Behind the scenes: Paul Conrad ‘ousted’ from Times
Bill Boyarsky, writing for LA Observed, recounts the rocky history of Paul Conrad’s employment with the LA Times toward the…
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Blondie turns 80 years old today
Chic Young’s Blondie first debuted in newspapers 80 years ago today. The strip featured Blondie, a hip young flapper and…
Library of Congress opens Fredric Werthams files
From Boing Boing comes this little nugget of comic book history: The Library of Congress has just opened up 222…
Looking for Calvin goes to paperback
Nevin Martell’s book Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and his Revolutionary Comic Strip is…
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…
Beetle Bailey turns 60 this Saturday
The AP has story about Mort Walker’s Beetle Bailey turning 60 this Saturday. Mort Walker, who conjured up Beetle and…
Washington Post profiles Frank Cho
The Washington Post has posted an extensive profile of Liberty Meadows creator Frank Cho. The profile is the cover story…
National Portrait Gallery Presents Portrait of Charles M. Schulz
A photograph of Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz (1922-2000) will be presented to the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in a…
Reid calls GOP of Charlie Brown government
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is calling Senate Republicans as practicing “Charlie Brown theory of government” for delaying many of…
Craig Schulz on keeping his father’s legacy alive
The Press Democrat has an excellent report on Craig Schulz, Charles Schulz’ son and his work as president and CEO…
Fantagraphics to release complete Mickey Mouse comics
Another piece of news from last weekend’s Comic-Con: Fantagraphics Books announced that it has partnered with Disney and will publish…
Garry Trudeau Talks About 40 years of Doonesbury
Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau talks about past, present and future of Doonesbury in this promotional video for his upcoming book…
Dawson: Limits and moral copyright responsibility
A good read from Ted Dawson as he questions the limits of protection, respect, and moral responsibility of copyright. While…
Rhode: The comic stamp is older than you expect
ComicsDC blogger Mike Rhode writes about the recent release of comic-related stamps by the Post Office and how this isn’t…
Flash Gordon heading to big screen
Director Breck Eisner is currently making a Flash Gordon movie based on on the comic strip that began in 1934….