National Cartoonist Society Foundation issues first edition magazine
The National Cartoonists Society Foundation has issued the first of what may become many issues of The National Cartoonist. The…
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Calvin and Hobbes Exhibition Catalogue coming in October
If you can’t get to the Bill Watterson exhibit at Billy Ireland Cartoon Museum at Ohio State University, consider buying…
Please help Superman in Supreme Court case
The Man of Steel – or more specifically the heirs of Superman creator Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster – needs…
Profiled: Al Jaffee on the MAD Magazine Fold-Ins
Paste Magazine interviews the legendary Al Jaffee about his iconic Fold-Ins that appear in MAG Magazine. The way it works…
Lalo Alcaraz threatened over Murrieta Hate city cartoon
Editorial cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz has branded Murrieta, CA as “Hate City” which hasn’t sat well with the city’s crisis manager…
Harvey Awards Nominees announced
The 2014 Harvey Awards Nominees have been announced. Final winners will be annouced at the Harvey Awards and the Baltimore…
Conan, Letterman make fun of Archie’s death
The late night comedians took up the announced death of Archie. David Letterman used the announced (“What’s next? Dagwood Bumstead…
Newsday hires Matt Davies
Fabulous news from Newsday. The paper has hired Pulitzer Prize-winning Matt Davies as their new staff editorial cartoonist. He’ll begin…
Archie circulation numbers heading into ground, but how unusual is that?
Yesterday, I joked that the new Life With Archie comic in which the title character is killed was a desperate…
50 year illustrated history of Australian cartoonists
Great presentation by The Australian of a “tour our gallery of The Australian?s best cartoons and illustrations through the decades.”…
Pastis, Watterson original art now available for bidding
Break out the credit cards and take out a second mortgage. The Stephan Pastis and Bill Watterson original Pearls Before…
Archie set to die saving gay friend’s life
Back in April, it was announced that Archie was going to die heroically in a futuristic story-line “Life With Archie”….
Trudeau: Doonesbury was great proving ground for Alpha House
The LA Times has a story on how decades of creating Doonesbury has helped Garry Trudeau write and produce the…
Lum and Abner characters to appear in Dick Tracy on Sunday
From the Longview News-Journal (Longview, TX): Carthage cartoonist Donnie Pitchford?s characters Lum and Abner will guest-star in the award-winning “Dick…
Molly Crabapple paints murals for displaced Syrian children
From Molly Crabapple’s blog: In June, Molly Crabapple was invited by the Karam Foundation to the Salam School in Turkey,…