Kung Fu Panda suit advancing through courts
Last year I reported that Jayme Gordon had sued DreamWorks Animation alleging the studio stole their ideas for the feature…
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More positve news for Dear Mr. Watterson
The documentary Dear Mr. Watterson debuted in Cleveland yesterday. I?ve mentioned it several times on this blog. Word and Film…
Voice of Charlie Brown pleads guilty; may get 3 years
Last January, the Daily Mail reported that Peter Robbins, the man who voiced Charlie Brown in the Peanuts tv shows,…
Palestinian cartoonist sentenced to 5 months in Israeli jail
The Palestinian cartoonist Muhammad Sabanah, who was detailed by the Israelis in February as he crossed to the West Bank,…
New Yorker cartoonist Ed Fisher passes at age 87
Sad news from Bob Mankoff, cartoon editor of the New Yorker: Ed Fisher, who drew cartoons for The New Yorker…
GoComics posts comic tribute to Roger Ebert
Universal Uclick editor Lucas Wetzel pulls a few of his favorite comics that reference the late Roger Ebert. While I…
The reclusivity of Bill Watterson
Salon looks at the reclusive nature of Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson: Some say that the “recluse” is an…
Q and A with Bill Bettwy new strip Take It From the Tinkersons
King Features has posted a Question and Answer with Bill Bettwy, the creator of the new launched strip Take It…
Glyph Comic Award nominees announced
We’re well int award season. The nominees for the Glyph Comic Award have been announced. The winner will be announced…
Bleeker strip to promote robotics week
Not sure how many years Jonathan Mahood has been using his strip Bleeker: The Rechargeable Dog to promote National Robotics…
AJA announces nominees for editorial cartooning
The Atlantic Journalism Awards has announced their finalists in the 2012 competition. In the category of editorial cartooning, the nominees…
Can’t they just leave Calvin and Hobbes alone?
Earlier last month, Adam Brown, animator for Comedy Central?s Ugly Americans, animated one of Bill Watterson?s Calvin and Hobbes Sunday…
Bil Keane memorial statue now funded
From the Arizona Republic: Hamway said that since an Arizona Republic article about the looming deadline was published March 23,…
King Features launches new strip: Take It From The Tinkersons
King Features has launched a new strip to newspapers called Take It From The Tinkersons created by Bill Bettwy. The…
Interviewed: Rick Kirkman and Nate Fakes
Bob Andelman (AKA Mr. Media) has been busy interviewing cartoonists of late. He just posted an interview with one of…