Last Friday’s Candorville contained language that the Washington Post objected to (the word “nuts” in the context of male anatomy). Instead of pulling Darrin Bell’s feature as they have in the past, Washington Post Writers Group (WPWG) Comics Editor Amy Lago says they were supplied an alternate version. Amy was quoted by E&P as saying, […]
Ted Rall writes in his column this week that newspapers could save themselves if they “take three audacious but absolutely essential steps, the print newspaper industry can save itself.” Those steps include: 1. taking newspapers offline, 2. copyrighting all articles they write, and 3. cut off the wire services. All of these steps, he argues […]
The two tunisian nations that were arrested for allegedly planning to kill Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard will appeal their case to the Supreme Court. Last week an appeals court upheld a lower court ruling that the two should remain in jail pending their trial. The Supreme Court will decide whether they will hear the case.
» Dan Reynold’s Reynolds Unwrapped is now back on gocomics.com after a year or so hiatus. » You’ll Have That creator Wes Molebash has moved his strip to a new web site yhtcomic.com » Brooke McEldowney, creator of 9 Chickweed Lane and webcomic Pibgorn is updating the latter strip five times a week now. The […]
Jim Hope, who freelanced editorial cartoons for the Culpeper Star-Exponent, has reportedly lost his gig after someone questioned whether a recent cartoon was a bit too similar to a Nate Beeler cartoon. Clay Jones, cartoonist for the The Free Lance-Star, has posted the cartoons in question on his blog where he also talks about this […]
The Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco will be spotlighting the art of Briana Miller starting on August 16th. Briana Miller is a Berkeley-born, East Bay resident who has lived in almost every city that touches the eastern side of the San Francisco Bay. She created her first comic in 2000 and quickly discovered what […]
The Pittsburgh based Toonseum has announced a new exhibit. To celebrate the city’s 250th birthday, the museum will feature original cartoon art from cartoonists spanning 50 years with artists such as Rob Rogers, Tim Menees, Tim Hartman, Randy Bish and Cy Hungerford. The exhibit is entitled “Drawn to the Hive” and runs from August 9 […]
As reported by Mike Rhode, a new 16 page alternative-comics monthly will debut on Friday. Part of line-up includes: Dan Archer, Pascal Blanchet, Ken Cursoe, Theo Ellsworth, Eamon Espey, Keith Knight, Morgan Pielli, Jesse Reklaw and Jen Sorenson.
The International Animated Film Society has announced this year’s Winsor McCay winners are Mike Judge, John Lasseter and Nick Park. The award honors animators who are “best known as a prolific artist and pioneer in the art of comic strips and animation.” The three will receive trophies next January at the 36th annual Annie Awards. […]
As reported earlier, Sally Forth writer Francesco “Ces” Marciuliano is filling in for Bizarro creator Dan Piraro this week using his Medium Large comic material. The first one is out and you can read Ces’ review of it on his blog. If you like Medium Large, visit the official site.
Sean Tevis is filing papers to run for the office of state representative in Kansas. The 39 year-old, first time politician was told he would need to raise nearly $26,000 to fund his campaign against the deeper pockets of his Republican competitor. After raising just over $1000 the traditional method of asking for donations from […]
Some of these are a bit old. It seems that after the Doonesbury hiatus was over, the number of changes reported dropped and I just held the stories until there was a number of them to gather into one post. » The News Observer is trying out The Other Coast, Ollie and Quentin and Home […]
This is a bit off-topic for the usual TDC fair, but I thought it might be a good opportunity to offer advice to a young man who appears to have some skill but lacks a direction or outlet. If you think you’ve got some good advice, leave it in the comments or it to me […]
E&P’s Dave Astor interviewed Jerry Robinson, the creator of the Joker character who makes a return to the big screen with release of “The Dark Knight.” Jerry calls Heath Ledger’s performance “brilliant” and a much closer portrayal of the character than Jack Nicholson’s “TV take on the Joker” performance. The interview delves into Robinson’s roll […]
Chattanooga Times Free Press editorial cartoonist Clay Bennett’s work will be on display at The Jewish Cultural Center in Chattanooga between August 4 through September 4. The exhibit is called “Think Globally, Draw Locally.” Clay will speak on August 19 at a luncheon.