Sergio Aragones v Mark Waid on free content
Via Tom Richmond’s blog is a story on Comics Beat detailing a heated exchange between famed MAD cartoonist Sergio Aragones…
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Randy Wicks collection to leave Santa Clarita
Randy Wicks, the cartoonist for “The Signal” (Santa Clarita, CA), until his untimely death in 1996, has had his life’s…
Norris under FBI protection, reaches out to Muslims
Pete Jackson has interviewed Molly Norris, the accidental creator of “Everyone Draw Mohammed Day.” He reports that she is under…
Women still secondary characters in comics
A recent paper in presented to the American Sociological Association suggests that female characters in the largest (most read) comic…
Penny Arcade readers take offense to rape reference
Last week’s Penny Arcade has upset several readers. The comic used the phrase, “every night we are raped to sleep…
Kathleen Parker writes of the Norris fatwa
Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker has noted the recent fatwa issued against artist Molly Norris. Drawing or creating any likeness…
Lars Vilks teen attacker fined
The teenager who hit a police officer during an attack on Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks has been fined 60 euros…
Dutch fear terrorist threats during World Cup
Dutch authorities are worried about a recent threat against the Danish soccer team or Dutch fans during this year’s World…
Apple allows uncensored Ulysses comic into store
Apple has reversed its decision to ban a non-censored version of Ulysses Seen from its App store because it contained…
Fairrington cartoon draws criticism from NOW
A recent editorial cartoon by Brian Fairrington elicited a response from the National Organization of Women for a depiction of…
Jeff Darcy’s cartoon on Israel creates stir
The Plain Dealer’s Ted Diadiun offers readers reasons why a Jeff Darcy cartoon – whether you agree or disagree with…
Full transcript: Steve Jobs did not call Mark Fiore a liar
Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher interviewed Apple, Inc. CEO Steve Jobs during the All Things Digital D8 Conference. A live…
Westergaard to retire after 27 years with Jyllands-Posten
Foxnews is reporting that famed Danish Mohammad cartoonist Kurt Westergaard is retiring. Westergaard says he hopes his retirement might help…
Pakistan opens up Facebook; Bangladesh blocks it
Pakistan has re-opened access to Facebook, but only after Facebook assured the Pakistani government that the offending material has been…