Pat Bagley irks police organization with cartoon
Salt Lake Tribune editorial cartoonist Pat Bagley has offended the Virginia Police Benevolent Association with a recent cartoon depicting how…
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Audio: The Art of Richard Thompson discussion
Last week, the editors of The Art of Richard Thompson gathered for an evening to talk about Richard Thompson. Below…
Decline in newspaper circulation follows decline in comics printed
Lindsay Foyle argues that the decline in newspaper subscriptions follows the decline of running comic strips in The New Matilda….
Slate announces 3rd Cartoonist Studio Prize
FYI for those who like to enter contests. From Slate: Each year the Cartoonist Studio Prize will be awarded to…
Chris Browne publishes children’s book for South Dakota
I know a lot of newspaper cartoonists have migrated into the children’s books, so Hagar the Horrible cartoonist Chris Browne’s…
Profiled: Piers Baker, creator of Ollie and Quentin
Nice little profile of Ollie and Quentin creator Piers Baker.
Video: A day in the life of Zen Pencils
Cool video profile of Zen Pencils creator Gavin Aung Than Zen Pencils, Gavin Aung Than from anotherbeautifulstory on Vimeo.
JUMPSTART being developed into sitcom
Robb Armstrong’s comic strip JUMPSTART is being developed into a half-hour sitcom by 20th Century Fox TV. Robb is co-writing…
Podcast: Buy Original Art from Independent Artists!
Tom Racine’s latest Tall Tale Radio podcast episode is now available. Head over to Tall Tale Radio and give it…
Kickstarter to consider: The Folks Behind the Funnies
Here’s a Kickstarter to consider: The Folks Behind the Funnies. Documentary includes interviews with: Scott Adams, Dilbert Chris Browne, Hagar…
Columbus Ohio to host yearly cartoon festival
Lucy Caswell, Founder, Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, Vijaya Iyer, President and Co-Publisher, Cartoon Books, Jeff Smith, Award-Winning Cartoonist…
Gary Varvel cartoon called racist, paper apologizes
The Indianapolis Star has removed a cartoon and apologized for a Gary Varvel cartoon that depicted an Hispanic family crawling…
My review: The Art of Richard Thompson
This Tuesday “The Art of Richard Thompson” will hit book shelves everywhere. In one word, let me sum up the…
Michael Cavna to be full time Comic Riffs columnist
Michael Cavna, who started the blog Comic Riffs for The Washington Post in 2008 has announced that starting next year,…
Randy Glasbergen retires from The Better Half
Randy Glasbergen has announced that he’s retiring from the feature The Better Half. Randy took over the panel in 1982…