Ben Wicks’ collection donated to Toronto University
The cartoon custody battle over Ben Wicks’ cartoons was resolved in 2007 and the family has decided to donate the…
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News Briefs for April 6, 2009
» Jules Feiffer interviewed by Bookslut about his career. » John McPherson profiled in the Daily Gazette (Schenectady NY). »…
1973 ‘Peanuts’ Sunday strip goes up for auction
A 1973 Peanuts Sunday strip is up for auction. The signed Sunday comic dated April 1, 1973 features Lucy playing…
Hermes Press to publish The Phantom collection
Hermes Press has announced that it will reprint the complete The Phantom series that has appeared in newspapers since 1936….
How many people can you squeeze into a car? OR Schulz muses on creative inspiration
Someone has posted a 1963 video documentary of Charles Schulz talking about the creative process and where inspiration comes from….
News Briefs for January 23, 2009
» Charles Brubaker has found a video of an old Hank Ketcham animation before Hank created Dennis the Menace. »…
Lost Jeff MacNelly painting found
A Jeff MacNelly painting of a local Inn in North Carolina that he created in the late 1960’s, while Jeff…
Peanuts Beethoven exhibit getting national attention
The New York Times ran a very interesting piece on the “Schulz’s Beethoven: Schroeder’s Muse” that opened earlier this fall….
Mullaney talks about Noel Sickles, Milton Caniff
Tom Mason has a great interview with Dean Mullaney, who started Eclipse Comics and most recently is editing and designing…
Barkeater Lake turns 10; go read anniversary blog
Corey Pandolph’s Barkeater Lake turns 10 years old this year. It was first called Social Order and ran in the…
Ripley’s Believe It or Not cartoon turns 90
The Ripley’s Believe It or Not cartoon panel will turn 90 years old tomorrow. The feature started by Robert Ripley…
Deflowering characters on the funny pages
Back in November there was an email exchange between Mike Rhode and I and then with Bob Harvey and myself…
Mort Walker talks about International Museum of Cartoon Art
Mort and Greg Walker talk about the history of the International Museum of Cartoon Art, the inception, growth, and many…
Gasoline Alley turns 90 today
Gasoline Alley turns 90 today. The feature, created by Frank King, was first published in 1918 and is often cited…
George Herriman’s mixed race and its influence in Krazy Kat
The “Don’t Touch My Comics” blog over on at the Times-Union has an interesting post about the mixed race heritage…