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…
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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…
Maggie Thompson comic collection heading to auction, estimated value $1 million
From the Huffington Post: Comic book collector and industry legend Maggie Thompson of Wisconsin has decided to put some 500…
Michael Maslin reviews New Yorker cartoons from the 1940s, 1960s
New Yorker cartoonist Michael Maslin looks at a few New Yorker cartoon collections from half a century ago. Before my…
Spider-Man musical to close with $60 million loss
The New York Times reports that the Spider-Man musical is set to close in January with a record-breaking loss of…
A BIG, BIG thanks to everyone!
I went to bed last night $30 shy of $8,000 (I’m also counting a $150 analog donation that came in…