Happy Thanksgiving to U.S. readers; Happy Thursday to the rest of you
Today in the US is the day we pause to give thanks for our blessings, eat too much food; take…
November 2013
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Will Family Guy’s Brian be revived in new TV show?
Sunday’s Family Guy episode revolved around the death of the Brian character. There’s been a goodly size reaction from fans…
Bunny Hoest and John Reiner to be inducted into NCS Hall of Fame
The National Cartoonists Society announced that Bunny Hoest and John Reiner will be honored with the Gold Key Award at…
Indonesian cartoon creates Aussie-Indonesian stir
Last week a cartoon by Indonesian cartoonist Fonda Lapod depicted Australian Prime Minister as a peeping Tom masturbating while looking…
Cartoon Art Professional Society to hold auction to benefit Stan Sakai
Stan Sakai, creator of Usagi Yojimbo is facing financial challenges due to a medical costs caring for his wife who…
Video: The Brian Walker talks about comics
Comic historian Brian Walker talks about his exhibit of cartoon art at Ohio State University’s Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and…
Stan, Pauline Goldberg recovering from car accident
Archie cartoonist Stan Goldberg and his wife Pauline are recovering in the hospital after being injured in a car accident…
Al Plastino passes at age 91
Al Plastino, best known for his work with DC Comics and the Superman comic, has passed away at the age…
Jeff Smith launches Tuki webcomic
Bone creator Jeff Smith has been teasing the release of a new webcomic for several months now. Yesterday the webcomic…
Cartoons and Cocktails raises $20k
Michael Cavna reports on last Friday’s Cartoons and Cocktails gala in Washington DC which raised $20k by auctioning off 160…
Yesterday Gasoline Alley turned 95
Buried in a story about Gasoline Alley cartoonist Jim Scancarelli contributing to an anti-bullying comic book is news that yesterday,…
The Kennedy cartoon that Post-Dispatch retrieved off the streets before people could see it
Fascinating story out of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about the Tom Engelhardt cartoon that was published in 1963 just hours…
India to boycott South Africa because of Zapiro cartoon?
/wp-content/uploads/tdc-images/zapiro-india.jpg India Times reports that several organizations are calling for a boycott of South Africa by the Indian cricket team…
My condolences to Scott Adams on the passing of his father
I read Scott Adams’s latest blog post regarding his father’s death. At the time of the writing, his father had…
NYT Reviews painting apps and styluses
The New York Times looks at three different drawing apps and how well the work with a stylus. When he…