News briefs for December 23, 2009

Alan Gardner15 years ago15 years ago41 mins

Comic Strips » JC Duffy has launched called “Nightly Deposits.” Interviews » Scott Nickel interviews illustrator Danny Hellman. Webcomics »…

News Briefs for December 21, 2009

Alan Gardner15 years ago15 years ago31 mins

Animation » Some suspect the Homer Simpson character is a caricature inspired by Irish comic strips of the late 1800s…

Alan Gardner15 years ago15 years ago01 mins

Comic history » Allan Holtz looks at the cartoonists of the former DBR Media syndicate. Comic Strips » Richard Thompson…

Alan Gardner15 years ago15 years ago02 mins

Books » Todd DePastino Wins 2009 Sperber Prize for his Biography of World War II Cartoonist Bill Mauldin (available at…

Alan Gardner15 years ago15 years ago42 mins

Comic Strips » A reader of the Cape Cod Times wrote in a letter suggesting cartoonist Jim Borgman annd Jerry…

Alan Gardner15 years ago15 years ago21 mins

Comic history » A letter written by Walt Disney is up for auction. The typed letter on company letterhead and…

Alan Gardner15 years ago15 years ago01 mins

Awards » The Ranan Lurie Political Cartoon Award Competition for 2009 is due November 12, 2009. Comic books » Joe…

Alan Gardner15 years ago15 years ago01 mins

Comics Books » Marvel Comics has announced the launch of the 3.0 version of their Marvel Digital Comics Reader. Editorial…

Alan Gardner15 years ago15 years ago21 mins

Editorial Cartooning » Mark Fiore and Matt Bors teamed up to create an animated editorial cartoon poking fun at ACORN….

Alan Gardner15 years ago15 years ago01 mins

Animation » An “Iron Giant” reunion on is slated for October 23rd where animators and directors of the classic “Iron…

Alan Gardner15 years ago15 years ago01 mins

Comic Strips » The Australian Ginger Meggs comic strip has hit the stage as a “true-blue Aussie musical.” The strip…

Alan Gardner15 years ago15 years ago22 mins

Books » The Best of the Wizard of Id published by Titan Books, is scheduled for release on Nov. 10,…

Alan Gardner15 years ago15 years ago01 mins

Comic Strips » Rudy Park has been brought back to The San Jose Mercury News. Comics » Tom Spurgeon opines…

Alan Gardner15 years ago15 years ago61 mins

ICv2 talks with Berkeley Breathed about his upcoming Bloom County Library collection by IDW. Some of the strips that will…

Alan Gardner15 years ago15 years ago01 mins

Interviews » Over on Tall Tale Radio, Tom Racine interviews Kimberly Krautter about her book, “Foreclosure on the Fourth Estate:…

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