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Neil Gaiman Calls Out MoMA for Not Giving Cartoonist Credit From MoMA, crediting the publisher but not the artist: The…
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Frankie and Johnny Were Lovers…Rooty Toot Toot
The debut of the short subject Rooty Toot Toot seventy years ago this month is as much a groundbreaking moment…
Being For the Benefit of St. Jude’s Kids – Reminder
A reminder that there are only two days left until the National Cartoonists Society auction to benefit the St. Jude Children’s…
Comic Chronicles – The Way They Were (updated)
Not long after I posted this issue The AFRO posted an item about Hambone’s Meditations.I’m putting that notice up top…
NCS Auction for The Benefit of St. Jude’s Children
Beginning on October 27th and running through November 3rd of this year, the National Cartoonists Society and the NCS Foundation…
Davis, Groening Among 50 Richest Celebrities
The list of top 50 Celebrities in the world in 2021:- The wealthiest Actors, Directors, Comedians, Singers, Authors, and Models…
Animators of Hispanic Heritage
Hispanic Heritage Month wrapped up a few days ago, but it’s never too late to acknowledge the immense contributions that…
Reuben Weekend – NCS Divisional Award Winners 2
The National Cartoonists Society announced the Divisional Animation Awards Saturday afternoon. Here are the nominees and the winners for 2020…
Hey Kids! Comics! Pure Treat
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for October 2021 release.Images and links (mostly) via Amazon,though ordering through…
David DePatie – RIP
Academy Award-winning animation producer David DePatie has passed away. David Hudson DePatie December 24, 1929 – September 23, 2021…
Sam Cornell – RIP
Animator Sam Cornell has passed away. Samuel Miller (Sam) Cornell June 1939 – May 1, 2021 From the IMDb:…
Ruthie Tompson – RIP
Disney Legend Ruthie Tompson has passed away at age 111. Ruthie Tompson July 22, 1910 – September 10, 2021 …
Book Covers and Looney Trademark Rights
This week, we published a book by the talented Jaime Weinman on the history of the Looney Tunes cartoon franchise,…
U.S. Declares Woody Woodpecker Extinct
Woody Woodpecker no longer exists according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Woody Woodpecker is an iconic American cartoon…
Dale Messick and Floyd Norman Included as 2021 Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame Inductees
Dale Messick and Floyd Norman are the comic artists inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame this year….