From the archives: Mike Peters interviews Tony Auth
If you read Mike Peters’s touching tribute to the late Tony Auth, you know they had a deep friendship. Late…
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The Simpsons make good on threat to kill off character
Producers of The Simpsons hinted last fall that they would be killing off a character. Last night on the season…
AAEC extends registration deadline for Satire Fest
The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists is putting word out that they’re extending out the registration deadline for their Satire…
Marvel and Kirby family strike last-minute deal before case goes to Supreme Court consideration
From Deadline Hollywood comes news that just days before the US Supreme Court was to take into consideration the legal…
Woman sues Disney claiming “Frozen” is based on her book, not Hans Christian Andersen
Almost like clockwork, someone is suing a major movie studio claiming plagiarism. This time Isabella Tanikumi claims Disney based Frozen…
Follow the fun of the Kenosha Festival of Cartooning
For those of us who are attending the Kenosha Festival of Cartooning vicariously, here are sources to watch: The official…
Check out Peanuts Studio blog
I didn’t know this existed until today, but I’m adding it to my feed reader. Very cool insight into the…
Video: Alison Bechdel on cartooning, MacArthur Fellow
Short interview with Alison Bechdel on cartooning, her work and being a MacArthur Fellow recipient. Also something I’ve never seen…
Salt Lake and San Diego comic cons to talk about settling lawsuit out of courts
The legal fight between San Diego Comic-Con and Salt Lake Comic Con took another step forward – and hints at…
Final hours in Kenosha Cartooning festival charity fundraiser
Another reminder that we’re in the last hours of the National Cartoonists Society Foundation Fundraiser for Children’s Charities in Kenosha…
Reminder: we’re days away from InkTober challenge
Just a reminder (or notice if this is new information), Jake Parker’s InkTober challenge starts on October 1. The challenge…
Recreated photographs of famous portraits with John Malkovich is funny, but the ones with Mr. Bean are hilarious
It’s hit my Facebook wall a couple of times now. Photographer Sandro Miller recreated some of the most iconic photographs…
Captain Underpants is #1 banned book in America. Again
Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants has topped the list of books that were banned or challenged in 2013 according to the…
Letter to Editor: Hagar the Horrible is contributing to rape culture
A recent Hagar the Horrible offended one Washington Post reader after reading this strip below: She writes: I was stunned…
Virginia Beach man cuts out Pearls Before Swine from paper so granddaughter doesn’t see it
I admit Pearls Before Swine creator Stephan Pastis gets away with things most other features can’t, but this letter to…