Industry news for the professional cartoonist
Last week I mentioned that Dinette Set creator Julie Larson had a new book and was out and about doing book signings and speaking events in conjunction with the release of her book. Julie has written in to give me links to photos of the book signing taken the Peoria Journal-Star. Additionally there are other book signings planned. See below.
John Rose, editorial cartoonist for the Daily News Record and artist for the comic Barney Google and Snuffy Smith will be on hand at the Tidewater Community College to lecture and sit on a panel regarding political cartons and first amendment freedoms. The event is this Wednesday. He’ll also be signing books.
I mentioned yesterday that several cartoonist from around the globe had descended in Manhattan to talk about cartooning, free speech and religion. Attending from the U.S. is Mike Luckovich. From ComicsDC blog comes news that Ann Telnaes was also there and that you can watch the streaming video. To watch it, click the link and scroll down to the Special Event on October 16 (or do a find on “cartoon”).
New Yorker cartoon editor Robert Mankoff was in Denver last night as the featured guest at the Denver Press Club. The event was hosted by Denver Post cartoonist Mike Keefe and Rocky Mountain News cartoonist Ed Stein.
After the Masters of American Comics exhibit left LA and Milwaukee, I kind of let it slide as to the events surrounding it in various cities. Now that the exhibit is in New Jersy, there are some interesting panel discussions scheduled.
Ed Stein, editorial cartoonist for the Rocky Mountain News, will be speaking at the College of William and Mary (Virginia) on October 12 as part of the American Political Cartoonists exhibit that is running at the college through January 2007. Some of Ed’s work is on display as is a selection of work from Thomas Nast, Bill Mauldin, Dr. Seuss, Herbert Block (Herblock), Pat Oliphant, Garry Trudeau, Signe Wilkinson, and Hugh Haynie. Admission to the lecture is free. Hugh Haynie’s stuff can be seen online.
Mike Luckovich was on CNN’s American Morning on Friday Oct 6th to promote his news book – Four More Wars…. And — but we did decide to make him not get off scot-free, he’s, in addition to talking about his book, “Four More Wars,” he’s drawing a cartoon for us. We’ll tell you about “Four More Wars” in a little bit.Let’s check in with him in his office there.
Over on the AAEC web site is a good list of cartoon related events happening in the Baltimore area beginning October 12. Events include:
Small Press Expo featuring Matt Bors, Brian McFadden, August Pollak, Ted Rall, Mikhaela Reid, and Ben Smith.
International Comics Art Festival featuring Jules Feiffer and an exhibit of Herblock work.
Cartoons & Cocktails hosted by Mike Luckovich.
Exhibit of KAL at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore (which I’ve talked about earlier).
For more information, including links to these events, visit the AAEC site.
Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist Joel Pett will be the featured speaker for the University of Kentucky Libararies’ Special Collection and Digital Programs Archives Week. Archives Week (running the week of Oct. 9) is a celebration of 50 years of archiving Kentucky’s newspapers in their library.
Joel is expected to talk about his career and influences.
Nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist Daryl Cagle wrapped up his visit to Wabash College with a public lecture Thursday night, during…
Several cartoonists will be speaking at an upcoming Charles M. Schulz Museum event on the October 21st on the topic of how Peanuts has influenced their work. According to E&P, Darrin Bell Candorville, Paige Braddock Jane’s World, Michael Jantze The Norm, and Keith Knight The K Chronicles are the invited cartoonists. Lee Mendelson, the producer of It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown will also speak.
Dan Piraro was the special guest during an assembly recently at Lee Elementary School to urge kids to read and don’t eat meat (Dan is a vegetarian).
Keith Knight, who does the K Chronicles, will give a special presentation to the Great Lakes Chapter of the NCS on October 7th. Visit the GLC web site for more info on the chapter meeting.
MSNBC editorial cartoonist Daryl Cagle will be lecturing at Wabash College (men’s college in Crawfordsville, IN) where he will give a speech entitled “Being an Editorial Cartoonist: Everyone Wants to Kill Me and You May Too!” on September 28th. Daryl is also scheduled to speak visit the poli-sci department and meet with the school’s editorial cartoonist.
E&P has reported that Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau will speak as part of the UCLA Live series on October 25th.