Industry news for the professional cartoonist
In a unusual offer, Ted Rall has announced on his blog that he will be auctioning off all the original artwork (99 full comic pages) of his upcoming book “Silk Road to Ruin: Is Central Asia the New Middle East.”The auction runs now through July 22 and has a minimum bid of $4,500 (or $10,000 if the auction runs after July 22. Visit his web site for more information.
It will include the complete collection of Katrina cartoons and my Pulitzer portfolio from this year, plus lots of old favorites…. The book should be out sometime in September.If there are any cartoons you’d like to see, let me know.
Salt Lake Tribune political cartoonist Pat Bagley talks about his new book “Clueless George Is Watching You!” It is the…
“It’s great to have all my Liberty Meadows covers and pin-ups in one fat volume since even I’m missing some of the early issues.”LIBERTY MEADOWS: COVER GIRL features an all-new cover, plus a behind- the-scenes look at the development of some of your favorite images of Brandy and the gang, from rough sketch to full color.Welcome to Frank Cho’s Liberty Meadows Internet Sanctuary:THERE’S ONLY ONE WOMAN FOR FRANK CHO AND HERNAME IS BRANDYA new Liberty Meadows art book (and more) arrive in AugustBERKELEY, CA — 15 June, 2006 — This August, Frank Cho and Image Comics are bringing a whole lot of Brandy for their fans…. “It’s great to have all my Liberty Meadows covers and pin-ups in one fat volume since even I’m missing some of the early issues.”LIBERTY MEADOWS: COVER GIRL features an all-new cover, plus a behind- the-scenes look at the development of some of your favorite images of Brandy and the gang, from rough sketch to full color.”People will be amazed how much color adds to the art,” added Cho.
Salt Lake Tribune editorial cartoonist Pat Bagley was honored by the Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists as the best editorial cartoonist in the state in an awards evening last Friday. Pat has also released a follow up book to his “Curious George Goes To War” called “Curious George Is Watching You” which is getting lots of press here in the conservative state of Utah.
MetroWest Daily News editorial cartoonist, Dave Granlund’s work is on display now through the during the month of July at the Danforth Museum of Art. The exhibit is called “Pulling It All Together” and features artwork from his recent book.
The McCoy brothers, Gary and Glenn, will have their first book compilation available to the public this August.
Pat Bagley, editorial cartoonist for the Salt Lake Tribune, was interviewed yesterday by local public radio KCPW about his new book, “Curious George is Watching You.” They also touch on Pat’s liberal leanings that Give the interview a listen.
Fan’s of Salt Lake Tribune’s editorial cartoonist Pat Bagley can visit with him this Thursday at the Kings English Bookshop at 7:00 pm…. This latest Clueless George book is a sequel to an earlier book called “Clueless George Goes to War.”
E&P has a little blurp about Jef Mallett’s “Frazz” book collection that will be out this August. The book is titled “99% Perspiration.”
According to the “For Better or For Worse” web site, Lynn Johnston will be attending the Book Expo Canada in Toronto this Sunday (June 11) at 1pm and again on Monday the 12th at noon. See the Book Expo Canada web site for more information.
If you were to judge Ed Hall solely by the cartoons in his latest book “Diversions,” you’d quickly group him…
For those who subscribe to the Daily Cartoonist’s RSS feeds and perhaps don’t visit the actual site, I’d like to direct your attention to the latest In Focus article….� This latest installment features editorial cartoonist Ed Hall, who I had the privilege of getting to know recently.His book is called “Diversions” and was self published back in March, and I hope you’ll take the time to read about it here on the Daily Cartoonist.
‘FoxTrot’ Collection Is ‘Jam-Packed’:NEW YORK “Jam-Packed FoxTrot,” a 192-page collection of Bill Amend’s “FoxTrot” comic, will be released in August by Andrews McMeel Publishing.Universal Press Syndicate distributes “FoxTrot” to more than 1,000 newspapers.
Search and Destroy:AMERICA GONE WILD: CARTOONS BY TED RALLNot only is my new Central Asian travelogue/graphic novel/current affairs analysis SILK ROAD TO RUIN coming out this summer, there’s another treat for fans of my cartoons.AMERICA GONE WILD will come out this fall…. Here for the ages is the hate mail and death threats I received, my personal interactions with personalities like Bill O’Reilly, etc.–all the dish you’ve always wondered about.