Kenneth Mahood is a Senior Stripper
Cartoonist Kenneth Mahood is a Senior Stripper! Born February 4, 1930. From the Irish Comics Wiki: After working at a…
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Newbery Medal Winner is New Kid by Jerry Craft
Jerry Craft and his New Kid graphic novel make history. The School Library Journal reports: History was made at the…
Barbara Remington – RIP
Illustrator Barbara Remington has passed away. Barbara Remington June 23, 1929 – January 23, 2020 Artist and illustrator Barbara…
NCS Last Call…Imminent Deadline! January 23!
Your submissions must be delivered to their respective locations by January 23, 2020 for consideration The National Cartoonists Society website has…
Ask Shagg – What’re Peter Guren’s Future Plans?
The (Springfield) Republican had carried the Ask Shagg comic strip by Peter Guren. With the feature ending, editor Cynthia G….
Dav Pilkey is Publishers Weekly Person of the Year
Publishers Weekly has named Dav Pilkey their 2019 Person of the Year. Dav is the author/illustrator of the hugely successful…
Mo Willems Interview – It’s A Biggie
Mo Willems is the winner of multiple Caldecott Awards. His kids books are very popular. The other week I took…
The First Peanuts Comic Strip in 3-D Pop-Up
Gene Kannenberg, Jr., famed librarian, comics historian, and cartoonist, has created a book that Peanuts Inc must publish. It…
A Cornucopia of Comic News Items
The Improbable Remains On his How To book tour Randall Munroe goes north to Alaska. The Juneau Empire reports on…
Books – Reviews, Previews, and News
Eddie Campbell reviews Screwball for The Comics Journal: Screwball follows an isolated strain of comics history as opposed to those…
Asterix Gets U.S. Publisher (muted applause)
The Hollywood Reporter reports: Asterix, the Franco-Belgian comic book character celebrating his 60th anniversary this year, is finally going to…
Comic Shops May Not Survive The Book Channel
Business Insider reports: The “book channel” – which includes chain bookstores and online retailers – is projected to surpass comic…
Kevin Necessary Resigns as Staff Cartoonist
Kevin Necessary has resigned his staff position as WCPO-TV Cincinnati cartoonist. Kevin sez: Ok, no more vaguebook posts (and apologies…
“Boynton!” – The Sound of a Great Child’s Book
Boynton! I’ve long thought that Sandra’s name made for a great sound effect. Dinosnores, Sandra’s newest book, has a…
Dana Fradon – RIP
Famed magazine cartoonist Dana Fradon has passed away. Arthur Dana Fradon April 14, 1922 – October 3, 2019 From…