News Briefs for October 7, 2008
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FitzRoy Media inks deal to animate Heathcliff cat
FitzRoy Media has signed Peter Gallagher, the current writer/artist and nephew of Healthcliff creator George Gately, to a development deal…
Randy Glasbergen goes global
Randy Glasbergen, one of the most prolific cartoonists in the industry, has several projects that are going to be launching…
News Briefs for May 28, 2008
» Peter Parker and Spidey are slated to hit to Broadway in late 2009 or 2010 in a musical directed…
Dan Piraro launches Bizarro trading cards
Bizarro creator Dan Piraro has announced that he’s getting into the trading card business. The new Bizarro trading cards feature…
Argyle Sweater inks calendar deal before syndication
In a rare development, the calendar rights to Scott Hilburn’s The Argyle Sweater have been snatched up by Borders even…
Peanuts specials to be distributed by Warner Home Video
According to Hollywood Reporter, Warner Home Video has become the exclusive worldwide home video distributor of over 50 Peanuts specials….
Prince Valiant DVD Set to be released
Prince Valiant fans will be able to pick up volume two DVD set called “The Legend of Prince Valiant-The Complete…
China issues Snoopy stamp
Snoopy has become the first-ever character to be featured on Chinese postage stamp. Last June, China issued the “Dynamic-Happy Snoopy”…
Jim Unger’s Herman to become Canadian animated series
Teletoon, Canada’s first and only 24 hour cartoon network has entered into an agreement to create an animated series based on Bob Unger’s Herman comic strip that is syndicated by United Media. The article did not specify a timeline.
Dagwood (character) promoting Dagwood Sandwich Shoppe rubs writer wrong way
Earlier this summer, I brought you news that Dean Young was going to open up a chain of sandwich shops called “Dagwood’s Sandwich Shoppe” named after the Dagwood character in Blondie. The first store opened in June.
For Better of For Worse family planner now available
From the For Better or For Worse blog comes news of a new 16 month family planner to help organize the sometimes hectic family schedules.
For Better or For Worse staffers attended licensing trade show
Two staffers with the “For Better or For Worse” team recently attended the Licensing International trade show in New York City (June 20-22) to promote the Patterson family – the main characters for Lynn Johnston’s comic strip. According to the “For Better or For Worse” blog, this is the second year they’ve attended the show to “build alliances between companies and the Patterson Family.”While the news blog doesn’t mention the connection, I wonder if an example of these “alliances” is the news back in January that the For Better of For Worse characters would be used by the Canadian Securities Administrators to help people teach people about investing and saving.