Alison Bechdel named 2014 MacArthur Fellow and with it $625k
Dykes to Watch Out For creator Alison Bechdel has been named along with 20 other individuals as 2014 MacArthur Fellows…
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Comic strip Mafalda turns 50 years old
Happy 50th birthday to Latin American comic strip Mafalda created by Joaquin “Quino” Lavado in 1964. From Euronews: Brazilian tourists…
Toonfest 2014 to feature Artley, Gilchrist, Hinds, Pittman, Price
This year’s Toonfest 2014 celebrating cartooning in the hometown of Walt Disney (Marceline Missouri) will include editorial cartoonist Steve Artley,…
Cartoonist Hi Neigher turned 100 years old on Sunday
Hi Neigher turned 100 years old on Sunday. He spent some of his years in Hollywood drawing Popeye, Betty Boop…
Mike Peter’s touching tribute to his friend Tony Auth
Surfing around the web today, it’s hard not to see some tribute to the Tony Auth who passed away on…
AAEC mourns the passing of Tony Auth
The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists has released the following statement regarding the loss of the much loved Tony Auth….
Check out GoComics for the world’s largest collection of comics
I’d like to welcome back Universal Uclick as the sponsors of The Daily Cartoonist this week. Universal owns GoComics.com which…
Tony Auth passes at age 72
Really sad news. From the New York Times: PHILADELPHIA ? Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Tony Auth, whose sharp and creative…
Podcast: Episode 199 ? Justin Thompson, Francesco Marciuliano, Frank Jordan
Tom Racine’s latest Tall Tale Radio podcast episode is now available. Head over to Tall Tale Radio and give it…
Rob Harrell’s new book “Life of Zarf” hits shelves
Adam@Home cartoonist Rob Harrell has a middle grade novel out called Life of Zarf: The Trouble with Weasels The description…
If you didn’t have the zillions of dollars to buy a Watterson original, get a signed print
Great news from Anne Hambrock, founder and organizer of the The Kenosha Festival of Cartooning: The Kenosha Festival of Cartooning…
Florian Satzinger exhibit opens today
One of my favorite artists Florian Satzinger has an exhibit of his work in Austria that opens today. If you’re…
Salt Lake Comic Con sets another attendance record
Salt Lake Comic Con set another attendance record with over 120,000 attendees. This is only its second comic con. Earlier…
Profiled: Mike Lovins and “We Go Anywhere”
With the Salt Lake Comic Con over, it’s been good to see the local press highlight some of our local…
Podcast: Episode 198 ? Anne Hambrock & Jenni Holm
Tom Racine’s latest Tall Tale Radio podcast episode is now available. Head over to Tall Tale Radio and give it…