The Opposite of “Unfortunate Timing”
Every cartoonist knows that at sometime there will be a syndicated comic strip, done weeks ago, that lands in the…
May 2018
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Ryan Pagelow’s First ‘Buni’ Book to be Released June 5th
Ryan Pagelow’s first collection of “Buni” from Andrews McMeel will be available for sale on June 5th. From the Buni “About”…
Updated: NCS Reuben Award for “Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year” goes to…
At the National Cartoonists Society’s 72nd Annual Reuben Awards dinner on May 26th 2018 The Reuben Award was presented to……
Turnbloom, Libenson, Simpson Nominated for Ann Arbor Kids’ Awards
Lucas Turnbloom, Terri Libenson and Dana Simpson have been nominated for the Kids’ Comics Awards being held by the Ann…
Funny Misspelling in Letter to Lubbock (Texas) Editor
Or is it? From the Lubbock Avalance-Journal: My wife and I continue to wonder why Lubbock Avalanche-Journal continues to run…
Nell Minow on 2018 Reuben’s Panels
Nell Minow does a nice write-up at Medium.com about some of the National Cartoonists Society‘s panels that took place over…
King Features Celebrates 50 Years of ‘Yellow Submarine’ Film
Did you know King Features co-produced The Beatles 1968 film “Yellow Submarine”? Well, they did. And this summer they’ll be…
Library of Congress Announces Stephen Geppi Donation
The Library of Congress has announced a multi-million dollar donation of comics and memorabilia from Diamond Comics owner and CEO…
Cartoonist Ramón Esono Ebalé is Free
The Cartoonists Rights Network International (CRNI) is reporting that jailed cartoonist Ramón Nsé Esono Ebalé (aka Jamón y Queso) has…
Quick Hits – ed-op edition
The Library of Congress’ Herblock Gallery is updated every six months. Recently Curator Sara W. Duke posted about the newest…
Questions, Thoughts and Overhead from the Reubens
Arnold Roth joined Rube Goldberg and Mort Walker as the only recipients of the Golden T-Square (for 50 years as…
Soup to Nutz ends 18 year run
The notice from The Meadville (Pa.) Tribune: Soup to Nutz ends its run in print syndication the week of May…
NCS Reuben Divisional Award Winners
The National Cartoonists Society, on May 26, 2018, handed out awards at its annual Reuben’s Dinner. Nominees for divisional awards…
Weekend Quick Hits – no Reuben content
KaBOOM! has announced Peanuts: Dell Archive, a collection of Peanuts comic book stories originally published by Dell Publishing. Nat Gertler…
Rush’s ‘2112’ Meets Peanuts
The A/V Club has a story on a person who’s set Rush’s 2112 album to Peanuts animations: From the story:…