Was money the reason Yale University Press didn’t publish Danish cartoons?
One scholar suggests that perhaps money, not fear, was the reason Yale University Press decided not to publish the Danish…
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Tempe, Ariz. theater hosts banned animated movies
“Compare to Disney” will screen Saturday at Madcap Theaters in Tempe. The program – a production of Oregon film scholar…
Group prosecuted over Holocaust cartoon
The Arab European League is being prosecuted in the Netherlands for insulting Jews by publishing a cartoon suggesting they invented…
Throwin’ down a cartoon-off
Victor Vazquez of rap duo Das Racist challenged the New Yorker’s Farley Katz to a cartoon-off. Vazquez wasn’t too pleased…
A review of FBOFW’s “new-runs” format
A look back one year later at Lynn Johnstonâ??s decision to change the format of â??For Better or For Worseâ?…
Seen in the funny pages
Aaron Hill — “Luann” character or Toronto Blue Jay’s second baseman? Ohio town mentioned in “Zits” comic strip.
Rall to speak at Wright State University lecture series
Nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist Ted Rall will be a speaker at the Wright State Universityâ??s 2009-10 Presidential Lecture Series on…
Cartoon industry needs a boost? Open up a mall!
In an effort to revitalize China’s animation industry, a cartoon-themed shopping mall, entertainment and creative center will open in Shanghai….
Archie Andrews marries into money
In an issue that just hit the stands, Archie Andrews apparently is taking the plunge, asking Veronica’s hand in marriage….
Leigh Rubin on California State Fair and short attention spans
Syndicated cartoonist Leigh Rubin (“Rubes”) will be at the Authors Booth at the California State Fair and does a Q…
‘Secret Asian Man’ returns to weekly format
After just over three years of daily syndication with United Features, “Secret Asian Man” will shift gears and return to…
Sports cartoonist celebrates ‘Pat Patriot’ 50th anniversary
Former sports cartoonist Phil Bissell, who created the original New England Patriots logo “Pat Patriot” in 1960, is featured and…
You’re a Burning Man, Charlie Brown
At the annual Burning Man communal gathering and arts festival this weekend, you will find a boat-shaped car with a…
Web comics and print collections
Publishers Weekly looks at how print collections fit in with web comics. Web comics are counterintuitive: they’re online for free…
Jules Feiffer, daughter team up on book about First Dog
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Jules Feiffer has illustrated a children’s book written by his daughter, Kate, about the struggle to choose…