Penny Arcade using Kickstarter campaign to raise $1 million
The Penny Arcade gentlemen, Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, are using Kickstarter to take their site ad-free. According to their…
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Search through 10,788 Garfield comics by keyword
I’m not sure who’s behind this Garfield search engine, but it claims to allow you to search through 31 years…
Kathleen Parker remembers Doug Marlette
Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker remembers Doug Marlette five years after his untimely death in an auto accident in Mississippi…
MAD Magazine to release 60th anniversary collection
From Tom Richmond’s blog comes news that MAD Magazine is releasing a 60th anniversary collection due out in October. The…
Neil Gaiman, Skottie Young to team up for “Fortunately, the Milk”
Robot6 reports that Neil Gaiman has signed a 5 book deal with HarperCollins Children’s Books. One of the five, Fortunately,…
Check out Dr. Seuss’ WWII editorial cartoons
Best known for his children’s books, Theodor Seuss Geisel or Dr. Seuss, was an editorial cartoonist for two years (1941-1943)…
2012 Eisner award winners announced
Last weekend was the Sand Diego Comic-Con and the announcement of the Eisner Awards. This year’s winners are: Best Short…
Check out: photos of the biggest names in comics during golden age
Somehow I missed these from Mike Lynch who has posted six pages of photos of some of the biggest names…
Zapiro depicts President Zuma as a penis, few are amused
Last week a Jonathan Shapiro (AKA Zapiro) cartoon ran in the Mail and Guardian depicting South African President Jacob Zuma…
Photo: The Oatmeal makes good on promise to photograph money
Matthew Inman (AKA The Oatmeal) made good on his promise to photograph the $20,000 (plus the other $200,000 raised) and…
Canadian editorial cartoonist’s jobs only slightly more stable than US
Montreal Gazette’s Terry Mosher (AKA Aislin) compares the US vs. Canadian editorial cartooning job stability: In an interview with Jian…
Neil Gaiman announces Sandman prequel
Neil Gaiman announced this week at the San Diego Comic-Con that he’s been working on a prequel to his acclaimed…
Matt Bors cartoon featured in Congressional debate on healthcare
A cartoon by Matt Bors was used by Representative John Larson of Connecticut (D), during a debate on the 2010…
Limited updating this week
Hey all, Just a heads, up, I’m traveling for work this week and will have limited time and internet access…
Louis “Doc” Goodwin passes at age 89
Louis “Doc” Goodwin, former Columbus Dispatch editorial cartoonist passed away Monday at the age of 89. He spent 25 years…