Tom Racine returns with new Tall Tale Radio episodes
Tall Tale Radio is back! After a seven month hiatus Tom Racine announced that he’s back behind the mike with…
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Dan Piraro to host FOX reality TV show Utopia
Bizarro cartoonist Dan Piraro has announced that he’s been cast as the host of a FOX network reality TV show,…
When cartoonists come to Salt Lake City…
Yesterday kicked off the Salt Lake Comic Con. When I heard Dave Kellett and Fred Schroder were going to be…
Profiled: Pat Oliphant’s body of work is a history lesson
Oliphant’s cartoon from September 13, 2001 (Pat Oliphant/Universal Uclick) Les Daly interviews legendary editorial cartoonist Pat Oliphant in The Atlantic:…
Profiled: Randall Munroe and his new book What If?
Rolling Stone Magazine profiles XKCD cartoonist Randall Monroe and his new book, “What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical…
Matt Davies starts staff cartooning job at Newsday
From Newsday’s Rita Ciolli on how Matt Davies landed the Newsday gig: Here?s how he got to Newsday. The decision…
Joe Wos to step down as Toonseum executive director
From the Toonseum: It is with very mixed feelings that the ToonSeum Board announces that Joe Wos, founder and executive…
Happy birthday to Mort Walker who turns 91 today
Living legend cartoonist Mort Walker turned 91 years old today. Normally, I let Tom Spurgeon call out the birthdays, but…
Archie cartoonist Stan Goldberg passes at age 82
Sad news in the cartooning community as news that Archie cartoonist Stan Goldberg has passed away at the age of…
Nate Beeler wins John Fischetti award
The Columbus Dispatch editorial cartoonist Nate Beeler was named this year’s John Fischetti award winner for 2014. The award is…
Brian Basset to sponsor Washington DC Walk for the Animals event
Brian Basset, creator of Red and Rover is a sponsor of this year’s Washington DC Humane Society’s Pet-a-Palooza! that will…
Jimmy Johnson: Internet has changed cartoonists need for mentoring
An interesting observation by Arlo and Janis creator Jimmy Johnson: I?ll tell you something else the Internet has changed. In…
Jack Ohman launches fictional candidacy for California governor
Last week Sacramento Bee staff editorial cartoonist Jack Ohman launched a campaign for governor of California with a fictional character…
Video: Chad Carpenter’s Moose movie
The movie Tundra creator Chad Carpenter raised money to make has posted its first trailer online (see below). The live-action…
Ed Stein to end ‘Freshly Squeezed’ in October
Today’s Freshly Squeezed. Ed Stein, creator of Freshly Squeezed, tells me that he has decided to retire his strip. The…