizing Superman and his Ohio connection to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster…
Joel Pett travels to China
Lexington Herald-Leader editorial cartoonist Joel Pett was invited by the State Department to tour China and give lectures and presentations…
Fighting words to FunnyJunk lawyer: The Oatmeal will not cave
Last week we saw Matthew Inman’s response to the legal threat of defamation by FunnyJunk attorney Charles Carreon by mocking…
Is the Kindle the more lucrative ebook platform?
Here’s a must read for any cartoonist contemplating creating and selling an ebook of their cartoons on Amazon’s Kindle market….
Facebook bans Larry Pickering for Aussie PM cartoon
Australian political cartoonist Larry Pickering says he is banned from Facebook for three days after complaints about a recent cartoon…
Video: Al Jaffee on creativity and professionalism
A quick two minute piece featuring Al Jaffee talking about his sense of professionalism in his work. Anyone who is…