Google honors Rube Goldberg on 4th of July
Google payed tribute to Rube Goldberg on July 4 on its homepage. Goldberg is famous for creating highly complex machines…
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Mike Lynch reports on 2010 Bunny Bash
Mike Lynch attended and has posted photos of this year’s Bunny Bash hosted by Bunny Hoest co-creator of Howard Huge….
Brenda Starr turns 70 tomorrow
According to the Gaylord Herald Times, Brenda Starr turns 70 tomorrow. The comic was created by Dalia Messick back in…
Gallery of George Herriman’s Krazy Kat
Golden Age Comic book stories blog has posted several (by several I mean “a lot”) of Krazy Kat strips. As…
Interviewed: Dick Locher talks about his cartooning career, future and Parkinson’s
During the American Editorial Cartoonists Association convention, I had a wonderful opportunity to sit down and talk with Chicago Tribune…
Dick Tracy tribute site launches
Today launched a tribute site to the classic Dick Tracy comic strip. From the press release: Almost 80 years ago,…
DailyINK add nine new vintage comics
King Feature Syndicate’s DailyINK debuted nine vintage comics to their online comic portal. The new features include: Big Ben Bolt…
A side of Beetle Bailey you’ve never seen
Shaenon Garrity finds a Finnish collection of censored Mort Walker thumbnails, entitled, “Awesome Finnish Collection of Censored Mort Walker Thumbnails”…
‘Sunday Funnies’ stamp dedication set for Wednesday
The US Postal Service will hold a First-Day-of-Issue dedication ceremony of the Sunday Funnies at The Ohio State University Billy…
File this trivia away to impress your friends
CNN Living posted an article called, “Real names of 23 fictional characters.” Since you’re a cartoonist, you’re probably expected to…
Saying Goodbye to Lil’ Orphan Annie
NPR had two stories – one on their weekend edition and another during their Morning Edition program. Jeff Stahler pays…
Humble Stumble’s Roy Schneider on tour
The Humble Stumble creator Roy Schneider is now on tour with his latest album Erleichda. The album is described as…
Open call: Ken Burns to make cartoon documentary
Comic Riffs’ Michael Cavna has posted an open letter or invitation asking Ken Burns to consider making a new documentary…
R.C. Harvey recounts the history of the NCS
Comic historian R.C. Harvey writes about the history of the National Cartoonists Society. Probably, the club would never have coagulated…
Tony DiPreta passes at age 88
Tony Dipreta who drew Joe Palooka and Rex Morgan, M.D. died last week at the age of 88. Eventually, DiPreta…