Stan Lee to produce new how-to series
Stan Lee has committed to writing six how-to books on the topics of writing comics and drawing comics. The first…
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Patrick McDonnell’s children’s book gets air-time on Today Show
Patrick McDonnell’s children’s book, Just Like Heaven was featured on the Today Show yesterday morning. The books publisher, Little Brown…
Interview and reviews for Doug Marlette’s book
The Boston Globe has posted a review of Doug Marlette’s fiction novel, Magic Time. And the Clarion-Ledger has posted an…
Aaron Taylor’s first book hits stores
Book cover, copyright by Aaron Taylor. Used by permission Aaron Taylor, editorial cartoonist for the Daily Herald, has printed a…
Keith Knight coming out with new book
Keith Knight’s will have a new book on bookstore shelves this January entitled, Are We Felling Safer Yet? The new…
Girls & Sports launch party planned
On Wednesday, Girls & Sports creators Andrew Feinstein and Justin Borus be holding a launch party to celebrate the release…
Jules Feiffer illustrates wife’s book
Jules Feiffer and his wife have come out with a new book (he illustrated it, his wife wrote it), called…
Patrick McDonnell offers rare signed poster
Patrick McDonnell is giving away 7 rare signed posters of the Toys For Tots national poster. Patrick, in years past,…
Wiley Miller, Patrick McDonnell take best of 2006 book awards
Wiley Miller and Patrick McDonnell have both been named “Teachers’ Picks: Best of 2006” for their books The Extraordinary Adventures…
More book signings for Dinette Set creator Julie Larson
Last week I mentioned that Dinette Set creator Julie Larson had a new book and was out and about doing book signings and speaking events in conjunction with the release of her book. Julie has written in to give me links to photos of the book signing taken the Peoria Journal-Star. Additionally there are other book signings planned. See below.
Girls & Sports hits YouTube
In an effort to create buzz around the coming release of the first Girls & Sports book (Opening Lines, Pinky Probes, and L-Bombs: The Girls & Sports Dating and Relationship Playbook), Andrew Feinstein and Justin Borus have created the first Girls & Sports short animation and have posted it on YouTube.
Volume 3 of the Complete Dennis the Menace now available
This third volume of Hank Ketcham’s Complete Dennis the Menace publishes every single panel strip from 1955 and 1956 in one handsome and thick hardcover volume. Ketchamâ??s legendary pen and ink work achieves its full flowering in this volume as do the various situations and themes that Ketcham would return to: the first â??split screenâ? (two-panel strip) that Ketcham would occasionally use; Dennis actually flirts with a girl; he rats Dad out to Mom; exacerbates confrontations between Dad and the police; and stymies hapless baby-sitters.
2007 Best Political Cartoons of the Year book coming
Cagle has posted news that he’s wrapped up the book The Best Political Cartoons of the Year, 2007 and that it will be on bookstore shelves before Christmas. The book will have 288 pages and you will also be available in electronic version. Cagle also addresses a lot of complaints editorial cartoonists have leveled at him over the years about his book.
Stephanie Piro has new book and ‘My Name is Earl’ connection (Updated)
Six Chix cartoonist Stephanie Piro has a couple of exciting tidbits of news. She has a new book out called, “My Cat Loves Me Naked“. Get it at Amazon.com.
Pat Bagley publishes third Clueless George book
Pat Bagley, editorial cartoonist for the Salt Lake Tribune, has written a third Clueless George book, this one entitled “Clueless George Takes on Liberals!“Â His other two books, “Clueless George Goes to War“ and “Clueless George Is Watching You!“ are available on Amazon.com.