When Hilary Price visits Mort Walker
Rhymes with Orange creator Hilary Price posts a few photos and impressions after a visit with legendary cartoonist Mort Walker’s…
August 2014
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LA Register posts illustrated history of classic comic strips
The link of the day goes to Charles Apple of the Los Angeles Register who created “A quick illustrated look…
Simon Cowell making a Betty Boop Movie
From the Variety: The project has been in the works for several months with Fleischer Studios, owner of the Betty…
Journal Gazette editorial cartoonist Dan Lynch passes at age 67
Former Journal Gazette (Ft. Wayne, IN) editorial cartoonist Dan Lynch has passed away at the age of 67. According to…
Video: Robin Williams presenting award to legendary animator Walter Lantz
A lot of tributes have been posted regarding Robin Williams. I found this one of Robin presenting an Oscar to…
Video: Steve Benson caricatures the public
Most staff editorial cartoonists churn out several editorial cartoons a week. Depending on the paper, they might have other tasks…
Trailer: The Book of Life
I hadn’t heard of the film until this morning, but the imagery and style of the animation has me intrigued…
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles beats Guardians of the Galaxy; sequel announced
This weekend box office numbers are in and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles knocked out Guardians of the Galaxy for the…
Daryl Cagle compares reaction to two cartoons on Israel/Gaza issue
Interesting post by Daryl Cagle wherein he essentially draws the same cartoon twice – once during the Israeli blockade of…
Rob Rogers makes the mistake of expressing an opinion on Israel and Gaza
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial cartoonist Rob Rogers is taking some heat from Jewish groups around the US for a cartoon he…
Forget my earlier post. Pastis, Watterson strips auction off for $74k!!
LAST night was the final day of the Stephan Pastis, Bill Watterson Pearls Before Swine strips auction. The final numbers…
San Diego Comic-Con files suit against Salt Lake Comic Con
Salt Lake Comic Con organizers essentially shrugged off the cease and desist letter from San Diego Comic-Con and so SDCC…
AAEC convention program announced; Another must-attend
The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists annual convention will be held in San Francisco October 9–11. The event is being…
Pastis, Watterson Pearls Before Swine strips raise $41K in auction (UPDATED)
The three Pearls Before Swine strips that ran earlier in June that set off an internet wide speculation whether famed…
One Million Moms mount campaign against Aaron MacGruder’s Black Jesus
From the One Million Moms 1MM will defend our Savior because He is Holy! Adult Swim is obviously not a…