Industry news for the professional cartoonist
Mentioned over on Tom Spurgeon’s Comicsreporter.com – Mike Luckovich will be on hand on September 25th at the Decatur Library to discuss and sign his book “Four More Wars!”. Mike’s appearance is scheduled for 7:15 pm. See the library’s web site for more information.
Tony Cochran, creator of Agnes will be the next guest cartoonist on the Washington Post’s Meet the Artist chat session. Agnes is in a eight week tryout with the Post and that is the topic of the conversation.Â
Glenn McCoy will be a featured speaker at the Missouri Press Association’s annual convention this September 15th. He’ll talk about the art of editorial cartooning. Glenn produced editorial cartoons that are syndicated through Universal Press as well as the creator of The Duplex and co-creator of The Flying McCoys which he produces with his brother Gary.
Phi Frank, who draws Farley, one of the few local comic strips left in the U.S., will be the featured speaker at the Yosemite Association’s 31st annual member’s meeting on September 9th at the Pioneer Yosemite History Center in Wawona, Yosemite National Park. He will also be on hand to sign books and sell original drawings.
According to E&P, several cartoonists will be on hand at the sixth annual “Toonfest” on September 15-16 in Marceline MO.
This Friday, Glenn and Gary McCoy will be the featured guests on the Washington Posts live discussion chat. Chat starts 1 p.m. EST, but you can enter in your questions early.
Baldo co-creator Carlos Castellano will be appearing at the Florida Super-Con this upcoming November 3rd through 5th. This year’s show includes a Superman tribute and features several actors for the Superman movies, television shows, and Superboy shows.
Here’s what I’ve been able to come up with as a list of who to expect at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con:
Guy Gilchrist’s Cartoonist’s Academy will be hosting a fund-raiser for Operation First Response which helps families of soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. According to E&P, the event is scheduled for July 25th in Simsbury, CT and will include other cartoonists such as Frank McLaughlin and Mike Lynch. Guy is the co-creator of Nancy.`
E&P reports that this Friday Pajama Diaries cartoonist Terri Libenson is scheduled to take part in the Washington Post’s live chat this Friday at 1 p.m. eastern time.
Mad Magazine cartoonist Sergio Aragones will visit the Ojai Library at 3:30 p.m. Friday to share cartooning hints and tips.The free event is part of a monthlong summer “amigos” program at the library, 111 E…. For more information, call 646-1639.
Thursday, June 29, the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, TN will host a “Chalk Talk” with Bruce Plant,…
Scott Adams, the creator of the comic strip ?Dilbert?, will address the Assemblly Technology Expo (ATExpo 2006) as the keynote…
Rick Stromoski writes in to alert readers that this year’s Reuben division winner for TV Animation, David Silverman, will be on Jay Leno’s Tonight Show tonight (June 23rd) to play his “Flaming Tuba” during a segment called “Don’t Try This At Home.”Check your local listings for time and channel.
Next Friday, Jok Church, “You Can with Beakman and Jax” will the be the featured cartoonist on the Washington Post’s live chat to discuss his feature and cartooning…. “Beakman and Jax” is now in nearly 300 newspapers and Church created the CBS television series “Beakman’s World” based on the comic strip.