Lloyd Dangle talks about why he’s retiring Toubletown
Daryl Cagle has posted an interview with Toubletown creator Lloyd Dangle about his recent decision to retire his feature. Why…
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Tom Tomorrow to become comics editor for Daily Kos
Dan Perkins, best known as Tom Tomorrow, has announced that his strip is leaving Salon.com as of today where it…
Festival of Cartoon Art notes: Jen Sorenson
Jen Sorenson is up now speaking about the “lighter side of impending doom” Jen Sorenson: showing a few of her…
Mr. Media interviews Denis Kitchen
Bob Andelman, AKA Mr. Media has an excellent interview with Denis Kitchen. Denis is an underground cartoonist, publisher, and founder…
Tom the Dancing Bug now on Boing Boing
Proving the cliche “where one door closes – another one opens” Ruben Bolling has announced that his comic Tom the…
Jen Sorensen to receive award for social justice journalism
Congrats to Jen Sorenson, creator of Slowpoke comic strip. She’s been named as the recipient of the James Aronson Award…
Stephanie McMillan graphic novel becomes webcomic
Seven Stories Press has begun running a webcomic version of Stephanie McMillan’s graphic novel “As the World Burns: 50 Simple…
Mr. Fish laid off from Village Voice/LA Weekly
Mr. Fish (AKA Dwayne Booth), the alternative cartoonist for the Village Voice and LA Weekly has been let go from…
Friends of Lulu Award winners announced
This year’s Friends of Lulu Award winners have been announced. The Lulu Award “recognizes the people and projects that helped…
Chicago Humanities Festival wrap-up
Several stories have been filed about last weekend’s Chicago Humanities Festival featuring several notable cartoonists. The Chicago Tribune writes about…
News briefs for October 22, 2009
Comic strips » Frazz creator Jef Mallett has published a book on living “the triathlon lifestyle.” The book is entitled…
News briefs for October 8, 2009
Alternative Comics » Dan Perkins (aka Tom Tomorrow) has published a children’s book entitled “The Very Silly Mayor” which he…
Peter Bagge to teach graphic novel course at Seattle University
Alternative cartoonist Peter Bagge will teach a course on writing graphic novels next quarter at Seattle University. Peter, who’s perhaps…
This Modern World returns to Village Voice
Tom Tomorrow has announced on his blog that his alternative comic This Modern World will be returning to the Village…
Ruben Bolling raises $277 for product placement
About a month ago, I reported that Ruben Bolling was auctioning off space in his Tom The Dancing Bug for…